By Stew
Smith
from Military.com
The U.S. Navy
SEAL Grinder PT
BUDS 182 - End of Third Phase - Graduation Week
The definition of "grinder' is the concrete-asphalt area at BUD/S where the students do their calisthenics workouts. It is surrounded by pullup bars, dip bars and the instructors, training officer, and commanding officer's offices. You have the constant feeling of always being watched while you are on the "grinder". So, put out hard, count loud, and cheer your class through the workout or you will wind up doing the workout "wet and sandy" or spend an hour in the leaning rest!
BUDS 182 - End of Third Phase - Graduation Week
The definition of "grinder' is the concrete-asphalt area at BUD/S where the students do their calisthenics workouts. It is surrounded by pullup bars, dip bars and the instructors, training officer, and commanding officer's offices. You have the constant feeling of always being watched while you are on the "grinder". So, put out hard, count loud, and cheer your class through the workout or you will wind up doing the workout "wet and sandy" or spend an hour in the leaning rest!
The Grinder PT Workout has been developed out of a
concern for those future BUD/S candidates who may not be as prepared
for SEAL training as they thought they were. Many members of the
StewSmith.com PT Club as well as readers of the Complete Guide to Navy
SEAL fitness have stated that they felt like they were in great shape when
they arrived to BUD/s, but some were not prepared for the verbal
harassment and mind games of the instructors. Statistics kept since
the beginning of SEAL training say that most of the people who quit BUD/S
do so in the first 3-4 weeks. This program is designed around those
first 3-4 weeks with many events of mental and physical
challenges. This is not a workout that I would recommend to do
often. In fact, it is so challenging that is may be best done only once
and kept as a reminder and reference guide to the certain mental
challenges you will face prior to Hell Week. My BUD/S class (182)
had over 120 people start in the first week and lost over 40 prior to
Hellweek and about 20 in Hellweek.
To give you an idea of what type of mindet you should have prior to arriving at BUD/S is the goal of this program. For instance, I have always stated that you should go to BUD/s with the mentality of competing to win every event such as the runs, swims, o-courses, but at the same time be a cheerleader to those behind you and cheer them onto finishing. You should not go to BUD/s with the mentality of just surviving and striving for the minimum statndards. Too many people quit BUD/s by achieving the minimum scores listed on the BUD/s Physical Fitness Test criteria. The minimums and the recommended scores are below:
To give you an idea of what type of mindet you should have prior to arriving at BUD/S is the goal of this program. For instance, I have always stated that you should go to BUD/s with the mentality of competing to win every event such as the runs, swims, o-courses, but at the same time be a cheerleader to those behind you and cheer them onto finishing. You should not go to BUD/s with the mentality of just surviving and striving for the minimum statndards. Too many people quit BUD/s by achieving the minimum scores listed on the BUD/s Physical Fitness Test criteria. The minimums and the recommended scores are below:
-- Swim 500 yards. Maximum time allowed is 12 minutes, 30 seconds
-- but to be competitive, you should swim the distance in at least 8 to 9 minutes, utilizing
only the Comat Swimmer Stroke, Side or Breast stroke.
-- Max push-ups. Minimum number is 42 in 2 minutes, but you should
shoot for at least 100 for an average score.
-- Max sit-ups. Minimum number is 52 in 2 minutes, but you should
strive for at least 90 to 100 in 2
minutes for an average score.
-- Max pull-ups. Minimum is eight with no time limit, but you
cannot touch the ground or let go of the bar. You should be able to do 15 to 20 to be competitive.
-- 1.5-mile run. Wearing boots and pants, the maximum time allowed
for this one is 11 minutes, 30 seconds, but you should be able to cover the distance in
9 minutes to be competitive.
If you shoot for these minimums - you are destined to go to BUDS and just TRY to survive each event of the day. That mentality will wear on you quickly and you will most likely quit or become injured from overuse injuries.
If you shoot for these minimums - you are destined to go to BUDS and just TRY to survive each event of the day. That mentality will wear on you quickly and you will most likely quit or become injured from overuse injuries.
Once again - you should go to BUD/S with high
standards for yourself and COMPETE for the best scores of the class in
several events. Do not go to BUD/S thinking you are just wanting to
survive the training!! You have to be more aggressive than that AND
NOT let the mind games and verbal harassment of the instructors affect you
negatively. You can only succeeed by channeling any negatvie
feedback from the instructors and turn it into a positive, self-fueling
energy. You should think that nothing anyone will say will make you
doubt yourself or your abilities. If you can do the above
recommended standards you are more than half way to
graduating. The next portion is internal drive and determination
coupled with the understanding that you know you will be talked to
negatively by instructors at times and driven to discomfort most of the
time.
The Grinder PT program places you at BUD/S so to
speak with the added annoyances of 100-1200 pushups or doing workouts soak
and wet due to no real reason other than that is what you will do at
BUD/S. Also, tips to running in sand, the Combat Swimmer Stroke,
swimming underwater, preventing injuries, and maintaining the competitive
edge will be addressed in this downloadable E-book - The Grinder
PT!
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Grinder PT E-book that has been specially developed for future BUDS
students and has worked for several members of the StewSmith.com PT
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