Hard sessions do not automatically equal effective workouts. Oftentimes guys who want to start training for Special Forces start by searching “Special Forces workout” on the internet. And what you’ll typically find is gut check style workouts filled with burpees and random work capacity circuits. Or better yet, a full program with nothing but those. Selection is an endurance event first. It requires you to move over long distances and uneven terrain with heavy weight. Just doing endless burpees

If you’re in the military, there will absolutely be times where your training is broken up due to time in the field. And what we often see is guys trying to double up sessions or crush themselves with a hard workout immediately after returning. However, more than likely you have gotten very poor sleep, been living off MREs and a generally depleted. This means your system is likely already stressed and below baseline. So instead of trying to just check the block with sessions, focus on quality fo