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Build Your Gym For Under $100 with Ray "Cash" Care

Ray “Cash” Care talks building your home gym for under $100

It has only been a week since New Years and already people are asking, “what do I do if I can’t afford the gym?”   Simple… Get resourceful. When I am deployed, us Team guys don’t have the luxury of gyms. We start to improvise with what is around.  Here are some tips to create an affordable yet effective […]

Adventure ready rucking: Get outside, stay fit and practice preparedness

Adventure ready rucking: Get outside, stay fit and practice preparedness

I have a passion for getting outside and for fitness. Anytime I can combine the two, I’m all in. Hiking is a family favorite for my family. The adventure of going out into the woods and exploring new trails and terrain unlocks the human mind and spirit. I also like rucking for fitness as an […]

Special Operations Selection: Changing your workouts to increase your speed

Special Operations Selection: Changing your workouts to increase your speed

As you are preparing to get ready for Selection, we post our daily Physical Preparation workouts which should help you prepare for the get you as ready as you can be when you begin your journey into one of the US’ Special Operations units. We always push the distance running, rucking and building upper body […]

Rucking Early Christmas Morning, No Days Off

Rucking early Christmas morning, no days off

Before celebrating Christmas with the family today it was time for some exercise. I was up before the sun and since everyone was sleeping in as we had been out late visiting family on Christmas Eve, I decided to take advantage of the quiet time to get some rucking in…and to work off some of […]

“Why Do You Put Such A Premium On Rucking In SOF?”

“Why Do You Put Such A Premium On Rucking In SOF?”

We frequently get a lot of questions here at SpecialOperations.com about the Selection part of the pipeline, what the candidates for the various Special Operations units in the SOF umbrella must pass. Selection, as we say is just the first step but it is a continuous process and never really ends. Candidates during Selection will be assessed […]

The GORUCK Challenge is a Fun, Interesting Event While Prepping For Selection

The GORUCK Challenge is a Fun, Interesting Event While Prepping For Selection

While preparing to go to Selection, there is a lot of individual work that must be put in. Finding and breaking in the best boots for your feet and prepping your feet for the long road ahead. Then there is the Land Navigation training and map reading which, if you aren’t ready for can be […]

Rucking Tips Refresher, Practice, Practice, Practice

Rucking Tips Refresher: Practice, Practice, Practice

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately again about passing the selection course and many of them have to do carrying a rucksack and many of the candidates are worrying about being able to tote the pain pill to the standards in the course. The first piece of advice I’ll give is to step […]

Don’t Let the Elements Dictate Your Preparation For Selection

Don’t Let the Elements Dictate Your Preparation For Selection

“No Days Off.” That should be the mantra of all aspiring Special Operations troops. And we do what we can here to help those young people prepare. We post a daily workout program to help aspiring Special Operations candidates to properly prepare themselves physically for the various Selection courses. Being prepared physically will also carry over […]

Marine Corps birthday PT challenge

Marine Corps birthday PT challenge

Three years ago I challenged all my Marine Corps brothers to complete 240 pushups in honor of the Marine Corps 240th birthday. Well, today the Marine Corps turns 243, so it’s time to reissue the PT challenge, but this year I’m adding burpees into the challenge (you’re welcome). You can choose to do all your […]

Aftermarket Rucksacks for Selection Preparation, Rucking and Hiking

Aftermarket Rucksacks for Selection Preparation, Rucking and Hiking

We’ve gone over the rucking tips quite a bit and everyone preparing for selection should be very comfortable with a ruck on their back and be humping long distances. It goes without saying that rucking and land navigation is the bread and butter of special operations forces. If you can show the intestinal fortitude needed […]

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