SOF Selection PT Preparation 3.28.2017

Continue to prep for the UBRR and get some leg work in with a trip to the gym today. Training: 3 x Pullups 10 reps 3 x Front Squat 20-15-12 reps (lighter weight) 3 x Goblet Squats 20-15-12 reps (lighter dumbbell) 3 x 10 Leg Extensions 3 x 10 reps Standing Arnold Press 3 x […]

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: Pushups – 1-minute time limit as many as you can do correctly, minimum 40 Situps – 1-minute time limit as many as you can do correctly, minimum 40 Pullups […]

Selection for British SAS: Life after the hills and before the trees

As you can imagine, being on the truck after completing the endurance portion of SAS selection is a big deal. You ain’t popping champagne corks, but you can’t help feeling a glow at the thought of making the short trip up the road to Hereford, where you will still be in the running to earn a place in the […]

SOF Selection PT Preparation 3.25.2017

Today we’ll hit the legs hard again and then rest on Sunday. More reps on the legs today, as we’ll get ready for the Rifle PT squats, that everyone loves so well. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: First, head into the gym: 3 x Front Squat 20-15-12 reps (lighter weight, more reps) 3 x […]

Watch: Live with Big Phil Campion, former British SAS- Mar 22, 2017

Phil Campion, former British SAS, broadcasts this Facebook Live shortly after the terror attack in London. He mentions that he is not surprised that this happened as everyone knew it would happen eventually. Phil has a “quick chat” about what happened and what you can do in a situation like this. Check out the video below.

SOF Selection PT Preparation 3.24.2017

Training: Shoulders and Chest Day in the gym, all of this will help with the UBRR 3 x Lateral Raises with a Dumbbell (reps 20-15-12) 3 x Military Press Dumbbell (reps 20-15-12) 3 x Front Raises Dumbbell (reps 20-15-12) 3 x Bench Press 80% body weight for as many reps as you can do 3 […]

Special Operations Gala to Feature Naval Special Warfare Deputy Commander

The Global Special Operations Forces Foundation is holding a networking reception among Special Operations professionals in San Diego on April 5th. San Diego is home of the Navy’s and Marine Corps Special Operations Commands and will feature a keynote speaker, Captain Keith Davids, the Deputy Commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Davids a graduate […]

Did Kurdistan’s Counter-Terrorist Group assault the Tabqa Dam in Syria?

In 2015, SOFREP interviewed Polad Talabani, the commander of Kurdistan’s elite Counter-Terrorism Group or CTG.  At the time, he spoke about how he wanted his men to get back to conducting real Special Operations missions behind enemy lines, rather than engaging in conventional infantry operations alongside the Peshmerga as they had been in places like […]

SOF Selection PT Preparation 3.23.2017

SOF Selection PT Preparation 3.23.2017 A heavy day of preparation with the pushups, sit-ups, and crunches. Plus, the longer ruck march to get you ready for a tough day ahead. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 100 x pushups (no time limit) 100 x sit ups (no time limit) 100 x crunches 3 x 20 […]