Navy SEALs Pull No Punches With Their Intense Workout

By Joe Pietaro
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Updated: October 30, 2015

If there was any group that could do no wrong right, it certainly is the United States Navy SEALs. First they were rescuing kidnapped civilians from Somali pirates in the waters around the Horn of Africa then followed that up with eliminating the free world of Osama bin Laden.

From John Wayne to John Rambo, America loves its war heroes and the latest chapter bridges real life scenarios that were made for the Silver Screen. But rappelling from choppers and clearing a compound of enemy combatants does not come easy. Not only do the participants require military training, but also they need to be in top physical condition before even attempting any mission of importance.

Strength and endurance are paramount to attain pursuant to completing the required 18-week program. The first half consists of running, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and swimming. In the second nine weeks, dips are added.

Basic movements, you may say to yourself? Before you go ahead and think it sounds easy, just remember that this a five-day program with weekly increments. A candidate begins with a two-mile run and by the end, four more are added. He must also swim continuously for 75 minutes, up from 15 at the outset. These two hellish exercises are sandwiched around the strength movements.

To become a member of our nation’s elite fighting force takes a special person to commit not only physically, but also mentally. One has to be prepared psychologically and emotionally to handle the stress and pain associated with this type of training. To survive it means that the best of the best have made it through and emerging is a group of men worthy of the title as the globe’s toughest son-of-a-bitches.