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Right now, my workout is built around this:
Day 1: Pushup improvement (10 sets of 25), core, distance run (usually around 4 miles)
Day 2: Pullups (10, 8, 6, 4, 2 pullups/10, 8, 6, 4, 2 chinups), overhead press, ruck
Day 3: Light full body circuit training, recumbent bike 45 minutes
Day 4: Repeat Day 1 with Tabatas for Pushup improvement and core
Day 5: Repeat Day 2 with 5 sets of max towel pullups
Day 6: Rest
Note that I've done 10 years of active Infantry, and I've got a pretty solid "Army fitness" type of foundation already.
I'm on Recruiting duty right now, so I live in a remote desert area in SoCal, which means nowhere to swim or climb ropes. I'm incorporating towel pullups on my Day 5 Pullup workout to help with the lack of ropes.
One thing that I really like about where I live is that we're at a higher altitude (approx 3800 ft), which always helps. Additionally, we have lots of mountains to hike on which I do when time and gas money to get to said mountains permits. I've been at it for about a month now and don't have a class date until October, so I'm starting nice and easy with distances and weights on the rucks and minding my feet.
One thing I'm really curious about: Everything I've read in Get Selected! as well as on here talks about toughening your feet using alcohol baths and such. However, on the SORB website there's some videos, and the guy recommends actually softening your feet by filing down calluses and using lotion. I'm sticking with the Get Selected! book's advice, but I was just curious if anyone had followed the advice given in the video, and if so how well it worked for you.
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