Navy SEAL PT Program

[Derek228]

I play football as a tightend. So I am not the smallest person. When I had assperations of being in the Special Forces or SEALs I was VERY discouraged by seeing how hard they had to run. So I began the PT program a few weeks ago. I am only on Category I WEEK 5, but I am extremely surprised. Even If you were never a runner the program will get you there, I never thought I could run as well as I can now (still not great but getting up there with you guys). The first two-four weeks can be tough, but if you just push yourself and make it that far you will be extremely surprised at how much you have improved. You will be very, very amazed at how far you have come and you will see as I have that being in the Spec Ops community is no longer imposible. So for those of you that are worried about not making it because you are a bad runner or what not, just try it. If I can do it ANYONE can do it. That's what the military has said when I've asked them, if you want it bad enough and work for it you will get it. Never forget that.
Hope I didn't sound like a preacher cause I am only a sophmore in High School, but I just thought I'd try to encourage my peers who don't think they can make it, because they can.

[Moose335]

:) well to tell you the truth i was worried about that as well. I am 6'4'' and i weight 215 lbs., i was worried i would not beable to handle all the running require ments but this summer i started doing the PT programe and i stayed in my school sports, ( defencive end) adn i also found thta wrestling helped me out alot with running, i dont know if this is a replie or just a statemen but i just wanted to tell you i was in the same boat

[Gokusfusion]

:) well to tell you the truth i was worried about that as well. I am 6'4'' and i weight 215 lbs., i was worried i would not beable to handle all the running require ments but this summer i started doing the PT programe and i stayed in my school sports, ( defencive end) adn i also found thta wrestling helped me out alot with running, i dont know if this is a replie or just a statemen but i just wanted to tell you i was in the same boat


Moose im curious.. It say's that you are 17 years old in your profile and in active duty military and married. What branch are you in?

I see it says wife to "be" so I am taking it you are ingaged? But then again it says you are married.. If so, damn people start young this day of age.

[Pathus]

Have you been keeping up on the swimming, stretching, and PT training(pushups/dips/pullups/situps) also?

[Moose335]

yes i am ingaged :) hehe there wasnt that option to pick from in thie list and i didnt want to put single :), i am alo not fully active as of yet, i am in the NAVY DEP program but then again there wasnt that option to pick from in the list either and thank you guys for the tips about keeping in shape, thought it is kinda hard to swim in mnichigan when there is a foot of snow and it is 20 degrees out, but as soon as it gets warm i am going to go back into my work out where i run to the beach and swim then run back. :)

[NeverQuit]

Hey Moose, I was just wondering when your ship date is? I am also in the DEP program and actually am also engaged, however i am eighteen. my ship date is june 25 2003. also what a school are you going into?

[Moose335]

I ship out on July 8th 2003, i am as of right now going to port heunemen CA to got to CM school but i am thinking about changing that to MR school so that i can try and applie for BUD/s but that is still up in the air i have to talk to me recruiter about that still.

[JackalofDeath]

hey i got a question how do you know how far you are jogging/running/swimming....



I am also in DEP, and I hope to become a SEAL. But even though I have reasonable enough time before shipping (aug 13 i believe is the date)..

I don't have a car to measure distance with, and my school's track is closed afterhours..

[DMANN]

hey i got a question how do you know how far you are jogging/running/swimming....


Buy a pedomiter. Sorry not sure how to spell it. There cheap and go around your belt and tell you how far you have run. And for swimming well find out how big the pool is and go from there if you feel like counting laps. I usually lose count some were in the 20's. As for open water well not sure how to help you there but im sure thay make some sort of watch device that can tell you.

[Moose335]

If you dont have any way to tell how far you are running just run for amounts of time.... if you keep at a constant pace the you should get pretty far

[NeverQuit]

One good way to find out how far you run and how much you are improving is to have a specific starting point, start running, and push yourself hard until you cannot run anymore. each week try and push yourself harder to run a further distance. i did that for a while and after about 3 months i found that i was running a lil over 7 miles a day. it doesnt seem so far out of reach when you dont think of how far you are actually running, that is how i feel i was able to run so much.

[Pathus]

The official PT program tells you not to exceed 6 miles per day, 30 miles per week. Just decrease your time. When you start running such extreme distances, you start to burn muscle which is not what you want.

[generalkyle]

Thanks for the info Pathus, I always wondered why they set those guidelines, just never thought about asking. Anyways, thanks, and good luck to all those aspiring to be SEALs, I am right there with you, also being a sophmore in high school.

Kyle out

[IanL2]

Derek, mang, I am a sophomore in high school, and if you want to be able to run, join your track team as I did.

Ow.

It's good **** man :) I have the "perk" of joining the team with my uncle being a track prodigy that coached my coach, so I "have good genes" and am expected to excel more...its fun :) My uncle was headed to the olympics, not sure which year but he got a blood clot in his leg and pulled a tendon or somthing like that and didn't get to go, but he was "even beating the black guys" So enjoy running and go for it.