how to tahan fast march?

lousyboiboi SG

Gordonator SG

think about something else, like sing songs in your head.

Båseline SG

Prior to FM, get yourself fit and drink loads of water.

If you think you may hv problems with blisters, apply soap onto the areas prone to blisters AFTER donning the green socks. It works for me everytime.

If you think you may hv problems with abrasions on the thighs, get a super cheap bicycle knee-cap long pants. It's those body hugging type.. not sure if it is still selling or not tho.

Tell yourself the FM will finish very soon and that the end point will come very very soon. Think positive and cheer ya mates as well. Encourage one another rather than sulking to oneself and make yaself miserable. Mr. Green

lousyboiboi SG

but i cannot even catch up in the first place

RaTtY8l SG

wear 2 socks n put socks on ur shoulder area to cushion it.

saline SG

use this. like nike air.

Båseline SG

More like a mental stumbling block. U lose half the battle to overcome it by telling yourself tt u can't even catch up.

FM, open up your steps, lean slightly forward... and control your breathing pace. The former..keeps the momentum going, the latter... jus so u wun get tired so fast.

It's really all up there in ya brain to overcome the mental block. If u can't catchup with the main party, drop behind... you wun be the oni one. Above all, gd luck and be safe.

Gordonator SG

stand in the first row. that way, the rest will follow according to your pace and u don't have to worry abt not catching up.

wuming78 SG

i similarly always feared fast march (those really fast one, not those route march but in slightly faster pace type), just like how i feared SOC. i am still wondering if it is mental, or physical, esp when i am considered rather underweight.

fudgester SG

Half of it is in the head.

Ristar SG

just walk. it'd be over soon. Laughing

erijazz SG

Try to keep in pace to aviod falling back from the gruop. If you fall back few steps behind, you will find that you have to double or run inorder to catch up. You don't want that to happen, imagine that you fall behind about 10 metres than if will always seem that you are getting further and further away from the gruop.

Beside fitness problem, one common problem that most guys fall behind are due to looking downward while marching. They might tend to slow down during that process and when they start to look up, they discover that they already slack behind quite a distant away.

So, the key for fast march is keep walking and always keep in pace with the front.

Båseline SG

That’s where the repeatedly training and familiarization of the respective course are drilled. To get yourself combat-fit and to let yourself know that…”Hey, we done this before again and again… this shouldn’t be a prob…let’s do it once and for all.”

dork3d SG

Me ever seen some of my buddies atually applied Deep Heat on their muscles of the thights, calves, shoulder and back… They said Deep Heat helped to “warm up” the muscles so during the fast march, they won’t feel the strain so badly…

^tamago^ SG

yeah.

i everyday walking is fast march, using gearshift and adjust breathing.

end up really fast march i keep stepping on the guy in front cos i too fast liao.

Gordonator SG

fudgester, remember our BMT OC who loves fast marches? and not forgeting his famous monkey ranch (correct speling?). Laughing

wuming78 SG

how fast is your march? everyday fast march??

Icemoon SG

erm .. walk slower?

fudgester SG

Monkey ram, lar....

*knocks Gordy's head with monkey ram* Laughing

^tamago^ SG

i can disappear and appear one. about 3x up to 5x normal speed. got air-con lagi better, but nose will freeze cos too much cold air running in. imagine that speed.

think if u see someone walking very fast in the crowds, shld be me.