I checked Mass.gov and saw the video. They don't mention how much the bag weighs. From what I've read here the dusty floor seems to be a problem when doing the cones. I'm just curious to now how much the heavy bag weighs and if they add weight to it? So it's one of the last obstacles in the course. I saw that the guy went head on to the bag and touched the floor with it. Then u have a seperate event, which is timed, where you have to pull the bag away. What is the best approach/technique to pull the bag over the line? Should you worry about getting both feet over the line first?
Thanks for any input!
Posted by: VanCott
The bag is 75lbs and it is attached to 50lbs of weight. After you exit the cones & enter the box for the pull down, you must come to a complete stop within the box prior to grabbing the bag. You must then take the bag & push it beyond the line & touch it to the ground, while keeping your entire body in the box. On the seperation drill, the trick is when you enter the box and take hold of the bag...run foward with it to gain momentum and then bag peddle with it and touch it to the ground outside of the box. Do that a second time & remember that the clock ends when your feet & the bag are back within the box & the weights touch back down. Hope this helps.
Posted by: misconceived
The weight really doesn't matter. It's on a pulley so the momentum helps you out.
Don't worry about technique either, the guys that run the test are VERY particular about how you do the events.
Just watch that dusty floor.
Posted by: Mikey682
That dusty floor sucks. If you take the corners at a full speed you run the risk of breaking your ass. The bag is a problem for lightweights (like me), it took one or two hefty pulls for me to accomplish the pull-down on the first try. Best of Luck!
Posted by: mschumann
does anyone have the link to that video?
Posted by: HOLLYROCK50
Don't sweat the bag. It's not that hard to do. I found that it was easier than I thought it was going to be. As for the rest of the course. TAKE YOUR TIME. You do not have to sprint to finish in time. I slipped and fell 3 times taking corners and still had time left. The only way you will fail is if you can't get over the wall. And I heard that they put steps in? Good Luck!
I think it's great how clean the Hudson Armory looks in this video. A different picture gets painted when you walk in. Oh & watch out for the high lead warning signs in the bathroom.
Posted by: Macop
Don't worry the test is a joke, you will be fine.
Posted by: Bull614
The test is a joke now that they took the difficulty of the wall out of the equation with the make shift ladder on the back of it, Actully the test was a joke even before they did that.
Good luck,
If you want it bad enough, anyone can pass it.
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