Remedial Training or how to get $11 for your time
Just entering Phase 2 of Remedial Training at Khatib Fitness Conditioning Centre (FCC). I was somehow assigned to the running group even though I am horrible at chin ups (i.e I can’t do it anymore). Being in the Cat Y1 group means that there’s slightly more leeway to getting the passing score but its still a struggle when one has not been training very much. Phase 1 consisted mostly of lots of running and chin-ups to get people back in shape. By my estimate (regret not using Nike+ to keep track), running on average 6 * 400m (per lap) and 12 chin ups (1 particularly memorable session the PTI made us do 30, I truly had difficulty lifting arms for a few days) for 8 sessions.
An IPPT (Individual Physical Profficiency Test) was conducted during Session 8 and it seems that a good number of people passed but Phase 2 still seems very packed. Most people are probably going to labor through the next 12 sessions which will be more running (interval and speed training). Counting down till the last session and Taiwan trip already.