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Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 10.2.2017 A quick workout to start the day early and head off to the rest of our day. We DO Selection here. We don’t get issued our badges and berets, we earn them. Start off with the basics of pushups, sit-ups, and crunches, then to the bar for V-ups, […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 10.1.2017 The best way to start our Sunday before the sun comes up is our Sunday Ruck. Grab your training partner (for me a bulldog) and hit the trail. A little warm-up and a good long (8-mile) rucksack march. As always be sure to stay hydrated during the ruck […]
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Demian Abel, a pararescue jumper with the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, double checks his medical supplies inside an HH-60G Pave Hawk, Jan. 9, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released) Courtesy of DVIDS
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.30.2017 Back in the gym this Saturday morning for a shoulder and back workout. Towel pull-ups if you have no access to ropes or climbing ropes if they are available. Followed by a four-mile run. Log your numbers down in the workout notebook Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: […]
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, UNITED STATES U.S. Reconnessaince Marines with 4th Force Reconnessaince Battalion pose with the American flag during dive operations in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Dec. 9, 2016. The mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii is to provide facilities, programs and services in direct support of units, individuals and families in order to […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.29.2017 Friday morning gym day and what better way to prepare for is homecoming weekend in a lot of places this week than to kick it off with Leg Day. Starting with Squats – front, dumbbell goblet, and barbell, then some lunges and after the weighted sled push. This […]
Sometimes it is a nice thing to be pleasantly surprised. CBS’ new drama series “SEAL Team” had its debut with the pilot episode Wednesday night and from the look of the first showing, they did it right. The good folks at CBS may have a long-term, viable hit on their hands if they can play […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.28.2017 Chest and Triceps workout at the gym today before a 5-mile run. Shoot for a time below the standard of 40 minutes. Remember to stretch well before and after and to stay hydrated. Mark your progress down in your workout log book. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: […]
USS ESSEX, USPACOM, AT SEA A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force prepares for a reconnaissance and surveillance mission during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego March 1, 2015. MRF Marines took off from the USS Essex (LHD-2) and parachuted from an Osprey […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.27.2017 Time to head over to the gym for some shoulder and back work. As we mentioned in another post, these shoulder workouts help in rucking especially once in Selection. Be sure to log the progress down in your workout log book. And because Wednesday is a rucking day, […]
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