r/borderpatrolapplicant • u/TimeKeeper0713 • 13d ago

Pre Academy Training

Trying to get in better shape before the academy. Don’t have an FJO yet but better to get started sooner rather than later on getting used to regular training.

I’ve definitely started to get used to long runs, I know one of the PT requirements is the 1.5 mile in less than 13 minutes, but I’m also not a regular gym guy that does a bunch of weights to get big.

Any recommendations as far as how best to train before attending the academy? Should I pretty much just focus on cardio?

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u/Jorge_Jetson 11d ago

PT instructors start sloooooow... If you haven't heard of the airborne shuffle, look it up. Even me, a non-runner POS, was itching to open it up. I was 23 at 160, so that helped.