Building the Elite blog
Resources on how to get ready for SOF selection and improve human performance. Building the Elite blog article topics include physical and mental components essential to success during Special Operations Forces selections and deployments.
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A Work Capacity Deep Dive on How to Crush Your Military PT Test
What is Work Capacity? Work capacity is a blend of power and capacity. Power = the amount of force ...
A Pair of Boots
I was still 17 when I enlisted in the Navy. My parents had to sign the enlistment paperwork for ...
Rucking 101: A Guide for Special Operations Selection Training
Regardless of what selection program you’re training for, you’ll spend countless hours walking around with a heavy ruck on ...
Running Programming for Special Operations Selection Prep
Running fast requires two primary things: 1) Good running technique and 2) a strong foundation of aerobic fitness. If ...
Breathing & Performance: Incorporating Breath Training into SOF Selection Prep
Breathing is an integral part of nearly every skill you’ll need in SOF selection from stress management to running, ...
Secondary Emotions
Regardless of your occupation, self-regulation is a key component of resilience and performance under stress. Self-regulation has an ...
Eustress Training Explained: Benefits, Methods, & Applications
By: Jon Pope ‘How many more sets?’ I complained. ‘It doesn’t matter, you’re up’ came the voice to my ...
More Carry Weight: Find Your “Why”
By: Craig Weller I was in Nepal a long time ago, on a trail in the Himalayas. I had ...
Building Work Capacity for Special Operations Selection Prep
Don’t have access to any weights or only have a few kettlebells or dumbbells? No problem. Now is the ...
Stress and Performance
When designing exercise programs there is generally an inverse relationship between intensity and complexity. As training intensity goes up, ...
Movement Capacity, Fidelity, and Variability
Move well, move more It’s easy to simplify how we think about movement. You take something like a squat, ...
Optimization
By: Jon Pope “On the occasion of any accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire ...