Conditioning for OCS

[jander12]

What is the routine for PT like?

If it's anything like other Navy training environments, it'll be structured something like this:

Strength Days: Extensive warm-up >> exercise routine (push-ups, sit-ups, circuits, stations, etc.) >> cool-down

Run Days: Extensive warm-up >> run (occasionally stopping to perform some calisthenics) >> cool-down

 

[Dangy]

Sound's about what I've attempted to this week, lol. Guess I'll keep at it without trying to injure myself.

 

[Mr Spenz]

My goal is to show up and have everyone thinking I'm a SEAL contract based on my physical fitness level.

Until you actually have SEAL candidates

 

[Facepalm]

Until you actually have SEAL candidates

I've trained with a few of the guys who are leaving soon or have already left for BUDs. I'm decent in the water, but I was running circles around those guys and do pull ups endlessly. Don't get me wrong, I want to be an aviator, I'm definitely not cut out to be a SEAL. The idea is cool and all, but my heart belongs to aviation. I have so much respect for those guys.

 

[scarimore]

Start doing your push-up workouts on a driveway or some other patch of concrete that you could describe as highly textured. As you will be spending a lot of time "on your face" in an area called the Grinder(aptly named for how it makes your hands feel). Between that and copious amounts of bear-crawling, you're liable to get blisters on your hands. When said blisters open and you have to crawl across the football field(astro-turf covered in seagull crap and NAPS foozeball player vomit/blood/spit) they'll get infected and create a whole new level of suck. If you do get blisters on your palms, whatever you do, do not make yourself a bandage out of a cut up sock. My RDC flipped out, but ultimately had a good laugh about that one.

 

[Sundevil106150]

Not that the training is not easy but come on this isn't like we are going to Indoc at BUDS and then have 6 months of ruthless training with an additional 2 years of intense physical training on top of that. Running and some simple strengthening exercises would suit anyone just fine

 

[Mr Spenz]

Not that the training is not easy but come on this isn't like we are going to Indoc at BUDS and then have 6 months of ruthless training with an additional 2 years of intense physical training on top of that. Running and some simple strengthening exercises would suit anyone just fine

Ya it isn't that bad, but then again you are gonna be up and ready to go at 5am with probably a lack of sleep. The DI's tend to push you to your limits, they treat every individual differently.

 

[Mr Spenz]

I've trained with a few of the guys who are leaving soon or have already left for BUDs. I'm decent in the water, but I was running circles around those guys and do pull ups endlessly. Don't get me wrong, I want to be an aviator, I'm definitely not cut out to be a SEAL. The idea is cool and all, but my heart belongs to aviation. I have so much respect for those guys.

Yes in a non stressful environment. It's all different when you add that factor in, also when you are required to be ballistic. Your core is already tight from the workout, now having to yell as loud as you can...completely different.

 

[scarimore]

ballistic

Pretty sure my blood pressure went up when I read that word. Too soon...

 

[Mr Spenz]

Pretty sure my blood pressure went up when I read that word. Too soon...

If you ever have alone time I would practice the OCS gouge ballistic because you won't be saying it in a calm tone until after RLP and there will always be someone in your face.

 

[exNavyOffRec]

Until you actually have SEAL candidates

Every SEAL or EOD candidate I sent to OCS said their physical fitness routine regressed at OCS, so it sounds to me as if the you can identify the SEAL candidates as the ones that won't break a sweat during PT

 

[Mr Spenz]

Every SEAL or EOD candidate I sent to OCS said their physical fitness routine regressed at OCS, so it sounds to me as if the you can identify the SEAL candidates as the ones that won't break a sweat during PT

Yep. They are usually allowed "free time" to use the pool starting week one. I know the Chiefs (when I was there) were pretty upset they couldn't get a SEAL to Newport to train and condition SEAL candidates because OCS is a Zumba class for SEAL candidates haha.

 

[scarimore]

Every SEAL or EOD candidate I sent to OCS said their physical fitness routine regressed at OCS, so it sounds to me as if the you can identify the SEAL candidates as the ones that won't break a sweat during PT

Very true, the SEAL select in our class actually struck a deal with our Senior Chief to coordinate fictitious offenses in order to get RPTed more often.

 

[Spekkio]

Not that the training is not easy but come on this isn't like we are going to Indoc at BUDS and then have 6 months of ruthless training with an additional 2 years of intense physical training on top of that. Running and some simple strengthening exercises would suit anyone just fine

The PT at OCS isn't particularly rigorous on paper, BUT...

Most people who showed up when I attended did not work out vigorously everyday, and even the ones that did didn't do the same freaking exercise for 30 minutes everyday. When you go into an environment where you not only increase your exercise frequency on a narrow selection of movements, but do it on 4 hours of sleep and have to scream at the top of your lungs on every rep while doing everything at max effort, you start to get soreness and nagging injuries. Those nagging injuries suck and you won't have time to recover until candio phase.

If your body is used to running 2 miles a day, doing 20 minutes worth of planks and 20 minutes worth of flutter kicks everyday, then yea maybe you won't get sore.

Every SEAL or EOD candidate I sent to OCS said their physical fitness routine regressed at OCS, so it sounds to me as if the you can identify the SEAL candidates as the ones that won't break a sweat during PT

When we had watches on later in training, I timed an RPT session. It was 3 whole minutes. Of course everyone was sweating, but those mini workout sessions seem longer than it is. Someone who is used to doing long distance runs and swims wouldn't find that difficult, and it's well below their athletic ability level. Additionally, morning PT is a relatively short run for someone going SEAL and the exercise routines don't work the whole body.

Anyone who is on a decent fitness program and takes it seriously will regress at OCS because of the narrow exercise selection, the limitation to strictly bodyweight calesthenics, and relatively short durations of work. It seemed like the PT at OCS was designed moreso to get candidates to ace the PRT, which isn't very difficult to do.

 

[Mr Spenz]

When we had watches on later in training, I timed an RPT session. It was 3 whole minutes.

Only time someone would get the full 10 minutes would be RLP or if they got demerits for something utterly stupid i.e. a class president using his phone to text romantic things to his girlfriend and it accidentally goes to his Drill Instructor.