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Hey everybody,
I'm a prior service Marine shipping out now for Army Special Forces as an 18x.
I wanted to share how possible it is to prepare yourself for this.
When I started preparations, I had just gotten out of the Marines (almost 2 years ago). My 3 mile run (Marine Corps PFT) was at about 26:40.
My 2 mile run (APFT) was at 15:45 and I could do 51 pushups and 60 sit ups.
I had done one 5 mile run and I finished in about 50 minutes.
I used a series of Stew Smith workouts (I bought the 16 week Army Ranger and Special Forces preparation booklet, which I would do over and over again), as well as some Military Athlete and Horseman stuff I got from a member here through @TLDR20 a few months ago which I would highly recommend.
Also, I signed up for a series of 10 triathlons in my local area (The Wisconsin Tri-Series, plus a few extras). 3 were last year, 7 were this year.
Nothing concurs a fear of running like 10 triathlons.
The first 5 triathlons, I finished and was happy to do so. The 2nd to last one I placed 2nd, and I won the last one in my age group.
Now, through discipline and motivation, my scores are as follows.
2 miles in 12:40-13:00, it fluctuates depending on the terrain.
100 Pushups easy
90-100 situps routinely
and my favorite
5 miles in 34:20
I am not one of those naturally gifted athletes thats always shined on the pt field. I was the young Marine that was scared to PT with officers because I didn't want to get smoked.
My friends, challenge yourself every day to become better than you were yesterday, and it will happen.
I don't mean to brag, I assure you that isn't my intention.
I tell you this because when I was a terrible athlete, I read another users post about how his scores had improved and it gave me faith and the discipline to see myself improve as he did. I hope that my post does the same for you.
Anytime I was struggling with something, I punched it into the search bar and found a huge amount of information on my subject.
This website is a goldmine.
Thanks to everyone for the help that you didn't know you were giving me.
I look forward to updating you guys with tales of my success at selection in the coming months.
Semper Fidelis, Semper Paratus, and Semper Vigilans
I'm a prior service Marine shipping out now for Army Special Forces as an 18x.
I wanted to share how possible it is to prepare yourself for this.
When I started preparations, I had just gotten out of the Marines (almost 2 years ago). My 3 mile run (Marine Corps PFT) was at about 26:40.
My 2 mile run (APFT) was at 15:45 and I could do 51 pushups and 60 sit ups.
I had done one 5 mile run and I finished in about 50 minutes.
I used a series of Stew Smith workouts (I bought the 16 week Army Ranger and Special Forces preparation booklet, which I would do over and over again), as well as some Military Athlete and Horseman stuff I got from a member here through @TLDR20 a few months ago which I would highly recommend.
Also, I signed up for a series of 10 triathlons in my local area (The Wisconsin Tri-Series, plus a few extras). 3 were last year, 7 were this year.
Nothing concurs a fear of running like 10 triathlons.
The first 5 triathlons, I finished and was happy to do so. The 2nd to last one I placed 2nd, and I won the last one in my age group.
Now, through discipline and motivation, my scores are as follows.
2 miles in 12:40-13:00, it fluctuates depending on the terrain.
100 Pushups easy
90-100 situps routinely
and my favorite
5 miles in 34:20
I am not one of those naturally gifted athletes thats always shined on the pt field. I was the young Marine that was scared to PT with officers because I didn't want to get smoked.
My friends, challenge yourself every day to become better than you were yesterday, and it will happen.
I don't mean to brag, I assure you that isn't my intention.
I tell you this because when I was a terrible athlete, I read another users post about how his scores had improved and it gave me faith and the discipline to see myself improve as he did. I hope that my post does the same for you.
Anytime I was struggling with something, I punched it into the search bar and found a huge amount of information on my subject.
This website is a goldmine.
Thanks to everyone for the help that you didn't know you were giving me.
I look forward to updating you guys with tales of my success at selection in the coming months.
Semper Fidelis, Semper Paratus, and Semper Vigilans
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