Fitness

SOF Selection PT Preparation 4.23.2017

A quick warm up of pushups and situps followed by a good long ruck march over varied terrain with a 45-pound minimum to start the day. Stretch well both before and after the ruck march. Remember… hydration, hydration, hydration. Can’t state that enough. And the other thing is again, to ensure that you have at least two pairs of boots broken in for the course.

Training:

Warm up

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A quick warm up of pushups and situps followed by a good long ruck march over varied terrain with a 45-pound minimum to start the day. Stretch well both before and after the ruck march. Remember… hydration, hydration, hydration. Can’t state that enough. And the other thing is again, to ensure that you have at least two pairs of boots broken in for the course.

Training:

Warm up

2 x 20 Pushups

2 x 20 Sit ups

10-mile rucksack march over varied terrain. Try to keep your pace better than the standard. And mark your times in your workout log book.

Stretch well after completion

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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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