Against my better judgment today, I decided to throw caution to the wind and go rucking despite having an injured calf/ankle. Last weekend I was shooting a high school football game for one of the newspapers I work for. Yes, that O&I photography class is still paying … [Read more...]
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Decreasing Lower Back Pain, Workout More Effectively
Like many of us, I had issues with occasional lower back pain while in the military. Eventually, suffering a major injury that required surgery, that was in no way related to the normal workout routine that the Army conducts with soldiers doing PT. However, it wasn’t until … [Read more...]
Mail Call | Rucking Problems With Shoulder Pain and How to Fix it
Getting prepared to pass Selection into Special Operations is a long, and difficult process. As the summer months begin to slowly morph into fall, many of the prospective candidates will begin their preparation in earnest to tackle the course. For many of the candidates, the … [Read more...]
How Can Women Improve on Rucking for Special Ops Selection
Rucking is one of the biggest discriminators for Special Operations Selection. It, along with Land Navigation are two of the biggest problem areas that candidates face when attempting to enter into one of the units in the military. And now with Special Operations open to women, … [Read more...]
Rucking…Time For Another 12-miler Already?
In our recent (6-24) post in the PT Program, we wrote that it was time for the next 12-mile rucksack march. And of course, like the old warhorse that runs to the sound of the gunfire, it seemed like a great idea at the time to do another dozen miles under the pain pill to write … [Read more...]
Rucking Redux, Everyone’s Favorite Exercise…and Topic
The questions have been coming in again with the influx of new and upcoming Selection classes in the winter months as many of the candidates are trying to get prepared. As is the norm, most of the questions we get center around the physical part of Selection, especially rucking … [Read more...]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 4, Day 5
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 4, Day 5 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 your workouts and especially your times on the runs and … [Read more...]
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