3-14 August A&S

So I went to the PX and got myself a pair Bellvilles only because they fit like a glove and very comfortable, now I didn't think at the time they are a little heavier. But I could tell that with bates lites I would've blistered up ( I have pretty wide feet)
I'm not sure if breaking the Bates in would've helped. IMO I don't think I should sacrifice comfort for weight.
 
So I went to the PX and got myself a pair Bellvilles only because they fit like a glove and very comfortable, now I didn't think at the time they are a little heavier. But I could tell that with bates lites I would've blistered up ( I have pretty wide feet)
I'm not sure if breaking the Bates in would've helped. IMO I don't think I should sacrifice comfort for weight.

You should always break in your boots before using them for PT or rucking. New boots on a long ruck will destroy your feet.
 
SEALFIT locked down their WODs last week. It's now a pay service.. That being said, does anyone here do the SOF WODs? I've been doing them mostly to the T, but when I mix them in with the 10-week, I definitely feel like I'm teetering on the line of overtraining.

4 weeks left!!!
 
I am not going to the 3-14 class, my time will hopefully come on january. I was doing the SOFWODs for a few weeks before they locked them down too.
I am not SOF nor have I been to selection yet so take my advice with a grain of salt. The SOFWODs in my opinion are great, the movement cards on the prep guide are good too but I don't think they push your muscular endurance or stamina as much as SEALFIT.
The SOFWODs are not complicated so even though they locked them down you could easily just go ahead and make up your own. It'll be fun to get creative with workouts that you know you will hate yourself halfway through for. But I wouldn't be surprised if the movement cards are used during ASPOC or A&S, just my assumption from it.

Best of luck to you next month brother!

I'm going to go back to my lurker/MARSOC hopeful corner now.
 
I am not going to the 3-14 class, my time will hopefully come on january. I was doing the SOFWODs for a few weeks before they locked them down too.
I am not SOF nor have I been to selection yet so take my advice with a grain of salt. The SOFWODs in my opinion are great, the movement cards on the prep guide are good too but I don't think they push your muscular endurance or stamina as much as SEALFIT.
The SOFWODs are not complicated so even though they locked them down you could easily just go ahead and make up your own. It'll be fun to get creative with workouts that you know you will hate yourself halfway through for. But I wouldn't be surprised if the movement cards are used during ASPOC or A&S, just my assumption from it.

Best of luck to you next month brother!

I'm going to go back to my lurker/MARSOC hopeful corner now.
Thanks! This is actually the SOFWOD I'm talking about:

https://sofwods.com/sofwod/

The one that got locked down is here:

http://sealfit.com/daily-wods/
 
I am not going to the 3-14 class, my time will hopefully come on january. I was doing the SOFWODs for a few weeks before they locked them down too.
I am not SOF nor have I been to selection yet so take my advice with a grain of salt. The SOFWODs in my opinion are great, the movement cards on the prep guide are good too but I don't think they push your muscular endurance or stamina as much as SEALFIT.
The SOFWODs are not complicated so even though they locked them down you could easily just go ahead and make up your own.
Have you looked at http://tfblacktraining.com/tf-military/ ? It's free, and there is a thread on it in the fitness and nutrition forum on here.
 
I've been seeing an incredible amount of progress over the last few weeks. Just finished running today's 3-mi fartlek at an easy, solid 24:00 pace- topping out at 3:51 on the sprints. I feel like I could run a 18:00-19:00 race pace 3-mi easily. Distance is starting to become less of an issue mentally, both on the runs and on the hikes. On Saturday, I did a 5-mi ruck in full rattle over on the hills at Pendleton during the afternoon. I totaled 1:10:08 (Goal: 1:20:00) and averaged 13:56, with an elevation gain of 592 ft. I'm seeing slower progress with the swimming, but I still feel pretty comfortable in the water. Last week, I reverted back to week 2 of the *new* 10-week guide, because we were instructed to complete up to week 7 before we leave (training starts week 8). I'll have a minimum of two swim days a week from now on. I've cut out the movement cards in lieu of SOFWOD metcon's. Since I have the short card memorized, I pretty much just do it when I'm crunched on time. I average 11:00 without the pullups. The conditioning is kicking in.

Some things I've learned:
- Hydrate heavily 1 hour prior, top off 10 mins prior
- Dress socks give me soaked feet and blisters
- If lethargic, I failed on caloric intake
- The importance of stretching, warming up, and cooling down
- First mile is always the hardest
- Don't think, just do; become robotic
- Never, ever skimp on sleep
- No leg day, no leg pain (...only just cut out leg ext and curls)
 
Current Stats:
12 Mile Ruck 2:40
6 Mile Run 42:00
3 Mile Run 18:56
300 Meter Swim 8:00

I need to find a better way to pace myself on rucks so I can maintain a more constant pace and reduce my time. Both the 6 and 3 mile times are decent but I can probably knock at least 10-20 seconds off both before A&S. I'm pretty happy with the swim time but there's always room for improvement.

Things that have worked for me:
-Mountain Athlete's MARSOC A&S Prep Guide. It's more intense than the one on the MARSOC website. It's a little late in the game to start but PM me if you're interested in it.
-Carry 10lb dumbbell during rucks to simulate rifle. This really sucks but from what I've heard you carry a rubber rifle for all rucks.
-FITS socks; I've used Thorlos for years but recently they gave me blisters, FITS seem to work better.
-Proper warm-up; I'm done training until Monday due to a pulled groin because I did not properly warm-up.
 
Current Stats:
12 Mile Ruck 2:40
6 Mile Run 42:00
3 Mile Run 18:56
300 Meter Swim 8:00

I need to find a better way to pace myself on rucks so I can maintain a more constant pace and reduce my time. Both the 6 and 3 mile times are decent but I can probably knock at least 10-20 seconds off both before A&S. I'm pretty happy with the swim time but there's always room for improvement.

Things that have worked for me:
-Mountain Athlete's MARSOC A&S Prep Guide. It's more intense than the one on the MARSOC website. It's a little late in the game to start but PM me if you're interested in it.
-Carry 10lb dumbbell during rucks to simulate rifle. This really sucks but from what I've heard you carry a rubber rifle for all rucks.
-FITS socks; I've used Thorlos for years but recently they gave me blisters, FITS seem to work better.
-Proper warm-up; I'm done training until Monday due to a pulled groin because I did not properly warm-up.

This is some good stuff! I'm going to have to try that 10lb kettlebell on my next ruck. I usually have to jog the entire time unless I'm going up hills. My pace seems to increase with distance. Is your 300m swim time in cammies?
 
This is some good stuff! I'm going to have to try that 10lb kettlebell on my next ruck. I usually have to jog the entire time unless I'm going up hills. My pace seems to increase with distance. Is your 300m swim time in cammies?
Yes, that swim time is in cammies. I grew up swimming competitively so I'm pretty comfortable in the water.
 
The last ruck I did was 8 miles and did that in 2 hours in full cammies. But I had to stop for like 15 minutes at the halfway because I was not hydrated enough. On the way back I learned to pace myself almost 5mph and I was honestly good. I went way to hard in the beginning and it hurt.me in the end
My 3 mile pft is at the mid 20s with 18 strict pull ups
Swimming is at 9 minutes 300m in cammies and I.can tread water for.days

Im on leave right now, and I'm afraid that its gonna ruin my schedule. The upside is.that where I am is.humid so.I can have an idea of what NC is.Going to be like
 
Sounds good guys, keep pushing, but also work on healing yourselves, stretch, roll out, goto yoga, etc.. Last thing you want to do it be the guy who pulls something during the pft or something. I wouldn't say it if I didn't see it time and time again.
 
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