Friday is Leg Day at the gym which happens to be my favorite day of the week. The weighted Sled push and the squats help build up power and speed. The lighter weight dumbbell squats will also build up endurance. And a 3-mile run to finish the workout. Aim for a better time than the […]
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Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.24.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.24.2017 Thursday is another UBRR training day followed by a 4-mile rucksack march. Are you keeping a log of your times on your runs and rucks? You should mark down in your log book, your workouts and especially your times on the runs and rucks. You should notice a […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.23.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.23.2017 Wednesday is Shoulder Day in the gym along with some speed work. The sprints here will help with your overall cardio fitness, build some explosion, and will serve you well with your endurance. It is also a functional part of your job in Special Operations. There will be […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.21.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.21.2017 We’ll start our Monday doing a mini-UBRR with Pushups, sit-ups, and crunches, with V-ups and dips. Then we’ll focus on some speed work with the shuttle runs rather than a longer duration. After the rucksack march from yesterday, are your feet bothering you? They should be starting to […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.18.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.18.2017 Friday is always a good day to for Leg Day at the gym, the lighter weight in the squats but higher reps help with endurance. Weighted sled push builds up some explosion. The leg work will bode well for you in Selection and in SOF units in the […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.17.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.17.2017 All the workout can be done outside this morning. We are going to max out on push-ups, sit-ups, and crunches today before we head back out on the rucking trails. There is no time limit on any of the exercises, obviously, the goal is to get them done […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.16.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.16.2017 Shoulder work in the gym is how our Wednesday will begin along with some speed work. The sprints will help with your overall cardio fitness, build some explosion and will serve you well with your endurance. It is also a functional part of your job in Special Operations. […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.15.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.15.2017 Continue to prep for the UBRR. Leg Day at the gym, our favorite, with squats, the sled push, and some lunges. We’ll follow that with a three-mile run at a good pace, faster than the standard. Remember to stretch well before and after the run and to hydrate. […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.14.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.14.2017 Monday we’ll focus on some speed work with the sprints rather than a longer duration. It will build up some explosion in your legs and improve your overall running. We’ll hit the exercises heavy this morning and build up some endurance. Focus on correct form and then worry […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.11.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.11.2017 Continue to prep for the UBRR. Friday is a Leg Day and we’ll work them out good today in the gym. We are going to break up the 3-mile run into one-mile segments. Take only a minute’s rest in between runs and then do the best you can. […]