Rockport Walk
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How on earth did I survive at least 25 continuous years of military flying before all this 'Kraft durch Freude' cr@p came along in the mid-90s?
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If you put HR into any of the online calculators for rockport walk you will see it doesn't make much difference.
Time completed and Body weight are the major deciding factors.
I failed the walk but completed the beep test no problem.
Time completed and Body weight are the major deciding factors.
I failed the walk but completed the beep test no problem.
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Left the RAF after 22 years cos thought **** dont like where it is going, and reading this im proved right. The looneys do run the assylum: bit like heat acclim in Iraq, doing a walk at 8am around BAS , yeah thats great.
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Admin point for clarity here. Navy have been using RPW for over 40s for some time. We are using RPW for under 40s. However, most online calculators use the 40+ formula for producing results. The under-40 formula is different! The Navy have NOT used RPW to test under-40s before. RAF is the first. Need to go to the RAF Cosford site to get the formula details, or see below.
As has been said, if you keep all other variables the same (HR, weight, time taken etc.) and just increase age, score goes DOWN?!
My score at age 38 was 43.1 (green, having always been light blue previously). At 39, my score would be 42.88 (barely green, pass = 42.7) with same variables. At age 40, with different over-40 formula applied, same variables = 45.12 (light blue)!
Anomalies? I think so!
Major factor is weight so if you are a mesomorphic type, do the bleep test if you can. If not, lose weight!
Under 40 formula used by RAF:
51.047 -([weight in kilos] * 0.271) - ([age in years] * 0.231) + 8.339 (gender figure for males - females figure can't remember just now) + 635.012/(time taken as a decimal [13:30 = 13.5]) - ([heart rate in beats per minute] * 0.225). Excel works well for this!
Height and waist circumference irrelevant for the formula.
Hope this helps someone.
As has been said, if you keep all other variables the same (HR, weight, time taken etc.) and just increase age, score goes DOWN?!
My score at age 38 was 43.1 (green, having always been light blue previously). At 39, my score would be 42.88 (barely green, pass = 42.7) with same variables. At age 40, with different over-40 formula applied, same variables = 45.12 (light blue)! Anomalies? I think so!
Major factor is weight so if you are a mesomorphic type, do the bleep test if you can. If not, lose weight!
Under 40 formula used by RAF:
51.047 -([weight in kilos] * 0.271) - ([age in years] * 0.231) + 8.339 (gender figure for males - females figure can't remember just now) + 635.012/(time taken as a decimal [13:30 = 13.5]) - ([heart rate in beats per minute] * 0.225). Excel works well for this!
Height and waist circumference irrelevant for the formula.
Hope this helps someone.
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I have just taken it and failed 
I was 'blue' for the press ups and sit ups and probably could have got dark blue on both had I tried as I had 25 seconds in hand on both; however no joy on the walk itself.
I had practised on a sports field (grass) several times with no complications and the 'test' was on an all weather pitch where I got shin pain on one leg and calf cramp on the other. It made any 'technique' a waste of time as it was painfull rather then exhausting. I am not going to loose any sleep over it and will practice on the all weather pitch until able to do it without complications.
The question has to be: was this just bad luck on the day or does the surface it is conducted on influence the outcome and if so; do all stations use an all weather surface? I struggle to believe that I can go from 'no issues' to 'Oh that hurts' and it not be due to the rubbery, bouncy nature of the astroturf.
I asked if I can simply crack on with the normal beep test as at least that is objective and you know the target, and the answer is "No", because the docs decision is final. I fear that the RWP is not an even walking field with the beep test and would not be the test of choice. Note: Over 40 by quite a bit.
Q2: How do the massively overweight lardies who have not a hope in hell of passing any RAFFT remain serving??
I was 'blue' for the press ups and sit ups and probably could have got dark blue on both had I tried as I had 25 seconds in hand on both; however no joy on the walk itself.
I had practised on a sports field (grass) several times with no complications and the 'test' was on an all weather pitch where I got shin pain on one leg and calf cramp on the other. It made any 'technique' a waste of time as it was painfull rather then exhausting. I am not going to loose any sleep over it and will practice on the all weather pitch until able to do it without complications.
The question has to be: was this just bad luck on the day or does the surface it is conducted on influence the outcome and if so; do all stations use an all weather surface? I struggle to believe that I can go from 'no issues' to 'Oh that hurts' and it not be due to the rubbery, bouncy nature of the astroturf.
I asked if I can simply crack on with the normal beep test as at least that is objective and you know the target, and the answer is "No", because the docs decision is final. I fear that the RWP is not an even walking field with the beep test and would not be the test of choice. Note: Over 40 by quite a bit.
Q2: How do the massively overweight lardies who have not a hope in hell of passing any RAFFT remain serving??
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At 53 and quite a bit over weight I passed the RPW, despite having had a total knee replacement about a year ago by simply doing what most grown up military folk do.
I put my head down and pushed through any puff/pain barriers because to put it in it's most simplistic terms it's 4 times round the running track WALKING for fecks sake
If anyone "develops" an injury doing that then quite frankly there is a real LMF issue to be considered.
Lard arse here who sailed through so any fecker that fails the RPW really does need to have a word with them selves
I put my head down and pushed through any puff/pain barriers because to put it in it's most simplistic terms it's 4 times round the running track WALKING for fecks sake
If anyone "develops" an injury doing that then quite frankly there is a real LMF issue to be considered.
Lard arse here who sailed through so any fecker that fails the RPW really does need to have a word with them selves
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Seldomfit ... in some ways it does seem to favour aged lardies! In a recent (practice) walk, I made the top end of "good" and hope to squeeze into "excellent" with a bit more training. And those who know me will agree that I too am
But ... if I were 20 years younger 
the same results would be well in the middle of the "poor" bracket.
And another thing! As it measures O2 conversion, I would suspect (although it doesn't seem to have been mentioned) that smoking would make a big difference. So maybe that's the problem of the 5 tabs a day racing snake ....
Just saying .....
quite a bit over weight
the same results would be well in the middle of the "poor" bracket.And another thing! As it measures O2 conversion, I would suspect (although it doesn't seem to have been mentioned) that smoking would make a big difference. So maybe that's the problem of the 5 tabs a day racing snake ....
Just saying .....
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Seldomfit,
Off topic I know, but I have just been told that my knee is beyond repair and that I will need a replacement; however, they won't even consider it until I am mid-50s at least. May I ask how you got them to replace yours in your early 50s? I am 48 in Sep. Feel free to PM me or tell me to mind my own business though!! Thanks.
Off topic I know, but I have just been told that my knee is beyond repair and that I will need a replacement; however, they won't even consider it until I am mid-50s at least. May I ask how you got them to replace yours in your early 50s? I am 48 in Sep. Feel free to PM me or tell me to mind my own business though!! Thanks.
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Left the RAF after 22 years cos thought **** dont like where it is going, and reading this im proved right. The looneys do run the asylum:.
Add in the obvious stress that having a [false] MMA against you, a test that clearly can be fudged, the blatantly obvious timing of it's introduction and really what have things come to?
Good Luck to you all.
