Fitness

SOF Selection PT Preparation 3.27.2017

Continue to prep for the UBRR by taking a practice test but without the rope climb event as most will not have access to one.

Training:

  1. Pushups – 1-minute time limit as many as you can do correctly, minimum 40
  2. Situps – 1-minute time limit as many as you can do correctly, minimum 40
  3. Pullups –  minimum of 6, no time limit
  4. Dips –  minimum of 6, no time limit
  5. 4 x 25-meter Shuttle Run, maximum of 24 seconds
  6. Bench Press – 80 percent of body weight minimum 6 no time limit
  7. Kip-ups – minimum of 6 with a 1-minute time limit
  8. 5 Mile Run or 5-mile Ruck – The run to be completed in 40 min, ruck 75

Stretch well after completion

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Continue to prep for the UBRR by taking a practice test but without the rope climb event as most will not have access to one.

Training:

  1. Pushups – 1-minute time limit as many as you can do correctly, minimum 40
  2. Situps – 1-minute time limit as many as you can do correctly, minimum 40
  3. Pullups –  minimum of 6, no time limit
  4. Dips –  minimum of 6, no time limit
  5. 4 x 25-meter Shuttle Run, maximum of 24 seconds
  6. Bench Press – 80 percent of body weight minimum 6 no time limit
  7. Kip-ups – minimum of 6 with a 1-minute time limit
  8. 5 Mile Run or 5-mile Ruck – The run to be completed in 40 min, ruck 75

Stretch well after completion

Grading scale:

Pushups +2 pts for each rep above minimum.
Situps +3 points for each rep above minimum.
Pullups +3 points for each rep above minimum.
Dips +2 points for each rep above minimum.
Bench Press +3 points for each rep above minimum.
Kip -ups +2 points for each rep above minimum.
Shuttle Run +2 points for every 1/10th of a second under minimum.
Run +2 points for every 15 seconds from 35-30 minutes.

You can check your score at the website here:

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Steve is a SOFREP Senior Editor. He has served as a Special Forces NCO and Warrant Officer before injuries forced his early separation. He writes for SOFREP and covers the NFL for PatsFans.com and his work was regularly featured in the Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and Grafton News newspapers.

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