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theswabbie said
on 12/29/2009 Anonymous said "Do not go in to Compete?" Ha! What do you call the guy who continually strives to be the BEST! He does better and better and becomes HONORMAN of his CLASS? His name goes on a board that will last FOREVER at NSW Coronado! What an HONOR! If you havent been there - STOW IT, because you dont know it.
sabeapollo said
on 8/6/2009 Run, swim then run some more! Do not concentrate on the weight lifting, instead work on body weight exercises. Pull-ups, pull-ups and more pull-ups! Push-ups till you puke! If you prepare your body, you will be half way there! Your mind is the other half! Understand now, that "you aint sh*t"! You are not that big, and you are not that bad! Notice and understand that SEAL's are in teams not a lone Rambo...although he is pretty bad a**! Google "Stew Smith" for some training tips on preparing for BUD/S. Also, check out some of my articles for some fun routines (shameless plug!) Good luck!
dweekly said
on 1/13/2007 i am in high school. i need some tips on how to train to be a seal.i am a good swimmer and i am very athletic. i dont live by an ocean so the only water time i get is when the city pool opens.if u could leave some comments on how to train it would be nice.
Anonymous said
on 8/14/2006 Rarely does anyone hit "the wall" when the strength of one's will has to compensate for the body's desire to rest...this is critical in all training of this type...SEAL, Ranger, etc.
Mental toughness is what allows one to win.
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 If you have time before you go to BUD/S, work you butt off each and every day, there is plenty of information on the web to help you practice for the challenge soon to come. Most of all, run! Good luck, and don't ever tell yourself you can't or you won't. Always push on, and remember, pain is only mental, for the most part it does not exist. Good luck!
Anonymous said
on 3/23/2006 Do not go in with the competitive attitude of out competing everyone else. This will get you unwanted attention and a label of not being a team player. If you can't work as a team to get things done, then it no longer pays to be a winner.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Martial Arts training is extremely helpful in applying for the SEALs, who are widely regarded as among the best hand-to-hand combatants in the world. Also, body-building will not help you, running and swimming will. Most Special Operations personnel are more like track runners in terms of build.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Before you join the SEALs it would be good for you to know that statistics and experts say that Navy Seal training(buds) is the toughest military training on Earth. No other countries can match it.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 You must be a born citizen under almost all circumstances. The only exception to this policy is if you have a specific skill or skill set which can not be filled by a native citizen, and even then is not common.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 If you can do the following, your physical preparation for being a SEAL will be eased slightly.
1) Practice underwater swimming, up to 50-75 meters
2) Swim 3 miles in the ocean. With a wet suit, and without one.
3) Learn to love the ocean. At BUDS, the ocean is your Mother.
4) Learn to hold your breath underwater at depths up to 15 to 25 feet, for about 30-60 seconds at the bottom, then come up.
5) Enjoy absolute torment for 6 months.
6) Make sure you can run wearing boots in the sand for several miles, at least 7 minutes per mile.
7) If dolphins, sharks, lobsters or crabs, bother you, don't come to BUDS.
8) Be able to tolerate being absolutely and completely frozen for ridiculously long periods of time.
9) Do 90 push ups, 15 pull ups, 100 sit ups, and 60 dips, you have nothing to worry about the beatings you will endure.
10) Find out what flutter kicks, 8 counts, and star jumps are. When you do - do lots of them!
11) Do not quit (especially during log PT or when you're cold)! The water is 51 degrees in wintertime. You will get the shaft if in a winter class. Log PT will end, so suck it up.
If you want to be a frogman, and nothing else, then come on out. If you come here with any other expectations, you'll ring out.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Keep going and never give up no matter how challenging things might get.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 To pass the physical test to get into BUD/S, you must be able to swim 500 yards in 12 minutes and 30 seconds, then do at least 42 pushups in 2 minutes, then do at least 52 crunches in 2 minutes, then 8 pull ups with no time limits, and run 1.5 miles in at most 11 minutes and 30 seconds. If you can ONLY do this, you will fight to survive each day at BUS/S. You should be striving to do the swim in 8-9 minutes, 100 pushups and crunches, 15-20 pull ups and do the run in 9 minutes in order to be competitive. If you get to BUD/S you should then go with a competitive attitude to do better than everyone else.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 As they say in BUD/S, the only easy day was yesterday. In other words, it don't get any easier. You have to constantly be at the top of your game or you will get someone else or yourself killed.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Prepare, prepare, prepare. Check out relevant web sites (www.sealchallenge.navy.mil, www.getfitnow.com, and www.navyseals.com). In short, follow the suggested preparation workouts and then join the Navy under the SEAL Challenge.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 SEALs are snake-eaters. If you are lucky enough to go to BUD/S, then you had better show up with a warrior's attitude. No whining and no crying. You are there to learn how to become a frogman, not a posterboy for some lame job.