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Summary: Great Resource
Review: Already A paratrooper in the USArmy I have met many PJs and CCTs. Following my desire to be one (a PJ) I purchased the book and have followed the work out for about 7 weeks so far and the results are more than satisfying. It is a very simple no nonsense book with deatail of the running and swimming in the PJ/CCT Indoc course. What I really appreciated was the detailed break down of the work out with weights and aerobic strength training. what the book lacks in glitz and glamour it certainly makes up for in content.
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Summary: Excellent place to start...
Review: During my first year of AFROTC, we worked out to the above mentioned 12 Weeks to BUDS. That was grueling in and of itself. I purchased this book to prepare for field training, and so far it's pretty decent. People have complained "where's the workout" - it says in the book that they compiled the information so you can mix and match a workout that is good for you. And you don't have to be a physical trainer to do this - the sets are there, the combinations of exercises are there - you simply have to do them. Finish this workout COMPLETELY and I guarentee the book will live up to what it says "you will be in the best shape of your life." Oh, and don't forget the running...
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Summary: Good info but save your money
Review: Having patiently waited for several months after its scheduled release, it finally hits the shelves, and I find myself very disappointed. Don't get me wrong; the book does an excellent job in covering the INDOC course that the Pararescue and Combat Control candidates have to go through. This type of information is gold for those of us who are planning to attend. Before now, you had to know someone who had gone through the course to get this kind of insight, since there is little to no information to be found on these career fields, unlike that of the world renowned Navy SEALs. This book breaks the INDOC course down and explains nearly everything you'll need to know to mentally and physically prepare yourself for "one of the most vigorous and demanding training regimens known to man." So what's the problem? Before this book, the best thing out there for preparing to attend INDOC was, and still is, THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO NAVY SEAL FITNESS, also published by Five Star. This book does an excellent job of explaining the Navy SEAL's BUD/S course, but also gives a "12 Weeks to to BUD/S workout." The workout is broken down day-by-day and tells you exactly what you need to be doing each day. My buddies who have used this workout and gone on to the INDOC course said they had no problems doing the workouts there. My disappointment is that I was expecting the same type of specific guidance as is given in the Navy SEAL book; instead, they just republished the standard general guidelines that I had already received from the Air Force for free. For anyone interested in becoming a PJ or CCT, I recommend both books; use THE OFFICIAL UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ELITE WORKOUT for becoming familiar with the program and what it entails, but use THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO NAVY SEAL FITNESS to physically prepare for the many "smoke sessions" you'll endure while your there. With an 85% washout rate, you can't be too prepared.
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Summary: Where's the Workout?
Review: Having patiently waited for several months after its scheduled release, it finally hits the shelves, and I find myself very disappointed. Don't get me wrong; the book does an excellent job in covering the INDOC course that the Pararescue and Combat Control candidates have to go through. This type of information is gold for those of us who are planning to attend. Before now, you had to know someone who had gone through the course to get this kind of insight, since there is little to no information to be found on these career fields, unlike that of the world renowned Navy SEALs. This book breaks the INDOC course down and explains nearly everything you'll need to know to mentally and physically prepare yourself for "one of the most vigorous and demanding training regimens known to man." So what's the problem? Before this book, the best thing out there for preparing to attend INDOC was, and still is, THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO NAVY SEAL FITNESS, also published by Five Star. This book does an excellent job of explaining the Navy SEAL's BUD/S course, but also gives a "12 Weeks to to BUD/S workout." The workout is broken down day-by-day and tells you exactly what you need to be doing each day. My buddies who have used this workout and gone on to the INDOC course said they had no problems doing the workouts there. My disappointment is that I was expecting the same type of specific guidance as is given in the Navy SEAL book; instead, they just republished the standard general guidelines that I had already received from the Air Force for free. For anyone interested in becoming a PJ or CCT, I recommend both books; use THE OFFICIAL UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ELITE WORKOUT for becoming familiar with the program and what it entails, but use THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO NAVY SEAL FITNESS to physically prepare for the many "smoke sessions" you'll endure while your there. With an 85% washout rate, you can't be too prepared.
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Summary: A tough workout for a tougher course!
Review: I attended the PJ/CCT Indoc course and boy, do I wish that I'd had this book to prepare me for it! This really is the toughest training in the world, and this is truly a man's workout. SSgt. Alexander, former PJ of the year, is one of the demonstrators in this book. He was a member of the Air Force's Team Tier One in the Discovery Channel's Eco Challenge. These men know how to work out, and now so can you.
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Summary: Great Resource
Review: I bought this book hoping to get information that taught me a little something about PJ's and what they go through to become one. And it full-filled my needs and exceeded my expectations. I am now on my second week of training with their workout plan and I am loving it and experiencing the change. Thanks
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Summary: Baffled by other reviews
Review: I'm confused by the other reviews. One complains that the book doesn't give the numbers of sets & reps to do. Sure it does, starting on pp. 176 -- both repetition sets and timed sets, week by week as actually done in the Indoc course. Another reviewer complains that the review only gives the basic guidelines that the Air Force sends you when you apply to the school. Well, no, the book gives you that (identical to the Navy's BUD/S Warning Order for SEAL candidates, BTW) *and* it gives you not only the PT sets & reps for the course week-by-week, but also the weight training circuit (pretty easy to follow with equipment in a normal gym, though you may have to do some substitutions for different machines). It also has a calendar showing the running times and types (intervals, etc.) and swimming distances used for each day of the 9 weeks. What could prepare you better for a course than actually doing the workouts that you'll do in the course?
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Summary: About time!
Review: It is about time AF Special Forces gets some recognition. While primarily intended for someone planning on entering AF Special Operations and wishes to prepare for the grueling indoctronation course, it offers an excellent regimine for keeping fit. All too often the public assumes that only Army, Marine and SEAL special forces demand a lot physically and the Air Force is "Soft". With a higher wash-out rate and longer, more intensive training required than any other Special Forces group, CCT's and PJ's often get applicants who fail within the first few days as they are not in condition. A great book for the fitness nut.
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Summary: About time!
Review: It is about time AF Special Forces gets some recognition. While primarily intended for someone planning on entering AF Special Operations and wishes to prepare for the grueling indoctronation course, it offers an excellent regimine for keeping fit. All too often the public assumes that only Army, Marine and SEAL special forces demand a lot physically and the Air Force is "Soft". With a higher wash-out rate and longer, more intensive training required than any other Special Forces group, CCT's and PJ's often get applicants who fail within the first few days as they are not in condition. A great book for the fitness nut.
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Summary: Good info but save your money
Review: The book covers the information on the PJ's and the combat controllers pretty well. The actual information on there training is pretty good too. Unfortunately all this information can be found for free if you look around on the net. The pictures can not be found but there are not that many anyway. The actual exercises are pretty good I have no clue how good shape they put you in but I bet it is pretty good. Overall this book is pretty good if you want a good all around view of what this special group of soldiers is all about and what they do.
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