Dry-Land Training

Saturday's mark the last day of another week of training for me, and what a great week it's been! Along with our daily ROTC physical training sessions at 6am, I conducted much of my own workouts as well. A major part of CRO training is dry-land work, which happens to be my forte. Monday, Wednesday and Friday night this week I went on a leisurely 3-mile run around campus, sporting my brand new "Elevation Training Mask," (picture posted below). This training mask restricts air flow to your lungs, simulating high altitude and really pushing your body to the limit, increasing cardiovascular and pulmonary muscle strength. I ran with the oxygen mask set at about 12,000ft, which really makes it a tough workout. Following up with those runs, I participated in the 5-mile run at Fort Island this morning for Breast Cancer Awareness, and it was loads of fun with my friends by my side. I ran with the training mask at a reduced difficulty (6000ft) so I could make sure I would finish. What I am currently waiting on now is purchasing a rucksack, to practice my ruck-marches; I need to get used to carrying around pounds of gear while staying mobile.