1...2...3...ONE! 1...2...3...TWO!

They are defenitely getting us in shape. Every other day we have Physical Training, which is also known as PT. For some reason in the Law Enforcement world they love acronyms.

For our first PT exercise we did a work out called "Man Down." It is designed for you to be able to push with all the energy you have giving 100% for a period amount of time. Potentially if there was an officer down we'd be in the shape we need to be to get to him and give him back up or first aid. After doing the exercise we realized the "man down" was actually us. The routine kills you. You have no energy when you're done. The instructors goal is to make you throw up by the end of the exercise. Needless to say I've stopped eating breakfast.

Man Down

• 100 Air Squats
• 30 box jumps
• 30 push ups
• 30 sit ups
• 30 burpees
• standing jump for 100 feet
• 800 meter sprint
• Drag a man 50 feet
• 10 push ups
• Drag the man back the 50 feet
• 10 push ups

Trust me. This is freakin hard! And I should add the cadet I had to drag was the biggest in the class. 6'3'' 230 lbs. The captain holds the record time. 14 min 3 sec. Now I wasn't in the greatest of shape since this was also my first PT. My time was 28 min 30 sec

Fridays training:

• 50 Push ups
• 50 Sit ups
• 50 Air squats
• 1 mile run (half way is up hill)
• Repeat all the above one more time

The captain also has the record for this. (If you haven't guessed the captain is a PT freak. Buff dude) His time 24 min 26 sec. My time 38 min 19 sec. What made it hard was being sore from the man down exercise two days before. Also, we did air squats right before the run so our legs are jello running the whole time.

Might I also add no one is aloud to stop....ever. Stopping to walk is quitting. Stopping to walk is not giving 100% effort 100% of the time. There could be an officer in trouble after being totally spent from fighting for my own life and we need to be able to get him to safety. Stopping is not an option.

Don't miss understand this narrative for complaining. I'm loving this. It's what I've always wanted to do. I'm simply letting you know what I'm going through. If it was easy everyone would be doing it or we would be in dangerous situations on the job when my back up can't hack it.

Week one down. 14 more to go. I'm gonna go run even though its a saturday. That way I won't be stiff for the PT on monday.

Weber 1 A2F Yates 10-42