SAS selection

[Chicken_Hunter]

I am very keen to join the SAS after i join the army, all my friends think im full of it but i ignore em, i have books on aussie and british sas. Does anybody know what actually goes on during the SAS selection course. What would the furtherest run have to be while there?I am already starting to do a little bit of training for it now. I am very good at push ups and situps i do 6X30 pushups and 6X60 crunches every night. However i am a weak runner which is one of the main type of fitness needed for it. I was wondering if anybody had a cardio fitness course that starts off fairly low say 1.5-2km and builds up. Cause i really need to build up my cardio fitness.
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[This message has been edited by Chicken_Hunter (edited 12-03-2000).]

[XS]

Follow this link to go to a message I wrote earlier this year about what I do...or did. I have modified it since then.
http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/Forum111/HTML/000009.html

For a better answer I would have to know how old you are, size, max performance etc to come up with an answer you could use other than if you are prepared to train frequently and consistently, a stringbean can be turned into operator material inside 12 months.


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[MH]

XS just out of curiousity how old are you?

[Chicken_Hunter]

Ok i am 16 yrs old 73 kg (160lbs) and 5ft 10 (175cm) if i pushed myself i could do 6X40 push ups 6x70 crunches im not quite sure about my running probably a few ks

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Before you Criticize someone walk a mile in there shoes, then when you criticize them your a mile away and have there shoes!

[XS]

Originally posted by MH:
XS just out of curiousity how old are you?

Earlyish 20's.


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[XS]

In that case you have years before even considering selection, so the best option would be a moderate intensity cycle of training sustained over a long period of time. Running is the big thing. Judging by your size, stength shouldn't be much of an issue, so endurance is what you need to work on.

The best bet would be a combination of middle distance running (ie 30-60 minutes), preferably over hills to build stamina, and interval training.

For pushups, situps and other bodyweight exercises, don't become fixated on doing a certain number then stop. To the maximum number of reps you can before you can no longer lift your bodyweight. As they are low impact you can do them every day. Even if you do each exercise only once each day for max reps, you will get a steady improvement.

Weight training would be nice but is not critical, especially at your age. You have years available to you, so your best bet will be to maintain consistency in training and you will slowly get up to standard well before selsction.

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"The ground is my ocean, I am the shark and most people don't even know how to swim."

RCJ Machado

http://pub14.ezboard.com/bwarandpolitics

[This message has been edited by XS (edited 12-04-2000).]

[Chicken_Hunter]

thanks a lot. I just want to start early so i have less of a shock when the DS comes up to me after the first day and says "sorry your not what we are looking for, but please try again at the next selection course"

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Before you Criticize someone walk a mile in there shoes, then when you criticize them your a mile away and have there shoes!

[Skip]

Age doesn't have a lot to do with anything. One of the guys on the Iranian Embasy seige was only 19. At the end of the day if your mature, can do the tests and have endurance. You might be in with a chance.

Read fighting fit by Adrian Wheal - it will describe how to reach the required fitness levels in good detail.

[Mike]

A good description is:
the October 1994 issue of Soldier of Fortune. The article is
AUSTRALIA: close-up look at super-elite SAS. Very nice done.

[Smith]

Mike
Any chance of getting a copy of that article on aussie SASR.
Smith

[Mike]

try the library of the College of Defence and Strategic Studies; Australian Defence Studies Centre; or the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University. All three are staff by retired personnel and civilian "wannabees". IIRC, one of the college above is required for all officers who want to go above colonel. If nothing further, try the interlibrary loan office of your nearest largest public library.