Developed for Navy SEAL trainees to help them meet the rigorous demands of the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community, this comprehensive guide covers all the basics of physical well being as well as advice for the specific challenges encountered in extreme conditions and mission-related activities. Topics covered include calculating energy expenditure; definitions, functions, and daily allowances of carbohydrates, fats, and protein; nutritional considerations for endurance and strength training activities; active recovery from injury; cardio-respiratory conditioning; appropriate gear for running and swimming for fitness; exercising in extreme and adverse weather; and more. Compiled by physicians and physiologists chosen for their knowledge of the NSW and SEAL community, this manual is a unique resource for anyone wanting to improve his or her health, strength, and endurance.
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The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land Forces, commonly known as the Navy SEALs, are the Special Operations Forces of the United States Navy, employed in direct action and special reconnaissance operations. SEALs are also capable of employing unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, counter-terrorism, and other missions.
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This review is from: The U.S. Navy SEAL Guide to Fitness and Nutrition (Paperback)
I found that a lot of the information in this book was stuff that I already knew, even though I don't have any real formal education in sports and fitness. The stuff on nutrition is basically what you probably already know from your high school biology class, although there are a few good tips that I hadn't heard before. As for the weightlifting and calisthenics, most of it I already knew, although there were one or two exercises I hadn't seen before. If you already work out and eat right on a regular basis you probably don't need this book, but if you're totally clueless when it comes to exercise and nutrition then this book is a good value for you.
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All the information, none of the hype,
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This review is from: The U.S. Navy SEAL Guide to Fitness and Nutrition (Paperback)
This is a great fitness book. It was written by Navy doctors working for Special Warfare teams (SEALS). The book is thick because it is actually two books in one: the SEAL fitness book + the nutrition book. What I found in the book was great scientific information that a layperson can understand, without all the hype and fluff and self-promotion you find in most fitness books. If you want to know how to lift weights, for example, what the % or RMI is, oxygen uptake, and heart rate and aerobic guidelines, as well as BMI inforamation, and information on biking, swimming, lifting, plyometrics, etc., get this book. This book is better than almost all the other fitness books I have seen in that it is almost 100% science, and 0 % hype. Don't let the "SEAL" thing scare you off, either: this book is for everyone.
25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The U.S. Navy SEAL Guide to Fitness and Nutrition (Kindle Edition)
I remember this book showing up at the team I was at a many years ago. Nobody gave it a second look and it is ABSOLUTELY NOT instructed or representative of how SEALs do things. If you get something from this book good on you but don't feel for a minute you're eating and exercising like a "real Navy SEAL" this book is just another person making a buck off our hard earned reputation. If you want to know better how we do it read Paleo diet for athletes and visit Gymjones.com or Crossfit.com (although we include much longer endurance with our high intensity interval type training like long swims and runs...) My opinion then and now is this book doesn't teach you anything.
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The Navy, Jumping Jacks, Protein Fat, Static Stretch Exercises, Physical Training Muscle Name Description Group, Harmful Substances, Donkey Kicks, English Muffin, Flexibility Table, Orange Juice, The Edge, Calisthenics Table, Energy Balance, Soleus Stretch, Chewing Gum, Triceps Stretch, Way Hurdler's Stretch, Supine Back Stretch, Dynamic Stretch Exercises, Prone Superman, Up-Back-and Overs, Overview of Physical Fitness, Stretch Tuesday, Torso Prone Stretch, French Fries Browse Sample Pages:
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