Bootcamp Preparedness

John 15:13 Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That a Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends.

Bootcamp Preparedness

So Others May Live

It's all about the person to your left and your right. Will you sacrifice your life for another?

"The only way I'm leaving here is in a body bag or graduated" This is what I said my first night I walked into the doors of Helicopter Rescue Swimmer School on May 6th, 1995.

This is where we push our bodies past what we thought possible and achieve something greater.

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So Others May Live

It's all about the person to your left and your right. Will you sacrifice your life for another?

"The only way I'm leaving here is in a body bag or graduated" This is what I said my first night I walked into the doors of Helicopter Rescue Swimmer School on May 6th, 1995.

This is where we push our bodies past what we thought possible and achieve something greater.

Jump In

Never Out Of The Fight

No matter how physically and mentally beat down you are, you're never Out of the Fight.

Internalize your Motivation and become mentally and physically stronger than you ever imagined. This is where you will push beyond what you thought capable and let your human spirit take over and succeed.

Let go and break free of the chains that tie you down, this is where you soar.

Bootcamp Challenge Workout #1 "ASTC Fernando Jorge"

20LB Medicine Ball carried on a 3 mile run.

Run at 80 to 85% of your max, full stride.

Every 1/4 mile conduct:

10 granny tosses

10 push ups with hands on ball balanced

10 push ups with feet on ball balanced

History: "Nando" was one of my closest friends, going through school together, our first tour of duty at Air Station Houston, Texas, and pushing each other past our limits both physically and academically. Fernando was killed in a helicopter crash, CG6535, on February 28th, 2012.

Bootcamp Challenge Workout #2 "AST2 Christian Tate"

5 Push Ups single leg supported on medicine ball
no rest into 4 single leg body weight piston squats
no rest into 3 Pull Ups
no rest into side lateral plank, one leg support, arm raised towards ceiling, elbow supported for 20 seconds
no rest. Complete 6 sets then 2 min rest.

10 sprints broken down like this:

2 left side lateral sled pull
2 right side lateral sled pull
2 reverse sled pulls
2 forward sled pushes
2 bear crawl forward sled pulls
On the sleds, use a heart rate monitor to set your pace. After each sprint, allow your heart rate come down to 70% before the next sprint. If you don’t use a HR monitor then go off a 30 second rest.

History: Tate was one of my swimmer brothers I went to school with back in the summer of 1995. He was one of the hardest dudes I’ve ever known. His confidence and mental toughness tilted the scales. Tate was a little too hard and eventually left the Coast Guard to become a Hells Angel. Tate was shot and killed in Laughlin Nevada. This workout will be one of the toughest to accomplish mentally since Tate was mentally tough as nails.