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Summary: The Best Navy SEAL Physical Training Book so far
Review: Guys Look no futher. Wether you are military personel, or a civilian wanting to get fit. This is the book. It has detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations of all the PT exercises Navy SEAL's do including advantages and disadvantages as well information about the teams history reputation, nutrition information and psychological aspects of the training. The book also has the official training PT schedule(program) in detail undertaken by SEAL's to acheive Navy SEAL fitness which will enable you too to achieve SEAL fitness standards. The book is very complete and concise and a must for anyone wanting to achieve Navy SEAL fitness Standards.
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Summary: Decent but not the best
Review: I bought this book a few years ago and it has helped me tremendously. The half-deep knee bends alone shredded the fat off my thighs and legs making me fit into my pants. Besides the schedules in the back I liked the fact that these exercises are battle proven. The press press flings warm your chest and arms and is a good filler exercise whether your stretching or using it as a exercise. Technically its more of a stretch. The various lay down stomach exercises were top notch and really worked. Look into Pavel Tsatsouline and Matt Furey if you want to get more ideas on total body conditioning. There is no secret to getting fit and this book proves it. Simple exercises for the greatest results.
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Summary: Shape Up or Ship Out
Review: I like this book. It offers a good variety of workout plans for every stage of fitness.
It's overfilled with the exercises. Most people know how to do pushups or pullups, etc.
I liked this book better than Stew's Maximum Fitness.
A matter of preference.
I recommend it to anyone who wants to get into shape and who can spend the time doing it.
Keep in mind, though, no SEAL team has completed any major adventure racing event, or even the Military Adventure Racing.
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Summary: More than the BUD/s warning order.
Review: I think that it's kind of funny that most of these Navy SEAL/Marine/ Ranger and Firefighter workout guides, basically spend 75% diagramming exercises, 15% giving an introduction to the SEALs, Marines etc, and 10% with actual workout plans. Unlike similar books, THE UNITED STATE'S NAVY SEALS WORKOUT GUIDE goes beyond the BUD/S warning order, which is available free on the internet. This book includes a third phase "Schedule III" which is the best part of this book. I'm not interested in going to BUD/S, but if you can complete the "Schedule III" workouts, you should be good to go. This is the best book I know of if you are considering BUD/S or any military service, but it's not really for the average citizen just looking to get in shape. If you are more interested in just achieving a high level of fitness, I would recommend Stewart Smith's MAXIMUM FITNESS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO NAVY SEAL CROSS TRAINING.
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Summary: The tough get going...
Review: Navy SEALs (Team members of BUD/S which stands for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) are a group whose training physically and mentally is tough, demanding, and requires ability far above that of most men. Most men will quit before passing through the months of before being permitted to wear the SEAL insignia. For those who do make it through they are extremely skilled and have a right to be very proud. This book is not an official workout programme or an official Navy SEAL document. However the man who put it together, Commander Master Chief Dennis C. Chalker, is a SEAL. Now retired, he reminds people that one don't stop being a Seal -- one is a member of the Team until he dies. One of the things that makes BUD/S training so hard is that in addition to being tough every minute he can quit simply by ringing the bell and saying 'I QUIT!' A lot like fitness in real life - you can quit, or you can succeed; it is up to you. In this book there is a little bit here and there about the history of the Navy SEALs. Lots of their training is secret, and much of their routine is kept from public eyes because of the nature of their missions. BUD/S training is heavy on running and heavy on swimming. Most of the book is pretty standard exercise manual content, concentrating on particular exercises that are used in training. They have motivational quotes from SEALs throughout the text. Warm-ups and Cool-downs
Warm-ups and cool-downs concentrate on big movements that involve large muscle groups, just to get the body tuned up and blood and oxygen flowing through the muscles. It also gets the heart pumping more to be ready for the coming exercise. These exercises also include stretches that limber up the muscles. Stretches are often the most overlooked part of an exercise routine, but just from simply counting the pages in this book you can see the importance it should have. There are 40 pages of stretching exercises, and 60 pages of basic calisthenics, which is what people think of when they think of exercise. One good thing about the descriptions of the stretches and exercises in this book is that they list advantages and disadvantages of the exercise, and warnings. What will this exercise help you do? What are the problems in doing it? What should you be warned about? For example, with the Achilles stretch, the warning is to not overdo it by overstretch, because that is easy to do. Calisthenics
Calisthenics are the core of fitness programmes for most of the military, and that includes BUD/S. One thing that is needed is a place to do pull-ups. Free Weight Training
This book shows very basic weight training exercises. This is not a body-builder book that will concentrate on each individual muscle to maximize each one, but it does concentrate on overall strength building. SEALs need to be strong, not necessarily good looking. Running and Swimming
This book does not give much detail about these. There are just three pages on running and five pages on swimming. Swimming in BUD/S usually involves equipment and scuba kinds of events so it is difficult for the person at home to do these. For swimming, BUD/S training prefers the basic side-stroke. For running, it gives some distances and advice, but that's about it for running. One thing that anyone who really wants a taste of BUD/S training is to do sand running in boots. Don't try this without being in good shape. Workout Schedules
This small section shows just how tough the training is. It starts out easy enough - low reps and low number of sets for basic exercises like push-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups, not too much running or swimming, but within a matter of weeks the dedicated are pulling 20 sets of 25 sit-ups (and yes, the math makes that 500 sit-ups) and running 13 miles a week at a fast pace and more pull-ups than anyone would ever think possible! Airborne, Nutrition, Team, Motivation
These small pieces at the end talk about the addition stuff that SEALs do. One advantage of working out so hard is that one can eat almost anything and still lose weight! SEALs during some weeks of training are shoveling in up to 6000 calories a day and still dropping weight. So SEAL nutrition isn't really what is called for in civilian life certainly. BUD/S graduates attend Basic Army Airborne School at Ft. Benning Georgia for basic parachuting, and this is talked about. This is a tough book, and it is demanding. Because of that, it might actually be discouraging to an extent for people who can never reach the level of doing all that SEALs do. But don't let that discourage you - do your best, and this book will help.
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Summary: Advice coming from someone who has BTDT
Review: Overall this is an OK book. I didnt agree with everything in this book, such as the teaching of weight training. Weight training has no place in a SEAL trainees physical fitness preparation program. Calisthenics, running and swimming are all that is needed for BUD/S prep. The author briefly goes into a neglected aspect of SEAL fitness training...rucksack training. I found the advice here to be pretty good, although brief. For example the author recommends filling rucksacks with soft sandbags that are yielding and wont jar you while walking. Rather than using bricks, rocks or weight plates that shift around and jar you, causing injuries. I found specific information like this extremely valuable and useful.
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Summary: Overall a good book but...
Review: This book does the best job of presenting the various common military calisthenics that I've seen. However, before rushing out to buy this book, people should know that 75% of the information can be obtained directly from the official BUD/S website for FREE. The majority of the workout in this book is known as the "BUD/S Warning Order." Only Phase 3 seems to come from Mr. Chalker. Basically, this is the Warning Order with Mr. Chalkers own recomendations. Thus, I gave it only 3 stars.
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Summary: Very Good Book
Review: This is great book to have if you want to get fit but dont have a gym or weights. There are pictures of all the excercises.
The book has the Seal workouts phase 1& 2 and also phase 3 which is very tough. There is also a section about weight training if you want to add that in as well although most of these workouts centre around Pull-ups, push-ups and sit- ups and running. Nutrition is covered ,but not as well as i would like so thats why i give the book only 4 stars..but apart from that i would rate this book highly.
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Summary: No nonsense
Review: This is a good book for calisthenics and stretching exercises. The descriptions are easy to follow, and every exercise is illustrated with several photographs plus (what I really like) a drawing showing the muscles used in the exercise. Is it well known that stretching and certain exercises such as squats can be dangerous if done improperly. Perhaps the best feature of this book is that SPECIFIC warnings are given for a lot of these exercises about the dangers involved. I have already modified my strength training routine based on the advice given in this book. It is commendable that a book of this sort avoids "no pain, no gain" stupidities, and instead offers exercises that are founded on sound physiological grounds.
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Summary: The best all-round fitness guide out there
Review: This is no doubt the best all-round fitness guide on the market. It shows how to get upper-body, lower-body, calisthenic and cardiovascular fitness and strength. Everything you need to have all-round conditioning is here. It is based on the BUD/S workout, in much greater detail and with Master Chief Chalker's own unique read on it. If you need physical conditioning, buy the book, follow the program, and with plenty of effort you'll get there. One warning: NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED (OR THE LAZY)
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