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PCA/Fitness test

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    #602
    Bob Law
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭Bob Law


    Passed. Woop.


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    #603
    charlie_six
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭charlie_six


    Bob Law wrote: »
    Passed. Woop.

    How did you find it?


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    #604
    mstar
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭mstar


    DaveNi wrote: »
    Haven't received a thing yet, worried incase it has went to my old address, even though I changed my address on the application last Tuesday when I got the pass email.

    No one in delay group has received anything yet apart from those who got higher than a B it would seem


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    #605
    Bob Law
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭Bob Law


    Lap 1 was ok, lap 2 was harder and lap 3 was a phychological test more than fitnesd. Walked to push/pull and hit it hard. Give it everything you have and dont stop!!!!


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    #606
    azrael99
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭azrael99


    Hey everybody, new to the forum. Found out i passed the AC and am waiting to hear about the PCA fitness date, can anyone help and let me know do they email you about it or should i expect a letter? Thanks


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    #607
    coogie_boogie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭coogie_boogie


    Expect a letter in post along with vetting papers


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    #608
    azrael99
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭azrael99


    Great thank you


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    #609
    Clare1304
    Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭Clare1304


    I got vetting papers but no invite as yet. Scored a B in my AC :)


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    #610
    azrael99
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭azrael99


    When did you get the vetting papers? I havent been home yet to check the post. I got a B as well :)


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    #611
    mreilley
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭mreilley


    Bob Law wrote: »
    Lap 1 was ok, lap 2 was harder and lap 3 was a phychological test more than fitnesd. Walked to push/pull and hit it hard. Give it everything you have and dont stop!!!!

    Did the full amount turn up to do it?

    Well done by the way!


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    #612
    ClareRose47
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭ClareRose47


    Absolutely gutted. Passed the circuit with loads of time to spare. Failed push pull by a tiny margin. I have good fitness and train and lift weights regularly, got a grade a and to be knocked out now over so little is devastating! ! Such is life I guess.


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    #613
    Mr.Peanut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 107 ✭✭Mr.Peanut


    Are you a female?


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    #614
    mreilley
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭mreilley


    ClareRose47 wrote: »
    Absolutely gutted. Passed the circuit with loads of time to spare. Failed push pull by a tiny margin. I have good fitness and train and lift weights regularly, got a grade a and to be knocked out now over so little is devastating! ! Such is life I guess.


    Sorry to hear that!
    Did u find the push/pull difficult at the familarisation? or what do i think made u fail it?


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    #615
    Clare1304
    Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭Clare1304


    My forms came on Saturday and I sent them at 9am this morning ;) think we should move this over to vetting thread before I get in trouble lol!


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    #616
    mstar
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭mstar


    Clare1304 wrote: »
    My forms came on Saturday and I sent them at 9am this morning ;) think we should move this over to vetting thread before I get in trouble lol!

    move to the delay thread - delayers will be v excited to hear a B scorer got forms! (I know i am ;))


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    #617
    the411
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭the411


    Sorry to hear you didn't pass clare. I have mine this week and am expecting the same.


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    #618
    charlie_six
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭charlie_six


    ClareRose47 wrote: »
    Absolutely gutted. Passed the circuit with loads of time to spare. Failed push pull by a tiny margin. I have good fitness and train and lift weights regularly, got a grade a and to be knocked out now over so little is devastating! ! Such is life I guess.

    Is there any indication as you go round your laps what your time is?


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    #619
    ClareRose47
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭ClareRose47


    mreilley wrote: »
    Sorry to hear that!
    Did u find the push/pull difficult at the familarisation? or what do i think made u fail it?

    I was worried more about the technique and my stance. Would be better if we had an indication whilst doing it that we needed to push harder. ..there's no way of telling as the harder you push the more resistance the machine adds so it always moves at the same speed. Give it your all folks!!!
    No you don't have any indication of your time throughout the assessment.


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    #620
    Lolita12345
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Lolita12345


    I'm in the same boat as clare passed circuits and failed push/pull, im also female!! Absolutely gutted to say the least!! Good luck to the rest off you just give it your all!!


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    #621
    Mr.Peanut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 107 ✭✭Mr.Peanut


    Don't know how true it is but I was told that only 9 females passed the pca from first batch


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    #622
    mreilley
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭mreilley


    ClareRose47 wrote: »
    I was worried more about the technique and my stance. Would be better if we had an indication whilst doing it that we needed to push harder. ..there's no way of telling as the harder you push the more resistance the machine adds so it always moves at the same speed. Give it your all folks!!!
    No you don't have any indication of your time throughout the assessment.

    How did u find it at the familarisation?
    Also were u lifting heavy weights in the gym


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    #623
    Gilz_2001
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭Gilz_2001


    Sorry to hear that :( Can I ask what height you are ClareRose? I am a small 5foot 1 female and worried about the push pull as smaller people are at a disadvantage on it! How often were you lifting and how heavy?


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    #624
    mreilley
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭mreilley


    Gilz_2001 wrote: »
    Sorry to hear that :( Can I ask what height you are ClareRose? I am a small 5foot 1 female and worried about the push pull as smaller people are at a disadvantage on it! How often were you lifting and how heavy?

    I am also quite small (5'4) and i am also abit worried about the push pull now. I lift heavy weights regularly (50kg squat) (40kg bench press) and at the familarisation i felt like my push pull goes went ok. But now i am started to panic lol. Do u lift heavy and regularly?


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    #625
    coffeerequired
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭coffeerequired


    I failed today too:( and I'm female. But I somehow managed to pass push/pull and fail circuit by few seconds.


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    #626
    mreilley
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭mreilley


    coffeerequired wrote: »
    I failed today too:( and I'm female. But I somehow managed to pass push/pull and fail circuit by few seconds.

    Sorry to hear that! It seems like a good few girls failed today!
    Did u have a good fitness/level of strength?


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    #627
    monty46
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭monty46


    Still to get dates for pca, im in the delay email batch. Just wondering is Familiarisation a date before pca or in the hours before the actual pca


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    #628
    Gilz_2001
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭Gilz_2001


    mreilley wrote: »
    I am also quite small (5'4) and i am also abit worried about the push pull now. I lift heavy weights regularly (50kg squat) (40kg bench press) and at the familarisation i felt like my push pull goes went ok. But now i am started to panic lol. Do u lift heavy and regularly?

    I train 6/7 days a week mostly cross fit style with lots of heavy weights, not quite as heavy as you though, I think if you can do that you should be ok... I will need to up training I think in next couple of weeks. Definitely is harder for shorter females as they are pushing up to the machine as opposed to being level.


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    #629
    Dekkers
    Registered Users Posts: 975 ✭✭✭Dekkers


    Not to sound rude or aiming this at anyone in particular but worrying about what training other people are doing won't get you through the pca.

    Just concentrate on building up your own level of fitness and do your best on the day. That's all that can be expected of you. Fretting because someone else can bench 200lbs and run a marathon will do you more harm than good!


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    #630
    19087
    Closed Accounts Posts: 428 ✭✭19087


    Passed PCA today, over the moon. I was really nervous beforehand but tried to channel all that adrenaline into pushing myself! I gave it everything I had and thankfully it was enough!


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    #631
    coogie_boogie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭coogie_boogie


    Do you find out on the day if you pass / fail PCA or will it be another wait for an email??


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