What could prepare me for BUDS or two weeks of hell?

[J.D SilvernailParticipant 383]

I am 18 years old. Ive always had a desire to join the U.S military.My Dad was in the U.S Army. Over the past few years ive been looking at special forces groups throughout the U.S Military. Both the Army and Marine corps have tried to recruit me. There have been four groups that i think that i would fit into(Delta force, the Green Berets, the Navy Seals, and Force Recon unit). I want to know how to get into Physical shape to try out for each one of these groups(depending on what branch i join). I would appreciate all the information and advice i could get from my fellow MGTOWs.

I'm married to the game,but she broke her vows.

[DeepInThoughtParticipant 2710]

http://sealfit.com/

http://www.extremesealexperience.com/Who-Owns-Extreme-Seal

http://www.turningsteel.com/

Hope these help and I am sure these guys will point you in the right direction. But beneath it all, it takes GUTS!

But remember this, usually with SF selection you only get 1 chance. You can be physically fit but if they don’t think your are mentally for them or will fit into a team you are gone. Sad but true!

Good Luck

[DeepInThoughtParticipant 2710]

Don Shipley posts some hilarious videos on his channel:

I remember one of the funniest comments on his page from a viewer – “Don’s hair alone made it through BUD/S.”

[33wolfmanParticipant 216]

JD unless you are planning on making a career out of the military I would suggest finding a military job skill you could transfer over into the civilian sector. To make career out of the military in those four aspects you mentioned you have to move up the ranks relatively quick and the competition gets harder as you go. Not to mention the longer your in the the more likelyhood is you will suffer from burnout, PTSD, etc. I was in for twenty years, initially I wanted to be a chopper pilot because chopper pilots make good money, needless to say my eyesight kept from that. I thought about armor, but you don’t see a tank driving down the road any day in the civilian side. So finally I settled on being a construction equipment operator. Yeah, it might be fun and exciting being a Delta or Green Beret, but you need to look at the long term outcome. Another tip I’ll give you is go for any and all schooling you can while your in, there is so much stuff available that most recruiters won’t tell you, so you need to research things very well before you sign up. Wish you luck in your endeavours.

[BigDParticipant 3024]

I agree 33wolfman.  Focus on a job with a real skill set first.  Then worry about being a ninja.

Don't stick your dick into anyone you aren't willing to put up with for eighteen years and nine months.

[mgtow_85Participant 752]

I was also an Army veteran. Combat engineers the moment I enlisted in 2004.

I’m just lucky that I got out before the regime change began training the army to prepare to go to war against it’s own citizens that it was sworn to protect.

But that’s another story.

I read about Navy SEALS in training running around the mountainside with backpacks full of rocks to toughen themselves up. And just remember that the Navy SEALS accept the toughest guys in the world, and 80 percent of them still drop out from the training itself.

“Ring that bell and you’ll get a warm shower and something to eat before you be on your way” the instructors tell you. And after doing push-ups and rolling around in freezing water with sand in your eyes without sleep for days on end, that bell tends to look really f~~~ing friendly.

I agree with the others. Get a job in the military which could help you out in civilian life. Being in the infantry or in tanks or artillery doesn’t intend to look very impressive on a civilian resume. You might get a job as a security guard at best with that on your record.

[John DoeParticipant 743]

Diogenes being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, “‘Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta.”

But if your heart is fixed on it:  2-3 a day workouts

I thought about special operations so I did the physical training.

This is what I did in college:

Monday-Wednesday-Friday

Morning: 4 sets x20 reps pushups.  Work up to 40 sets of 30 reps.  It between sets do 40-75 flutter kicks (loose form)

Afternoon: 4 sets x 25 situps/crunches/or cannonball crunches.  Work up to 40 sets of 40 reps.  In between this do air squats 20-30 reps.

Weight training (bench, deadlift, squat, burpees etc.) 5 sets of 5 reps.   Bench, move to next station, deadlift, move to next station, etc.  Do circle 5 times with 30 second break in between.

Evening:  Bike machine 30-60 minutes at interval speeds.  And/or 3-8 mile timed runs.  Or 6 half mile timed sprints.  This evening workout also applies to the other days of the week.  3-5 days per week.

Buds applicants run an average of 20+ miles per day.  That is just the average.

Tuesdays:

Fitness test (whatever standards you need to reach)

Thursday:

Slow pushups (5 seconds up 5 seconds down) quit when loose form.  Try to go for 20+ minutes.  In buds it will be an hour+.

Rest Sat and Sunday.  Optional short run on Sat.

 

Or you can do multiple sets of tabata intervals for (running, pushups, situps, pullups) up to 12 intervals 3-4 times a week.

Kettlebell swings and snatches also help for cardio.  Try to reach 1000 snatches with 55lb kettlebell in 1.5 hours.  I did this a year ago, and I had my heart rate jacked to 170-180 for about 45 minutes.  Kettlebell snatches or sledgehammer work will give you iron lungs.  Just watch your form so you don’t injure yourself.

Run with weight vest.  Don’t go over 30lbs or under twenty.  Body mechanics change and injuries can become prevalent.  Or you won’t get good results.  I use to run with a 50lb weight vest for 30-45 minutes.  You know what it did?  Made my run time slower.

 

 

The only way to succeed with these workouts is that you have to view it as a literal/metaphorical suicide.  You will have to continue going until you kill yourself, figuratively or literally.   Now whether that is good or bad, who knows who cares.

 

[RoyDalParticipant]

I agree with Wolfman, too.
This article applies, and I recommend you read it before going ninja: http://captaincapitalism.blogspot.com/2015/04/about-joining-military.html

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