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What is more important for training to be a navy seal?

which is more important to do if your working out with the dream to be a navy seal? Right now I’m doing both. I usually do 45 min. to an hour of weight training (like doing dips, pull ups, bench press, push ups, and some abs work,and legs work) and then i do some running for 20-30 min. Should i be doing more of one the those or is it just fine the way im doing it thanks.

I notice a lack of swimming.

Do 30-45 minutes on weights, another half hour running, then half an hour (about 2K — or 1.5K if you’re doing combat side or breast.) swimming… then run for another half hour. You’re going to find that switching from land drills to the water is going to rip it out of you. It’s a whole different set of muscles… a whole different breathing pattern. In fact, maybe twice a week, skip weights and run 4K, swim 2K, and then do it again. When that gets easy, after the swim, throw in 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and 50 pull-ups.

Hook up with a SEAL Motivator. If he thinks you have potential, he’ll work with you.

But don’t get complacent. You’re expected to surpass the minimum requirements… by a lot. However, no matter how well you do, believe me, you’re going to be required to do more. Look up “BUD/S Warning Order”. If it’s the real deal, it’ll have a whole lot of exercises with odd names like, “flutter kicks,” “in and outs,” and “good morning, darling.” That’ll be the real deal. Find the requirements for week 5. You’ll notice rests between sets. Work towards doing the sets without the rest.

But beyond the number of push-ups you can do, or how fast you can swim or run a mile, a lot of it is about how you react to limits. Your body and mind are going to be screaming in your head… “You fool!!! What are you trying to do? Kill yourself? You stop this right now or I’m shutting down.” So, what are you going to do? I’ll tell you… you probably have no idea what you’d do… and you probably won’t until you’re faced with the decision.

Don’t kid yourself. It’s true that some guys get an opportunity to try again. Some to roll back. But it’s not automatic. And it almost never applies to officers. And it’s not a “keep trying until you get it right” proposition. The guys who make it to Coronado aren’t dummies. If they quit, it’s for a reason. They realize either it’s not worth killing yourself for, or maybe it that they really don’t have enough of what it takes. Whatever the reason, they usually don’t want to try again.

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