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Thank you for your service brother.

Any recommendations for someone who does not live near the woods? I'm in West Texas and it is FLAT.

Love these short form info vids. Thank you

Keep in mind however, brand new NG guys who are in states that don’t do SFRE such as North Carolina will not get the specific experience you describe. You go to RSP drill which prepares you for basic training, but you do not recieve any SF training, mentorship, or even testing. I’ve heard it’s different in other states. In these cases, it is imperative to seek outside resources. Attend a Hell Day event if you can!

Is 20 too young to join

Everything you said is 100% factual and a solid way to program running for tactical athletes, but there’s also nothing wrong with running every day

Aside from tier one units, the fittest dudes in the military are those who compete at Best Ranger. They all run every day. Many, close to 100 miles a week

Very wise

Thank you for your service sir. For someone who’s Prepping for Selection ( Army civil affairs ) do I need to swim? And how good I have to be. I know how to swim but lack of endurance.

Is it the same way in the Air National Guard special warfare ?

If you need a blueprint to do this then I think that you lack the willpower to actually be a good soldier.

I live in a 19th group region, but i wanna join 20th group in Florida. Is that possible?

220 minus your age is a decent rough estimate but depending on the persons health and cardio levels, it could be lower. For myself, my max HR is 186. If I were to subtract my age from 220, it would be in the high 190s. Same with 180-age and you get your max aerobic HR. These are good guesses and can aid in starting but once you get to a certain point, going out and getting your blood levels taken, and HR levels analyzed by a specialist would be vital to your training. Especially if you want to be a professional or possibly even SOF in either of the branches.

Great info Jon! I wish I would have had this thirty years ago. I go my 3 miler in the corps down to a 19:20 but that paled in comparison to the guys that were running sub 18 minute three milers. Fear was the only motivator I had. Glad to see you are helping future veterans.

Hello, I’m a 17 year old highschooler that had plans to go into special forces in the Army, but recently I got an injury in football that is going to make me have some surgery on my labrum in my shoulder. I’m really bummed out and really planned on the military, but people say that I’m a liability now, should I keep on trying to go, or find another path? I’m in great shape too😢

Honestly the BEST running advice video I have found on KZbin -- full stop!

If they quit, the truth is you don’t want them beside you when the real trouble hits because they’re not gonna be in the fight with you they already proved they didn’t have enough fight in them when they quit❤DALE. And to those that applied and made it through. Thank you for being your bad ass self. God bless you.

While you were in SF, how did getting promoted work? Was it line scores? Or was it your leadership deciding you were ready or not? Or maybe time in grade?

A well functioning and committed Guard ODA is an outstanding resource. They often bring multiple careers and skill sets to the fight whereas the active component has their only full time skill sets. Both have pros and cons but only a fool discounts the 19th and 20th Groups respectively.

I'll try out your plan and give you an update in 3 months.

But John, if pace doesn't matter, how will I win the inaugural 'zone 2 pace competition' I have coming up!?!?

18 pull ups, 80 push ups, 14 minute 2 mile. 245 PR bench, 380 deadlift PR, never rucked a day in my life. Suggestions?

What are your thoughts on guys doing about 6-10 miles of zone 2 rucking per week? It's funny, the program I made for myself is basically the same except on Friday I do a long zone 2 ruck/land nav practice w ruck.

What do you think about including sled pulls/pushes in training for SFAS?

An excuse to not try

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Thanks man

Hello, I want to know if it is possible to go to Church on sunday during the Q-course?

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You have no idea what you are talking about the national guard doesn't do anything like what special ops guys do Nat guard doesn't do combat and special operations like hostage rescue and hvt take outs

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If I may, that’s not really imposter syndrome at least how I understand it. Imposter syndrome would be if you became a green beret then still felt like an imposter. I have imposter syndrome in other accomplishments that I have. You don’t feel it’s deserved or that you are good enough to acknowledge it even though you did pass/ accomplish. I think it’s common among men. Then your goals are anti climaxes when you reach them…

Even in basic/OSUT the guard whooped active’s ass. Most of us were ex athletes looking for school to get paid for or something cool to do in addition to our civilian life. The active dudes had below average fitness and were looking to get away from home.

For me the 200lb sand bag carry was the hardest part which got me in week 1

I think there should tho. Sure someone can run a 32-35 min 5 miler and smoke a ruck sesh but what happens if they cant squat bench or deadlift their buddy's weight with gear on. then that should be improved and tested but that's my opinion.

Sounds like my wife tryna tell me how being a stay at home wife is more stressful than my job as a pipeline welder 😂

all fun and games until u get stalked by 3 bigfeetz

Friend here will let you know when I sign my 18x contract hopefully this year.

Fast Twitch muscle fibers, the fibers you use in a 1 rep max squat, deadlift, bench press or overhead press are anaerobic in nature, meaning they use anaerobic glycolysis for energy source, meaning they fatigue quickly. The military is a strength-endurance occupation, which is more of a slow twitch muscle fiber training. Slow twitch muscle fibers have significantly more mitochondria and blood vessel. If you have ever gotten a pump from Weightlifting your slow twitch muscle fibers are filling with blood. Slow twitch fibers are anaerobic in nature. Now there is a way you can train both. It would take too long to explain but there is a book titled, Kettlebell Axe Method by Pavel. It is an interesting read.

Dude, thank you so much! Such an effective explanation

National Guard SF is really our secret weapon… Did Work ups with them in San Diego a few weeks ago pretty cool guys change my whole view on National Guard service

Loving the quality of the video!

Did a 3 mile with 20 lbs in 40 mins. Sucked wind hard at the end. Spamming different videos for ideas 😂

Joe Biden be like:

Hey Mr. Hamilton. I’ve been following you free SFAS 90 day work up plan. I’ve been running into an issue with my lower back. I’ve always been more of a runner than a lifter. After deadlift days, I find my lower back to be extremely tight. No pain, just very sore. And it takes me days to recover from it. It was so bad that I couldn’t run. So I had to skip about two days of running. I left on a pre planned vacation on day 15 for about two weeks. My back completely recovered and did the 40 minute slow tempo run with no back stiffness that forced me to stop not even three quarters of a mile in. I just did day 16 two days ago and I could tell that I would need an extra day of recovery if I wanted to complete the run on day 17. I’m wondering if I should skip doing deadlifts all together, maybe go to a trap bar, or do deadlifts every other time it’s scheduled. I’m 6’2 205lbs and 24 years old. Turning 25 at the end of December. I have been active duty army before and want back in. I have more experience rucking and am thinking about replacing most deadlift days with rucking days. Looking for your professional opinion on what I should do. Thank you

As a person with one working lung. Jon methods are not far from mine, and it does work.

high quality and simple vidoes. Thank you

400 meters @ sub goal pace. Usually shoot for a 1:20 or so

Dang, some amazing tips - thanks!