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Desert Fox · 09-24-2004, 20:35

Hi,
I'd like to post an observation I made about training...

I often do climbing, scuba, rucking, running, etc.. I thing I remarked: a person can be called 'fit', and still have very hard time doing things somebody else who looks less 'in shape' will do easily. That person is doing extensive weight training, with some running. Big arms...and at the middle of the walls, too tired to continue.
Another one, a classic: a running gazelle.And then only 40 pounds on the back, and few hours of admin rucking. His face was red!
That are just two examples among MANY others.
My conclusion is: to be good at something, just do THAT thing.You want to be good at climbing, climb.You want to be good at swimming...swim.You want to be good at ruckcking, well....just ruck. Birds dont do weight training just to fly in a better way, and monkey dont do heavy sets.
Squats, bicycle, and rucking are three different things. Your body will be good at what he is used at.
If you want to boost your training, do more, or put weights while swimming, or just try to do lenghs with scuba shoes, or just put one fin to simulate the lost of one; or just find big hills and ruck in it.Do 15 k in one way, wild terrain, so youll get no choice to do the 15 k back to the car. Wait the next big snowstorm, and put a big ruck. While rucking, do simple maths in your mind, 36+128, 87 x 2. Each dead tree you see is an enemy that requires a doubletap. Try to locate all deadtrees on your path. If you are walking in a hard terrain full of holes, keep a look around, because if the enemy is smart, he'll wait there, knowing EVERY team member is looking at his feet, careless and vulnerable to an ambush.

On my personal board I have 2 badges: US SF, and JTF-2 (Canadian SF, my goal). Each time I do training, I swear I will accomplish my objectives, unless I fall on the ground, passed out. If one day I fail, the badges will be turned around so I can't see the badges...until I accomplish my next objectives. Sometimes, just the though to turn around those badges keeped me going forward. 'At the end you will be happy', I repeat to myself. 'Pass the day and you golden', that's what they say?

09-24-2004, 20:35	#14
Desert Fox Guerrilla Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Brunswick Canada Posts: 181	Hi, I'd like to post an observation I made about training... I often do climbing, scuba, rucking, running, etc.. I thing I remarked: a person can be called 'fit', and still have very hard time doing things somebody else who looks less 'in shape' will do easily. That person is doing extensive weight training, with some running. Big arms...and at the middle of the walls, too tired to continue. Another one, a classic: a running gazelle.And then only 40 pounds on the back, and few hours of admin rucking. His face was red! That are just two examples among MANY others. My conclusion is: to be good at something, just do THAT thing.You want to be good at climbing, climb.You want to be good at swimming...swim.You want to be good at ruckcking, well....just ruck. Birds dont do weight training just to fly in a better way, and monkey dont do heavy sets. Squats, bicycle, and rucking are three different things. Your body will be good at what he is used at. If you want to boost your training, do more, or put weights while swimming, or just try to do lenghs with scuba shoes, or just put one fin to simulate the lost of one; or just find big hills and ruck in it.Do 15 k in one way, wild terrain, so youll get no choice to do the 15 k back to the car. Wait the next big snowstorm, and put a big ruck. While rucking, do simple maths in your mind, 36+128, 87 x 2. Each dead tree you see is an enemy that requires a doubletap. Try to locate all deadtrees on your path. If you are walking in a hard terrain full of holes, keep a look around, because if the enemy is smart, he'll wait there, knowing EVERY team member is looking at his feet, careless and vulnerable to an ambush. On my personal board I have 2 badges: US SF, and JTF-2 (Canadian SF, my goal). Each time I do training, I swear I will accomplish my objectives, unless I fall on the ground, passed out. If one day I fail, the badges will be turned around so I can't see the badges...until I accomplish my next objectives. Sometimes, just the though to turn around those badges keeped me going forward. 'At the end you will be happy', I repeat to myself. 'Pass the day and you golden', that's what they say? __________________ True fitness is task-oriented. Last edited by Desert Fox; 09-24-2004 at 20:51.
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