Building the Elite: The Complete Guide to Building Resilient Special Operators

Craig Weller; Jonathan Pope

ISBN 10: 0578918099 / ISBN 13: 9780578918099

Published by BUILDING THE ELITE LLC, 2021

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Synopsis:

For the past 10 years, Craig Weller and Jonathan Pope have trained people for the toughest SOF selection courses in the world. They've trained candidates for courses in every branch of the U.S. military, as well as five other countries, including British SAS selection.

Their clients have a 90% success rate which means 9 of 10 people make it through. (BUD/S and SFAS have drop-out rates ranging from 60-90%, FYI.)

In Building the Elite, they give a detailed look at their SOF training system - from big-picture principles to practical exercises and programming guidelines.

This is a 538-page textbook, with in-depth chapters on a variety of topics that you'll reference for years.

Topics covered include: systems theory, complexity, movement & physical resilience, psychological performance, stress inoculation training, managing pain & fatigue, skill acquisition, mental skills, nutrition, strength training, running, rucking, swimming, and building workouts.

About the Author: Craig is a former USN SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant Crewman). He is also certified under the Department of State’s Worldwide Personal Protective Service-2, and spent nearly two years on the High-Threat Protection team for the U.S. Ambassador to Baghdad in Iraq. In Special Operations and in subsequent private deployments, Weller held a variety of instructional and diplomatic security roles in locations including Kenya, the Philippines, Central America, South Sudan, and Iraq. Along with Jonathan Pope, he co-founded Ethos Colorado Training Center, a full-service strength and conditioning facility based in Denver. Prior to that, he founded Barefoot Fitness in South Dakota, with two training facilities based on minimalist principles developed while training SOF personnel in austere locations. Craig is a Precision Nutrition Level Two certified nutrition coach, and works with Precision Nutrition as a writer and designs their exercise systems. Jonathan is a strength and conditioning coach based out of Denver, Colorado with over ten years of coaching experience and a BS in Exercise Science. Along with Craig, he co-founded Ethos Colorado Training Center in 2010, where he is the lead coach and oversees operations. Jonathan also works with Precision Nutrition as a coach where he develops coaching strategies used with thousands of clients every year. When not working he can be found chasing ski mountaineering objectives all over the world or competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Building the Elite: The Complete Guide to ...
Publisher: BUILDING THE ELITE LLC
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: acceptable