It takes determination, courage and resilient to join the military, not many people can get into the military. Sometimes people will quit military because they think that there not the right fit for this. Many of military recruits start from the beginning, getting yelled at by your recruiting officer and sometimes many of the staff will misjudge and say that you won’t able to make it through military training.
Well don’t listen to them, because those people don’t know what your capable of and what can you do. There are haters out there who will always backbite and bully you around because they want you to quit. Remember alot of people will hate you and misjudge, but it doesn’t mean you quit. Keep moving forward and never give up because you want to focus on fighting. “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life” by Muhammad Ali. Track and Field clears your mind from any anxiety as well as prepares you mentally and physically. Many military men and women do track and field because they want to prepare themselves mentally and physically whether there in navy, army and airforce.
What is Airforce?
Airforce is responsible for all aircraft operations of the Forces, enforcing the security of it’s countries airspace and providing aircraft to support the missions of the Navy and Army. We need to know that airforce focuses on flying, but that’s not enough details. Most airforce men and women work on flight support missions, handle base affairs, protect bases, construct new airstrips, guard missile sites and even do search and rescues.
Why athletes join Track and Field while in Airforce?
Track and Field helps burn body fat and speeds up metabolism which allows athletes to reach and maintain healthy body weight. Track and field can help in developing speed, agility, explosiveness and endurance. It can help with other sports as well, such as football, cross-country, basketball, wrestling and many more. Even though airforce is extremely hard. Athletes join track and field to compete and challenge themselves to become better. Airforce helps athletes to become mentally fit and physically fit. It also allows athletes to set higher goals and develop better leaders.
How do airforce athletes train?
Airforce athletes train with track and field clubs. Most elite level athletes train about twenty hours a week for races. Professional and Olympic athletes train full time by planning there training. There are different phases of planning your training. Always understand that before beginning your track and field journey, you must know where yourat, no matter how fit you think you are. You need to focus on what your base is. First you need to warm-up, jog for thirty minutes to an hour to keep your heart beat up. Then make sure you do dynamic stretches, such as hip circles, lunge with twist, arm circles, leg pendulum, leg swings and many more. Make sure you do those exercises for at least 30 seconds so you can go to the actual workout. Second are the drills for runners, those are skip with high knees (also known as A skips), run with high knees, B skips and many more. Now third is to do the actual workout, for beginners, there are easier ways to do a fun track and field workout. You can train for 100m, 200m, 400m and anything you want. For a good conditioning exercise for your training, The goals is to push hard, but not so hard that you can’t finish your workout. Take a one lap recovery by walking until you catch your breath. Take an easy jog to rest. If you want be successful in track and field. You got to follow the proper training procedures.
What to eat before your race or training and after your race or training?
Your body needs fuel to train properly. That’s why you need to eat the right food and drink the right fluids
Before you train, you need to fuel up two hours or more depending on how many hours are you going to train for. The main steps that you need to follow are:
- Hydrate with water: water is the essence of life. Stay hydrated with water can help you prevent dehydration.
- Eat healthy carbohydrates such as whole grain cereals, whole wheat toast, fat free yogurt, whole grain pasta, brown rice, fruits and vegetables.
- Avoid saturated fats and even a lot of healthy protein because it can digest slower in your stomach and take away oxygen and energy that you need on your training.
If you have five to ten minutes before you exercise, eat at least a piece of fruit such as an apple, banana, blueberry, grapes and raspberry. The main goal is to feel digested and not have cramps after your training.
During your training, make sure to that you stay hydrated and drink plenty of water but too much water. Just a sip of water.
After your training, you feel exhausted but be aware that drink alot of water and refuel yourself. The best foods to refuel after your training are:
- Drink plenty of water but also blend it with 100% juice such as orange, apple, raspberry, strawberry and lemonade.
- During your training, you burnt a lot ofcarbohydrates, you need to fuel your muscles. Whether you train for twenty minutes to an hour. Make sure to eat a lot of carbohydrates and protein, as this will help you recover. Eat things with protein to help repair and grown your muscles.
Follow these general guidelines and you will be successful in track and field. As track and field has intensive training and it’s very difficult to follow. But though running is easy, that what everyone says. It’s not easy, it looks easy. It takes a lot of time, effort and hard work to master running.
Below there is a presentation that will tell you the steps of how to train safely during this pandemic.
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