Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 10.2.2017

A quick workout to start the day early and head off to the rest of our day. We DO Selection here. We don’t get issued our badges and berets, we earn them. Start off with the basics of pushups, sit-ups, and crunches, then to the bar for V-ups, pull-ups, and dips before a 5-mile run […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 10.1.2017

The best way to start our Sunday before the sun comes up is our Sunday Ruck. Grab your training partner (for me a bulldog) and hit the trail. A little warm-up and a good long (8-mile) rucksack march. As always be sure to stay hydrated during the ruck march. It should be a habit that […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.30.2017

Back in the gym this Saturday morning for a shoulder and back workout. Towel pull-ups if you have no access to ropes or climbing ropes if they are available. Followed by a four-mile run. Log your numbers down in the workout notebook Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x 10 Lat Pulldowns, rear 3 […]

SOF pic of the day: Hitching a ride

Two Navy Seals get hoisted up into a CV-22 Osprey during a training mission June 28. The Osprey and aircrew are from the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andy M. Kin

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.29.2017

Friday morning gym day and what better way to prepare for is homecoming weekend in a lot of places this week than to kick it off with Leg Day. Starting with Squats – front, dumbbell goblet, and barbell, then some lunges and after the weighted sled push. This will build up the strength and endurance […]

SOF pic of the day: Rangers lead the way

U.S. Army Rangers from 75th Ranger Regiment run towards a mock insurgent building, July 25, as part of an assault on the structure on Fryar Drop Zone, Fort Benning, Ga., as part of the Regiment’s 2011 Ranger Rendezvous events. Photo Credit: Sgt. Marcus Butler, USASOC Public Affairs

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.28.2017

Chest and Triceps workout at the gym today before a 5-mile run. Shoot for a time below the standard of 40 minutes. Remember to stretch well before and after and to stay hydrated. Mark your progress down in your workout log book. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x 12 Bench Press 3 x […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.27.2017

Time to head over to the gym for some shoulder and back work. As we mentioned in another post, these shoulder workouts help in rucking especially once in Selection. Be sure to log the progress down in your workout log book. And because Wednesday is a rucking day, get the rucksack with 45-pound minimum weight […]

SOF pic of the day: All aboard!

Aviators from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment lower a rope ladder to other soldiers so they can board their MH-47 Chinook during helo-cast training in the Gulf of Mexico, Aug. 5.   Photo Credit: Courtesy of USASOC