Steve Rogers
Level 6 Valued Member
As some of you may know I have been trying to get back in the military and have specifically chosen a Special Operations route. During my pursuit of this I have began adopting the StrongFirst philosophy and methods in preparing for the physical aspects of these selection courses. I also began pursuing general knowledge of the SOF lifestyle and other information on another website with verified Special Operations personnel to increase my learning.
During this time I managed to spark a debate - or rather I mentioned my StrongFirst way of doing things: Simple and Sinister, crawling and long slow distance runs to build a base for 6-12 months and then more specific selection training for several weeks before entering the military. And was met with....questioning and resistance. Most of which I took to be negative
Their argument was: Why not train specifically all the time for selection or even after selection on a team for deployment? They argued that you didn’t have the luxury of a season. You could always be called up and therefore had to always be ready. My response was that in my past military experience I burned out physically trying to maintain a 100% workout philosphy and that I believed that would happen in a SOF unit or any unit.
I know some of you were in the military or in SOF yourselves. Where am I wrong and what are some personal things you discovered or are discovering about how StrongFirst does or does not fit in with your military lifestyle?
During this time I managed to spark a debate - or rather I mentioned my StrongFirst way of doing things: Simple and Sinister, crawling and long slow distance runs to build a base for 6-12 months and then more specific selection training for several weeks before entering the military. And was met with....questioning and resistance. Most of which I took to be negative
Their argument was: Why not train specifically all the time for selection or even after selection on a team for deployment? They argued that you didn’t have the luxury of a season. You could always be called up and therefore had to always be ready. My response was that in my past military experience I burned out physically trying to maintain a 100% workout philosphy and that I believed that would happen in a SOF unit or any unit.
I know some of you were in the military or in SOF yourselves. Where am I wrong and what are some personal things you discovered or are discovering about how StrongFirst does or does not fit in with your military lifestyle?