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Take the Navy SEAL Challenge
Ever wonder if you could be a U.S. Navy SEAL?
You can find out by taking the U.S. Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge at noon Sunday at the East Communities YMCA, 5315 Ed Bluestein Blvd.
It doesn’t look easy.
To qualify, you have to swim 500 yards of side stroke or breast stroke in under 12 and a half minutes without resting; do at least 42 push-ups in 2 minutes; at least 50 sit-ups in 2 minutes; at least six pull-ups in as long as it takes; and run 1.5 miles in 11 minutes or less. And those are just the minimum requirements. Optimally, you’d do more of all those things, and you’d do them faster.
Just a glimpse at those requirements made my gut ache. Then I wanted to relax on the couch. Still, it made me appreciate the folks who serve a SEALs a little bit more.
Anyone age 12 or older can sign up to take the challenge. It’s free to the public.
Officials say the test closely mirrors the initial physical screening given to SEALs applicants. To reserve a time slot, go here.
(Photo by Associated Press shows a Navy SEALs fitness challenge in Keller, Texas)
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By Emily Erington
March 17, 2011 11:46 AM | Link to this
Pull ups are my deal breaker.