Maps
 

I could post the attached link in any number of threads, but thought it would reach a larger audience of students who need land navigation resources.

http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/

Enjoy.

"When I enlisted, I thought I'd see the world. Never thought I'd have to walk it."

MWF during lunch
3x 29 pushups
3x 15 closehand(diamond) pushups
3x 15 wide arm pushups
3x 30 situps
3x 30 crunches
3x 30 flutter kicks

M-F during lunch
pullups

M-Fri PM
M - 2 mile run (as quick as possible) + weight lifting at gym
Tu - 5 mile cross country ruck
W - 4 mile run + weight lifting at gym
Th - 2 mile run (as quick as possible)
Fri - 5 mile cross country ruck + gym

Sat - 6 mile run cross country.

Sun - 8 mile ruck over cross country.

Next week will be a repeat of the run mileage (just started hitting solid flat 7s on the 2 milers), but the ruck mileage for each of the 3 ruck days will be @ 8.

Following week will see an increase in mileage and ruck mileage will go to 10.

Simplicity
 

Maybe I am over-simplifying the solution, but I am just following the workout schedule listed in USAREC Pamphlet 601-25, In-Service Special Forces Recruiting Program. It's a 5 week, alternating hard/easy day workout designed (or so I understand) by USAREC to prepare current soldiers for success at SFAS.
I'd like to ask the opinion of anyone familiar with this publication what they would recommend doing on "easy" days. Right now I am focusing on push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups in order to improve APFT scores, but the pamphlet is unclear as to whether I should do free weight exercises on my off days as well. I appreciate y'alls time and help.

On easy days, conduct a PT test, go all out in performace, what you'll have is a 30-45 min. workout, followed by an hour of swim/pool time, but go easy. Hot tub, lots of stretching of warm muscles.

Your body needs rest, so do it.

For me, fitness means, strength, endurance, and flexibility. I loved easy days as much as napping on Grandma's sofa.

Thank you
 

Thanks WD for the advice I'll incorporate that into my schedule.

To prepare physically I've been working on keeping my years of weightlifting strength up while adding endurance for strength over time. I PT twice a day; in the morning I do my cardio (6 days a week) and a plyometric workout (3 days a week, alternating) along the lines of "Get Selected," my USMC training, and my days of high school track and field. In the evening I lift heavy weights (4x a week). I eat like a horse to stay at the same size but make sure that I can carry my weight with speed for long distances. I'm naturally over 200 and I'd like to stay that way :lifter.

On Sundays I do a rucksack march with another 18X from my recruiting battalion. We're working up to 100 pounds for 12 miles at around a 12-13 minute pace, and we're at 60 pounds now for 12 miles at that pace.

Twice a month I do a PT test on a Sunday to replace a cardio/plyometric workout; I'm trying to beat a perfect APFT by 5-10%.

I get out into the woods as often as possible with friends or alone to camp and hunt and fish. When I'm out (about once a month) I go to a national park and get a map and plot 5-6 points to practice my land navigation, and I review my handy land navigation manual (http://www.uvm.edu/~goldbar/FM3_25.26.pdf). I'm planning to do a nighttime long distance navigation sometime in the next few months.

Mentally, I read daily for about 2-3 hours. Military history, tactics, field manuals, outdoor manuals, the ranger handbook, and about every book I can find on selection and green beret history.

Basically I just make sure that I'm better and more prepared than I was yesterday, and view my training as a routine and way of life.

Why stop there? You should shoot for 250lbs for 25 miles, 5 days a week. That'll really get you set for success. Some folks just have to learn the hard way, I guess. :rolleyes:

I've read "Get Selected" and am rereading sections at a time as I get closer to shipping. Work (roofing) seems to get in the way of any consistent workout schedule so I try to do as much as possible while on the job. When I'm not at work, I cycle more than I run as I've found it helped my pace more than actual running did (for some reason?). I do a lot of pushups, situps, and pullups. When it's raining too hard to roof, it seems like those are all I do those days.

The only consistent schedule I've had is that I've been rucking on the weekends, twice a weekend, regardless of weather or on-goings. I use a 40lbs dry-pack for 4, 6, 8, or 12 miles in that cycle and try to maintain a 13minute-per-mile pace.

When I get out of work early enough, I also coach/wrestle/practice/workout with the local high school wrestling team (they're now having off-season prep). I myself wrestle competitively with a different association since I graduated and help coach high school teams when it's that time of year.

I am very excited.

Beat me to the punch. I can see a very hard lesson being learned in his near future. Standing by to watch the train wreck.:munchin

And what might that lesson be?

The lesson is that training with that much weight is a bad decision. Ask any QP on this forum and they will tell you that. All that will do is cause unnecessary injuries and stress. Use the search button and type in the word RUCK and you will understand. Any QP may correct me if I am out of line for saying this but what you are doing is quite stupid. But by all means, don't take the advice from guys who have been doing this longer than you and I have been alive.

Thanks for the input. I'll definitely look into it and consider reevaluating my training program regarding ruck marches.

P.S. I don't really like your tone, check yourself 33army.

No offense meant by my post MG*, I just state things bluntly. Hopefully when you finish college and receive your commission as a 2LT in the Army you remember that the people with the experience are usually the NCOs.

Really?

33army gave you some solid advice that will likely improve your chances of achieving your goals. If you read all the rucking advice on this forum and in "Get Selected" you'd soon realize how outrageous your training program is. If you can do it, more power to you, but is it worth the risk? Maybe now you can start training yourself to have a thicker skin.

No offense taken. I've actually chosen enlistment over the officer route so that I can get that valuable NCO experience. Best of luck to you at selection. I hope you have a good one too Robert Jordan.