gatorbait
Level 5 Valued Member
Hello all at Strongfirst,
I am looking for any help/guidance that can be given. I am going to become an USAF SERE Instructor. My timeline is going to be 6 months to a year before getting to the school house so I have some time to prepare. I'm looking for a program path to follow to get me where I need to be so that physically the school will be as easy as possible.
The first step is the PAST Test:
Swim: 200m in <10 min
Run: 1.5 mi in <11 min
Pullups: 8 reps in <1 min
Situps: 48 reps in <2 min
Pushups: 48 reps in <2 min
Ruck March: 65lbs for 4 mi in <1 hour
So this is what I'm working on currently. The only issue here is Pullups. Always been a struggle for me. I'm currently at 5-6 reps.
I am greasing the groove on situps, pushups and pull-ups. So my numbers should be good in a few weeks. So what I'm looking for is the path once I have these numbers. School will be a year long. the typical day at the school house looks as such:
-run 2-8 miles
-pushups 200 reps
-situps- 200 reps
-flutter kicks 200 reps
-pullups 50 reps
-8 count bodybuilders 50 reps
-ruck march 65 lbs or more for 6-8 miles a day
The time in school bounces between being on base at the school house and out in the field (1-3 weeks at a time) working on perfecting survival and teaching skills in the Washington State area. The PAST Test will be constantly assessed throughout the course.
Technically SERE is supposedly spec ops but really I would probably put it as Quadrant 3. It is the job of teaching not fighting. Biggest emphasis probably on loaded carries as you are rucking 6-8 miles a day up and down the mountains.
So what are the thoughts on the path ahead? I was wondering if:
-just following the path of ETK all the way to a half bodyweight press would be appropriate adding rucking and running as necessary. (running ala E.S./"Victor")?
-or perhaps PM (working up to 48kg bell) with pistols and OAP and pullups mixed in some how?
-or am I in need of a different path altogether?
A quick about me. I am 31, 6'4", 200 lbs. (Pretty lean. Thin upper body. Thick tree trunk legs.). I am swinging the 24kg bell for reps and can give 3 solid full getups per a side with the same bell. I am at home out in the field. I grew up in the swamps down in Florida and experienced plenty of ruck marching and desert and mountains while in the USMC. (An 03. 1 FAST Co. 1/1)
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. This is a terrific community.
I am looking for any help/guidance that can be given. I am going to become an USAF SERE Instructor. My timeline is going to be 6 months to a year before getting to the school house so I have some time to prepare. I'm looking for a program path to follow to get me where I need to be so that physically the school will be as easy as possible.
The first step is the PAST Test:
Swim: 200m in <10 min
Run: 1.5 mi in <11 min
Pullups: 8 reps in <1 min
Situps: 48 reps in <2 min
Pushups: 48 reps in <2 min
Ruck March: 65lbs for 4 mi in <1 hour
So this is what I'm working on currently. The only issue here is Pullups. Always been a struggle for me. I'm currently at 5-6 reps.
I am greasing the groove on situps, pushups and pull-ups. So my numbers should be good in a few weeks. So what I'm looking for is the path once I have these numbers. School will be a year long. the typical day at the school house looks as such:
-run 2-8 miles
-pushups 200 reps
-situps- 200 reps
-flutter kicks 200 reps
-pullups 50 reps
-8 count bodybuilders 50 reps
-ruck march 65 lbs or more for 6-8 miles a day
The time in school bounces between being on base at the school house and out in the field (1-3 weeks at a time) working on perfecting survival and teaching skills in the Washington State area. The PAST Test will be constantly assessed throughout the course.
Technically SERE is supposedly spec ops but really I would probably put it as Quadrant 3. It is the job of teaching not fighting. Biggest emphasis probably on loaded carries as you are rucking 6-8 miles a day up and down the mountains.
So what are the thoughts on the path ahead? I was wondering if:
-just following the path of ETK all the way to a half bodyweight press would be appropriate adding rucking and running as necessary. (running ala E.S./"Victor")?
-or perhaps PM (working up to 48kg bell) with pistols and OAP and pullups mixed in some how?
-or am I in need of a different path altogether?
A quick about me. I am 31, 6'4", 200 lbs. (Pretty lean. Thin upper body. Thick tree trunk legs.). I am swinging the 24kg bell for reps and can give 3 solid full getups per a side with the same bell. I am at home out in the field. I grew up in the swamps down in Florida and experienced plenty of ruck marching and desert and mountains while in the USMC. (An 03. 1 FAST Co. 1/1)
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. This is a terrific community.