Navy Seal Training

Navy Seal Training is considered to be one of the most rigorous periods of time a young man can face. Navy Seals are expected to be able to withstand a tremendous amount of physical strain, be able to perform day in and day out in combat conditions, to feel at home on sea and land, not to mention have top notch weapon training and discipline.

In this article I want to focus on the kind of physical training Navy Seals need to go through. Apart from being able to swim fast over long distances, they also go through a lot of difficult and exerting workout phases on land.

The first thing you as a civilian need to understand is that military fitness is no where close to gym fitness and training programs you may know which are focused on fat loss or muscle building. Civilian training plans are mainly for looking better, getting flat abs, or shedding some fat. For a soldier, this is hardly important. In combat, with bullets flying close by, and an enemy pressing in, you need to be able to count on your body to perform at all times. Looking good is just a nice side effect.

This means that the Navy Seals training workouts are very different from those you see at gyms. For one thing, most of the training is done outdoors and not in a gym. There is a greater emphasis on body weight exercises than on weight training. You train with a lot of added equipment carried or strapped to your body, in full military gear, not in comfortable gym shorts.

In addition, you can expect to do a lot of circuit training, involving strength and cardio exercises in rapid succession. Doing both long duration cardio and sprinting is something you can expect, as is running through water, uphill, or on uncomfortable terrain.

Being able to perform under time constraints is super important. You don't have all the time in the world. You can't take a break unless your drill sergeant allows it. This is not the air conditioned, free spirit, atmosphere of the gym.

Something which soldiers need to be able to do is quickly recover from physical exertion to be able to perform once more. I know that in the Tacfit Commando program, which shows how soldiers really train, there's a lot of focus on recovery. You need to be able to charge the enemy even if you're tired. There is no excuse for failure and the price of it may be high.

If you want to train like a navy seal, get out of the gym, train your body to perform rather than to look fit, and really push it. There is no other way.

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