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Are there any specific training regimes that are suggested for preparing for beast? Specifically for running-how far do you usually run during beast and how should one go about preparing for that?
Running isn't a problem for me because I am a cross country and track team captain, but if I were to give you any advice I would say start out by running 1-2 miles 5 days a week. You have to move up slowly. I suggest by the time beast comes around it would be really good if you could do 4-6 miles 5 days a week, or more. I'll be with the track team till June so when Beast comes around I'll already be on 8-10 miles 7 days a week. Try joining the track d-squad (distance) !
I personally am trying to run a 12min mile and whatnot.
Don't injure yourself bud. Remember, recovery is just as important as exercising.
Are there any specific training regimes that are suggested for preparing for beast? Specifically for running-how far do you usually run during beast and how should one go about preparing for that?
Running isn't a problem for me because I am a cross country and track team captain, but if I were to give you any advice I would say start out by running 1-2 miles 5 days a week. You have to move up slowly. I suggest by the time beast comes around it would be really good if you could do 4-6 miles 5 days a week, or more. I'll be with the track team till June so when Beast comes around I'll already be on 8-10 miles 7 days a week. Try joining the track d-squad (distance) !
A 12-minute mile?
Sorry I meant 2 mile time
You will need to do push ups, and a lot of them. Pull ups and a lot of them. As stated, run, then run some more. DS told me the hardest thing about beast wasn't the physical part, but the daily grind, its every day all day. So prepare mentally.
Don't neglect muscular strength and endurance. You should try to be well balanced for Beast. If you can run 8-10 miles a day then you should either be maxing your push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, ect. Or you should be focusing more on those areas.
I also agree with Sawndog, not having rest days can actually reduce what you get out of your workouts. There is such a thing as overtraining.
Thanks for the good advice on working out guys and don't take this the wrong way lol but I know what I'm doing...I completely aced the CFA, not to mention my mile was 4:53 after all of the other events, I'm a pretty balanced athlete. But I don't wanna take all the credit because I got there with the help of my coaches, one of them was almost a Navy SEAL but he was dyslexic and couldn't score high enough on the ASVAB :/ Good luck to us all!
Getting to the ASVAB part in the Navy SEAL application is no where near almost
A 12-minute mile?