Special Ops Fitness Training: High-Intensity Workouts of Navy Seals, Delta Force, Marine Force Recon and Army Rangers [Paperback]

Mark De Lisle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 28, 2008

TEST YOURSELF AGAINST THE WORLD'S MOST ELITE FIGHTING FORCES

In Special Ops Fitness Training, ex-Navy SEAL Mark De Lisle brings together the most rigorous conditioning techniques fromAmerica’s top military programs in order to create the ultimate workout. Packed with mind-stressing, body-draining tasks that test the mettle of any athlete, this phenomenal conditioning manual presents the best of the best as it shows you how to reach the highest levels of fitness.

Every aspect of training is incorporated into the program, including warm-ups, stretching, upper body, lower body, cardio, running, swimming, goal-setting, and motivation. The author has trained thousands of people and witnessed time and again the amazing results achieved by these unique techniques. He teaches readers what it takes to rise to the occasion when nothing less than total commitment will do.

Drawn from the actual programs used by America’s special operation forces:

•Navy SEALs
•Army Rangers
•Delta Force
•Marine Force Recon

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About the Author

Mark De Lilse has personally trained thousands of individuals utilizing his workouts from his authored books and DVD, Navy SEAL Exercises, The Navy SEAL Workout, Navy SEAL Breakthrough to Master Level Fitness and newly released DVD; Navy SEAL Workout, System 1. He has been featured in numerous magazine articles and on television and radio with his unique blend of exercise and motivation.
The Navy SEAL Exercise Program has been featured on TV shows such as: Crook & Chase (TNN), Extra and CNN. It has also been featured in numerous magazines, including: Outside, Exercise for Men Only, Navy Times, Off Duty, Men’s Exercise and Fit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Ulysses Press (May 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569755825
• ISBN-13: 978-1569755822
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST IN ITS CLASS!, May 4, 2008

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Kirk Taylor "ktaylor966" (DFW, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Special Ops Fitness Training: High-Intensity Workouts of Navy Seals, Delta Force, Marine Force Recon and Army Rangers (Paperback)

I have read two other books by the author (Neal SEAL workout, and Master Level Fitness) and this is by far his best book to date, and I rate it BEST IN CLASS. There are so many "SEAL" fit-type books in the marketplace and I have read them all, but this is the very best of all of the ones available to the reader. The book is well-organized, is broken up into separate workouts depending on which branch of service you want to emulate. Workouts are progressive and even though most are based on bodyweight calesthenics, there is an alternate workout that combines weights with calesthenics.
Overall I am very pleased with the book and it was worth the wait.
Kirk Taylor, Fort Worth, TX

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Special Ops Fitness, August 16, 2008

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D. Lichtenstein (Davenport, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Special Ops Fitness Training: High-Intensity Workouts of Navy Seals, Delta Force, Marine Force Recon and Army Rangers (Paperback)

AWESOME book!! You don't have to be a Navy Seal, Army Ranger, etc. to enjoy this book, or to utilize the information in it. The author puts it all in easy to understand terms, lots of pictures, and thorough descriptions of all the exercises. From begginer to camando, this book will help you out, get you in shape, and make you feel better physically and mentally. He even includes workout forms to track your progress, and charts to lay out the perfect plan for you.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in improving their health, look and feel bettr.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book on fitness (don't let the hype fool you), January 24, 2010

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E. M. Van Court "Van, emvc (at) lycos.com" (Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Special Ops Fitness Training: High-Intensity Workouts of Navy Seals, Delta Force, Marine Force Recon and Army Rangers (Paperback)

This is an excellent set of workouts. They are mostly body weight exercises, so relatively cheap to do at home, but there are a number of weight routines to suppliment them.

It would be easy to get wrapped up in the Special Ops hype or equally easy to be put off by it, but once you actually read past the brief descriptions and histories of the various military units, the book settles down to a first rate discussion of fitness, a set of exercise routines based on different special operations units and their specific needs, and thorough descriptions of all the exercises. The book is written for a 'user's level', so there is not a lot of sports medicine or detailed anatomy, but this makes it easier to use (for me).

The most important point I came away with was that you do not need to spend a lot of money on equipment or gyms, you do not need to join a club, and you do not need a vast range of exercises to get into shape or stay in shape. You need the perservence and the self-discipline to make exercise part of your daily life, and the strength of character to avoid cop outs like "it's boring", "I couldn't get to the gym" or "it's hard"

This is an excellent program for someone who does not have any medical issues, but wants a clear roadmap from where they are with their fitness to where they can go.

E. M. Van Court