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If you're going to try it, I would get "Pushing Yourself to Power" by John Peterson over Combat Conditioning. Its got the same stuff pretty much, but the illustrations and explanations are better. Peterson calls everything "Fury" instead of "Hindu" 'cause Fury trained him.
I like this stuff because I'm an old dude and its easier on your joints. MFF is right, if you follow the directions to the letter, it will smoke you and it doesn't take long.
Razor, I hear ya. A PT test that requires equipment will give slackers an out.
I liked certification (the hard ones) for testing the mettle, except for the PT test. Didn't take a whole lot of support - one Team could do another - but it really wrung us out. Especially in Panama. You ruck all night on a land nav then qualify on the range, you're doing some testing. Of course they politicized it to the point where it became a pain in the ass to even think about. Good training if done correctly.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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