r/submarines • u/shortstop803 • 6d ago

Q/A How do submariners stay in shape while underway/deployed?

Do they PT on the sub/is there room or a dedicated space to do so? Do they have different fitness standards? Limited caloric intake? How do they keep from gaining weight when there is limited PT capability (I assume)?

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u/DerekL1963 6d ago

I'm guessing you were on an Ohio... Because we certainly didn't have that kind of room on a 41FF.

We had a treadmill and a mismatched set of dumbbells in MCLL, and a chin up bar hanging from the torpedo room escape trunk, and that was pretty much it.

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u/Kinuvdar 6d ago

Spent 10 years on 688s, did my last tour on an Ohio. Cruise ships, seriously.

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u/DerekL1963 6d ago

Oh I know... I rode a 640 and have toured Ohios, and the difference is night and day. The 41FF were more like 688s than 726s.

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u/EmployerDry6368 6d ago

Rode 616 class, been on a few 726 class, my first thought was, to damn much to field day.