Physical training Marines/Seals..(armed forces) help?

Question

Okay, Im 18 6'0 200lbs mostly muscle(i played football all 4 years of HS as runningback) Thinking about USMC or NAVY. I was wondering what kindve training i could do to get in the best possible shape to begin with, as I hear everythings much easier that way.

Dont tell me to go to college as i dont have money for that which is one of the reasons i would like to join the armed forces.

But is there anything that is a MUST that i should work on?

Did you have a routine of some sort?

If you have had experience in these two branches, what were your regular exercises when you woke up or through the day?

Any help would be very appreciated.

Answer 1

In the Marines the things to focus on would be 20 pull-ups, under 28 minute three mile run time and 100 crunches in under 2 minutes everything else will come in boot camp if you can do those three things you should be fine. But seeing as how you played football for 4 years you should be able to do those things anyways and being your height and weight you are close to max weight, however you will most likely have a first class PFT which would allow you some play on your weight issue.

Answer 2

If you choose to not go to college, they will still ask what your SAT scores are to help evaluate you. Go see a recruiter to help.

Answer 3

as long as u have the str stuff down, i believe ur best bet would be to go for endurance type stuff. run for long distances,  go for long walks with a weighted backpack, like 50 lbs should do u, start it easy, but u want to get to at least 10 miles at the end, take lots of water,, dont be stpid about it. also u will get a fair amount of sleep deprivation stuff, so try going to sleep like about 12  and then getting up by 5 at the latest, then going all day for a couple of weeks , include ur weight and endurance stuff in this,

If u have never done it, start shining ur shoes, if u dont have a pair that needs shining, go to good will or wherever and get a couple  of pair cheap, practice shining them til u can get them to shine all over, get teh liquid stuff that u paint on the sides of the soles, make em pretty, u will have to in boot camp anyway . make ur room as clean as a whislte and keep it that way, make ur bed as soon as u get up, military style, teh more u can get used to this now, the less stressful it will be when u have to do it for a d.i.

start saying yes sir and yes mam to everybody and i mean everybody.

a lot of boot camp is just learning how to be polite, folo any kind of order given to u, no matter how stupid, and learning how to work as a team with ur platoon. the more u practice this stuff at home b4  teh less difficult a time u will have adjusting to the new system.

the physical stuff is usually the easiest thing to get into , its all teh mental things that eat away at most people.

Answer 4

You will probably be fine on the PT aspects, but there is a certain mental assault that is used to make you a part of a team that may be different than what you experienced in high school.  .  If you enjoy discipline and snap drills, you should be okay.

Answer 5

I have found great success in preparing by using one of Stew Smith's training books. He is a former Navy Seal, and has written numerous fitness books and articles. The one I use is his guide for completing BUD/s. Just google it