Looking for some advice

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Mike94

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Hey there.

I've been thinking of joining the Army for a couple years now. Finally I made up my mind that I'll apply in a year and a half.
I've decided to start preparing physically now.

I am 17 yo. 177cm height, 61Kg weight.
I'm looking for some advice on how to train for pull ups and sit ups.
Precisely I need to be able to do atleast 12 consequtive pull ups and about 60 sit ups in 2 minutes.

I have no pull up bar nor anywhere where I could physically pull up at home. I live too far away from a gym too.
I read that press ups train similar muscles used when preforming a pull up.
I am by no means in a great shape. I can do about 15 consequitive press ups and 40 consequite sit ups (not in 2 min ofc haha).

If anyone could give me tips (e.g. How many of esch should I do a day? How do you breathe in when doing said exercises?), I would much appriciate that.


Thanks!


P.S. Last time I tried I could only do about one pull up.
 
I'm not exactly sure what exactly you mean by press-up, but any pressing motion would train your triceps while pull-ups use your biceps, so those exercises aren't transferable. If anything, you could just go somewhere like a playground to practice.

If you're going to only train for pull-ups and sit-ups, then around two times a day of doing 4 sets of each should do you. (Breathe out when in the concentric "work" phase, and breathe in the lowering phase.)

However, with a year and a half before you enlist, it's worth your while to train your entire body. It will help you in the long run after you pass your entry test, since, as you can probably guess, pull-ups and sit-ups can only get you so far (if anywhere) in combat.
 
Yep im planning on joining a gym once I move back (i currently live abroad).

Are there any exercises that I could do at home to help with pull ups?

Also, how many sit ups and push ups a day would you suggest?
 
If you own any bands or free weights, any bicep workout will be beneficial, such as curls or rows.

At the moment, since you're only going to train the two motions, I would suggest trying 1 or 2 times a day of each exercise. Since you're going to want to train your muscle endurance more than your raw strength, try to go with high repetitions. (And low resistance for the bicep workout.)
 
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