"Navy Blue & Gold: Special Assignment by Dave Brown" (LaSierra High PE)

[@JimPaclik]

I attended La Sierra 1960-1964. It was a great program, very competitive. I was obsessed with the physical fitness program. I worked out at least 3 times a day. Walking to school in the morning, then during PE class, then after school. I was the first Freshman to make the Gold. The 6 minute water test was the only thing I couldn't do...I would sink to the bottom, no matter how much air I could hold. A few years later I set a record of 500 Extension Press ups. I am not sure if that record has ever been broken. I could have continued but I had already missed my next class. Great Memories. Now at 77, still in decent shape, I think those days formed the rest of my life. Thank You to all of the coaches, especially Stan LeProtti. Jim Paclik

[@TheLeanBerets]

Thank you for sharing Jim. An amazing program that had lasting impact on almost everyone that went through it. -Ron Jones 🇺🇸💪🏻

[@ErtixPoke]

Looks like a slavery, not a good programme.

[@rburbage7117]

In the 1970s, Coach LeProtti brought his program to the University of South Carolina. His fitness and handwalking course was built in front of the then-new Sol Blatt PE Center. It has since been torn down. He was the most intense, no-nonsense individual I ever met. Glad to see that his methods & ideas are being carried on over 40 years later.

[@TheLeanBerets]

Yes. I have photos in my archives of the USC course being constructed and used. I would love to speak to you more about the USC program. Please drop me a note at: [e-mail]

[@InthepantryNet]

​@@TheLeanBeretsdo you have the link on your website to the pics? Would love to see that usc course. Thank you!

[@TheLeanBerets]

@@InthepantryNet No. They are not posted.

[@drats1279]

Great shot of Coach Souza at 4:51. I remember Coach LeProtti and Coach Souza very well. I graduated from La Sierra in 1965 and fell a few colors short of the Navy Blue. My favorite exercises were the peg board and the man, lift, and carry. For a short period of time during my junior year, I held the record for the fastest time in the man, lift, and carry. This PE program prepared me well for basic training and AIT at Ft. Ord along with other wonderful courses the Army let me participate in. Great videos and great memories.

[@TheLeanBerets]

Thanks so much for the feedback! -Ron Jones

[@IGNACY-fp8zo]

Navy Blue Shorts Minimum Requirements: 52 bar dips 34 pull ups 50 (non-freestanding) handstand push ups 26 30 second alternating one arm burpees (???) 47.5 second 300 yard shuttle run 2 trips of 20 foot rope climbs without use of legs 17 second agility run 100 8 inch extension press ups 5 vertical pegboard trips 45 second handstand 5 miles carrying someone within 10 pounds of your weight 5 min 15 sec mile run 5 mile jog no stops Complete ‘the obstacle course’ Swim front prone one mile Swim underwater 50 yards Swim two miles 6 minutes of floating on water with hands and feet tied 2 hours of staying afloat in water within an 8 foot circle I really want to accomplish some of these myself, but it is kind of impossible to do everything as I lack some very specific equipment.

[@TheLeanBerets]

Just pick a few things that do not require special equipment. The methods had the magic more than the actual equipment. 💡 -RJ

[@bruhbro1181]

@@TheLeanBerets How to speedrun getting navy shorts (without completing tests): 1. Kill al-qaeda leader 2. Kill Taliban leader 3. Kill the ISIS leader 4. Go to Ukraine and reclaim 100km2 of land there 5. Help the citizens reclaim Myanmar. Once your done (which u may die in the process) you get it

[@HUVideoer]

that would be a pretty impressive physical test for a serious crossfit athlete today

[@Denidrakes69]

I know this comment is old now, but if you haven't watched The Bioneer on KZbin, do. He runs about in the forests, using trees, branches, fences etc to do all this type of stuff.

[@McCarthy1776]

This needs to come back now more than ever

[@elhombrebilingue]

Most of the kids in this program could probably easily defeat the ninja warrior course

[@davidkennedytraining]

5 mile partner carry, Its amazing what a body can do 💪

[@bezunesh223]

Good Luck getting someone to volunteer to be carried for 5 Miles, A lot Of Wrestling practices have you run around the Wrestling Room or up the Stairs with a partner on your back But getting someone to volunteer to be carried for 5 miles is another story.

[@pierre_st_Pierre]

@@bezunesh223 haha good point

[@christopherbartley6400]

Is that 5 miles never putting your partner down? As the person getting carried I would get annoyed

[@TheLeanBerets]

No stopping. There was a specific method for each boy to learn so it was efficient for both of them. Part of the challenge was mental stability, so getting annoyed was not efficient for conservation of energy over five miles.

[@JimPaclik]

I always found that it was harder on the guy being carried. My best friend was Jim McKee. We would carry each other. I guess, we had the mental part worked out. Doug Lindsey was another good friend. We pushed each other to the next level.

[@EdwardM-t8p]

As the person being carried I might have to think of England!

[@ErtixPoke]

If military would not exsist and this kind of sport training would replace the military to prevent men from losing their lifes, then it would be good. Physical exerxises can be done by all men, doesn't matter if they're in good physical health or not. Thw military service isn't for anyone and that's why this programme is better to ALL people. Otherwise, this kind of programme would be used as a tool to prepare people for a war.

[@TheLeanBerets]

@@ErtixPoke The program was great for ALL the boys.

[@ErtixPoke]

@@TheLeanBerets Yes, you know it. It wasn't good for all. Not all liked to do it. The programme would be good if it wasn't for the army, nie for a common good and sport clubs.