Like I said, I'm not trying to say I'm going into the military. My goal is to be in that type of shape. Whether or not I sign up doesn't really depend on what kind of shape I'm in, but it's still a comfort.
Don't get me wrong about cold whether. For most of my life I've been outside during the coldest of Maine winters for days. I've been "rucking" in one form or another for most of my life and that's not a concern. My concern is that I don't want to
start running on icy sidewalks. I have enough trouble walking briskly on them.
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You seem to have reasonable muscle endurance but you are probably weak all over. Start making your pushups and situps harder along with training chinups.
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Would you recommend elevating my feel as opposed to adding weight (like what I might do by using my weighted backpack)? Would training really hard on push-ups increase my ability to do a pull-up very much? I know push-ups don't work your biceps very much, but doing a pull-up with a pronated (palms forward, unless I'm mistaken) works your upper back a lot, which push-ups do marginally. I'm just not sure how to go about getting the first pull-up. I'm still trying to do flexed arm hangs and lowering them to a (now) ten count, which I hear is good. My "pull-up bar", being a bar in my closet is only like four feet off the ground, compared to my six feet. Should I try to replace it? I could always run (or "ruck") to a playground after hours and do them at one of those. Good idea? Bad idea?
Thanks for all your responses, everyone. I'm about to take a look at those links. Sorry if I asked questions answered in those.
PS: I am eating quite well. Lots of eggs, potatoes, chicken, oatmeal, and fruits. I'm working on getting more fresh vegetables in my diet. I haven't started calorie counting an I'm not sure how to go about it...or even whether or not somebody like me would benefit much from it.