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Originally Posted by Razor
The principles of exercise--PROVRBS:
Progression
Regularity
Overload
Variety
Recovery
Balance
Specificity
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I think crosstraining is good. To be sure, rucking (and having the tough feet that go along with it) is by far the most important skill at SFAS and it should be your priority.
But running is also a component. (I have no idea how important it is, as some very slow, overweight guys in my hut got selected. They were noticeably thinner at the end, though.) No biking out there, of course, but cycling improves your legs' muscular endurance and your aerobic capacity. Swimming is a good workout, too.
It's not a perfect correlation between rucking and running, but there is a correlation from what I've seen. I was a pretty fair runner, and none of those slow runners outrucked me, that's for sure. (The wispy thin guys that run well tend not to be that good with the ruck, as you can imagine.)
And with the half-Iron, you are almost approaching gut-check distance, depending on your fitness level. That distance is a breeze for some, but probably you are going to have to suffer a bit in training and in the race, which can only be good for strengthening the ol' intestinal fortitude. As a civilian I've suffered more mountain climbing, running ultras and doing an Iron distance tri than I have in SOPC 1 and 2, Selection or Phase 2. (Sleep deprivation is one thing I never praticed before as a civilian.) I think all that experience has helped me so far in my short military career.