SOF SELECTION PT PREP 1/30/17

SOF SELECTION PT PREP 1/30/17

SOF Selection PT Prep for January 30th, 2017. Here at specialopations.com, we’ll focus on gym and out of the gym training for general health as a teammate and Selection. The goal is for the sessions to range from 45 minutes to an hour and a half on average. But, the longer movements and rucks will […]

SpecialOperations.com / SOFREP weekly ruck announcement

SpecialOperations.com / SOFREP weekly ruck announcement

Starting next sunday SOFREP and SpecialOperations.com will host a weekly ruck march. For more information and to express your interest please leave comments below. When: next SUNDAY 2/5/2017 @ 1 P.M. EST Where: Rock Creek Park, Washington D.C. Western Ridge Trail Total Distance:  ~5 -6 miles Elevation Gain:  335 ft. Elevation Descent: -203 ft. Parking:  […]

New Contributor Norwood Introduces himself

New Contributor Norwood Introduces himself

Hey, Everyone, My name is Norwood and I’ll be contributing to this site. I’m an ex-Green Beret and write at SOFREP.com. There we began a SOF Selection PT Prep program but felt that it might be best to host those workouts, here. So, I’ll be focusing on a few things in my writing. – Selection […]

A couple boot reviews for rucking gear by a former Green Beret

A couple boot reviews for rucking gear by a former Green Beret

Your selection date is around the corner. Along with an extensive list of endurance races and ruck marches. They’re all challenging and will test your feet, stamina, endurance and mental toughness. Taking that test and passing feels incredible. Are you on the fence about stepping up your level of fitness – or heading to selection? […]

Rucking advice from a former Green Beret

Rucking advice from a former Green Beret

There’s a limited set of training options for rucking other than rucking itself. But, rucking is the one sport that requires practice in that act, only, to improve. To ruck you have to ruck. But, I say that with one caveat – endurance running helps a ton. Embracing longer runs, ten or more miles every […]

SOF Selection PT Preparation 12.19.16

SOF Selection PT Preparation 12.19.16

Tonight I went out in the cold and ruck ran about four miles. It’s been cold on the east coast and because of this area, DC, is like a swamp the cold is bitter. But, that Ruck warms you up, quickly, and I barely noticed it was cold out. I enjoy Rucking more than I […]

SOF Selection PT Preparation 12.2.16

SOF Selection PT Preparation 12.2.16

Today Team PT is a glimpse into future end of week sessions – long distance movements. Training: If you have a Ruck: Ruck 5 miles at a comfortable pace. If you don’t have a ruck or would rather Run: Run 7 miles at a comfortable pace. In either effort, feel free to break up the miles into […]

Army to study how physical conditioning affects soldiers’ mental health

Army to study how physical conditioning affects soldiers’ mental health

A human performance program designed to help Green Berets straighten out their bodies after punishing deployments could have emotional and psychological benefits, too, according to researchers. A team at Colorado State University has a grant to study whether the physical conditioning of the Human Performance Program, which is part of U.S. Special Operations Command’s Preservation […]

SOF Selection PT Preparation 11. 25.16

SOF Selection PT Preparation 11. 25.16

Today we’re going to grind and work hard. Warm up: Coffee and whatever you need to feel loose and break a sweat. Training: 1) 10 rounds record time: 10 x Ball Slam @25lbs or Box Jumps 15 Kettlebell Swings @16kg women/20kg men 25 x Stepups 2) 15 minutes: Farmers Carry @ 35/45 lbs 8 x […]

Culture of physical fitness changing in the military

Culture of physical fitness changing in the military

The Marine Corps is creating a new fitness job to pad their ranks and protect Marines from injury via prevention, something we’ve enjoyed in SOF. It made a huge difference to me. I think this is a great new trend in the conventional ranks. What’s your fran time? What’s your bench? These are couple of […]

Generals propose huge changes to Marine Corps fitness tests

Generals propose huge changes to Marine Corps fitness tests

Scoring a first class on your next physical or combat fitness test could get tougher as the Marine Corps looks to revamp its fitness and body composition standards. Under the proposed plan, most males Marines will have to do 23 pull-ups in order to earn the max score on that portion of the PFT, up from 20 under existing rules. […]

Meet the 9-Year-Old Who Ran a Race Course Designed by Navy SEALs

Meet the 9-Year-Old Who Ran a Race Course Designed by Navy SEALs

Milla Bizzotto is a rising star in the world of obstacle course racing as the youngest competitor ever to complete the BattleFrog Xtreme 24-hour race, a course designed by Navy SEALs. She’s in the gym Monday through Friday for at least three hours. She has several coaches and a sports medicine doctor to keep her […]