Whether you go with the stats, the real-world experience or the psychological analysis, the path to intrepid physical mastery is cloaked in rumour
U.S. Army Capt. Kristen Griest, right, participates in an obstacle course as part the training at the U.S. Army Ranger School June 23, 2015 at Fort Benning, Ga.No one thinks harder about the nuances of functional fitness than those for whom fitness is not a game. But the selection processes and training regimens of elite military units tend to be famously brutal and cloaked in rumour and secrecy, which makes it difficult to apply their insights more broadly.
All seven of the tests they analyzed were linked to RPAT success, but there were three in particular that had significant independent predictive power: broad jump ; pull-ups ; and average time in a pair of 300-yard shuttle runs . More important, said the expert , are factors such as willingness to embrace struggle and sacrifice for a higher purpose, and the ability to understand a mission and prepare for it appropriately. Since pull-ups are a well-known component of pretty much every military selection process, he added, showing up with the ability to meet that standard is a good sign beyond the simple muscle power required.
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