Workout

“The difference between combat and sport is that in combat you
bury the guy who comes in second.”
Unidentified Navy SEAL on the Discovery Channel’s “U.S. Navy SEALs II” 1999

For SEALs, and other military professionals, Physical Training (PT) takes on a very different perspective than what is commonly found at your local gym.  Because SEALs train for mission related performance, the objective for every workout is elite fitness, validated by the ability to perform every task at the level necessary to accomplish any mission – no matter what.  What does that mean?  It means that training must be comprised of broad and inclusive, constantly varied functional movements that are performed at high intensity in order to prepare for the unknown.

In every category of training, SEALs operate at the razor sharp tip of the spear where there is no room for error.  For this reason, only the best training methods are used at BUD/S, SQT, and in operational platoons to equip America’s elite.  High intensity functional training focused on strength, stamina, endurance, flexibility and durability are hallmarks of the Navy SEAL fitness regimen. Programs like our sister company SEALFIT (www.sealfit.com) are influenced heavily by Navy SEAL endurance and mental toughness training, along with cutting edge functional training.

Three standards for fitness

• Ten general physical skills
• Ability to perform a broad range of mission related tasks
• Efficiency of energy systems

Ten General Physical Skills are cardiovascular and respiratory endurance...

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