OBJECTIVE

I have designed this page to serve as my training log in order to free myself from the restrictions of the software I have so far been using. Though in the past I have designed plans to prepare for certain triathlons, half and full-Ironman races, ultramarathons and other events, my current training plan is designed around one goal: BUD/S. If anything you see here appears at all random to you, rest assured there is a very specific method to my madness. This plan is a collaboration between myself and my primary training partner, Brian S., and is a culmination of years of experience developing and executing advanced-level training plans designed to produce world-class fitness and performance.

There is no undertaking in the world as comprehensive or demanding as BUD/S. Put simply, you have to be able to do it all, and at an extremely high level of proficiency. BUD/S is not a boot camp; it is a 6 months long endurance test designed to find indestructible men who can do the impossible, and weed out the rest. Only the toughest and fittest applicants the country has to offer even make it in to BUD/S, and once there, 90% routinely fail to survive past the first of three phases. The SEAL Teams have the highest fitness standards of any military unit in the world, and we have developed this plan to prepare ourselves to meet those standards, guided by the uncompromising principles held by those passionate about preparing for war. From here until I ship out to the Navy, there will be no more deliberately easy workouts. I intend to push the envelope in my best effort to become as prepared as possible for the rigors of BUD/S. And seeing as BUD/S is the sole focus of this webpage, I have included some related videos for my motivation and your edification.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

TUESDAY 1/18

SWIM: Sprint Day

Warm up: 300m freestyle at moderate pace, 100m Combat Side-Stroke, 2x25m underwater
Baseline: 500m w/ fins at fast pace
Main Set: 10x100m CSS sprints
Durability: Tread water holding 8lb brick above head for 5 minutes.

Notes: Shoulders and lats still sore from yesterday--warmup was interesting. Should've timed the 500m fin-swim, it was fast. Sprints weren't phenomenal, but I was able to continue picking up the pace throughout the workout. Averaged about 1:31/100m. Treading water was fun, did slightly better than last time. Got the wicked leg-burn going and didn't inhale much water. Definitely need to work on it more though.

RUN: Recovery

4 miles at tempo pace.

Notes: Since I skipped the 16-miler yesterday in an effort to let my Achilles Tendons heal up, this was a joke.

CLIMB: Sport Rock

Arched a little to warm up, skipped campusing to not further injure elbow. Sent the yellow "Brick Road" 5.10- pretty smoothly, forearms were giving out towards the top, hands/fingers did fine. Tried again and failed again at "New Blue" 5.10, lost grip and fell halfway up. That fucker takes no prisoners. Arms were shot at this point, still tried a gnarly 5.9+, made it 8ft from the top before my arms couldn't hold on anymore. Overall making progress, though slowly. Plan on doing more next time.

SEALFIT: "Vision"

As many rounds as possible in 30min of:
5x Burpees
10x Box Jumps
10x Knees-to-Elbows

Rounds completed: 25
Good but not great. I should've gotten more rounds considering I couldn't walk straight when it was over. Have to try harder next time--pushing earlier in the workout while still fresh should enable me to squeeze out 28-30. My new goal is 30+. Entire workout was done outside. Box jumps were done on my deck bench, knees-to-elbows done on rings.
Posted by Steve C. at 4:48 PM

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