The day started out with a talk about fueling your body correctly in order to last the 6 to 9 hours this event may take. Fueling comes in the form of calories, water, but most important mental toughness.
Mental Toughness Wins the Day
Mental toughness is the ability to keep your mental environment soaked with positive talk. Words and phrases like, “Strength. Stamina. Endurance. Push. Drive. Will. Commitment. Courage. Persistence. I think I can. I know I can. I am doing this. I’ve got this. One more step. One more breath. You’re almost there. I will do this. This can be done. I am finishing strong.” Were filling the minds of all the competitors on Saturday May 7th, 2011 from 6am to 3:30pm. Most of this crew has been training hard for an event like this for months, but we had a warrior who was with us for only a month, and one who has only been doing Warrior Training for a week. They all had really good foundations of fitness, but it was their ability to stay “mentally tough” that won the day!
Results
- Pull-ups: Aaron Guyett-20, Eric Anchetta-15, Vince Lopez-13, Luis Vanegas-10, Tri Luu-6, and Kent Adams-5
- Marine Corps Style Crunches in 2 minutes: Aaron Guyett-100, Vince Lopez-100, Luis Vanegas-72, Eric Anchetta-69, Tri Luu-65, and Kent Adams-60
- 3.14 Mile Run: Aaron Guyett-18:39, Luis Vanegas-20:43, Eric Anchetta-22:50, Vince Lopez-25:15, Tri Luu-29:30, and Kent Adams-31:36
- Warrior Training Combat Fitness Test- Aaron Guyett & Eric Anchetta-17:28, Tri Luu & Luis Vanegas-25:07, and Kent Adams & Vince Lopez-33:02
- Modified Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol: 4 miles with a 150lb Log, then 4 miles of technical hiking, and all 8 of those miles were with a pack. Total time 4 hours and 54 minutes.
My good friend and fellow Warrior, John Madden had a sprained ankle, but helped out with the CFT AND did the WHOLE Modified Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol! He has really helped Warrior Training develop a new kind of mental toughness, that reaches deep inside, and can carry you further than you have ever gone before. John Madden, you are an inspiration and a physical specimen, and for that we love you, you crazy psycho!
Thank you so much Madden for all your help, guidance, and GREAT LEADERSHIP! You will bring Warrior Training, the IR Family, and me GREAT JOY when you go to selection. 🙂
Innovative Results Presents Warrior Training Commando Course III
August 20th, 2011 at 6am
The packing list and activities will be outlined on Warrior Training’s Facebook Fanpage Events.
Way to go to all the warriors who participated in this event, good luck to those competing in the next event this month!
Doing the hike on a sprained ankle ROCKS! Way to go John!
Mental Toughness is so important! Your mind will give up before your body has to!
Mindset baby!
Totally agree! The majority of the challenge is all in the head! Good job warriors! Definitely encouraging!
This is great program. I would really like to be a part of next Warrior Training! When is the next one? Mental toughness can take a person a long way. This I learned from being a Marine. As a Marine it is expected to continue to work through any pain or weakness in order to accomplish the mission. All Marines are expected to carry you own "weight", and keep pace with the rest of the unit. This canot be done without mental toughness. A Marine is expected to perform even after he/she is hungry, tired, wet, cold, or hot. We can all benefit from hard physical training that pushes are mental toughness. It is good to push one self and be surprised what can be endured. We can endure much more that we sometimes think.
Mind set is key you can do anything you set your mind and heart to do.
This is awsome I want to do this! It is good for everone to see how far they can go and then push pass any pains to go that much further. What does mental toughness mean to you?
this is so awesome and inspiring! I would love to be able to do this one day, even though it would be very tough it would be a great experience! and how john did it on a sprained ankle! that is just so amazing!
I experienced an intense all-day hike with my friends and without our positive mindset and mental toughness, we definitely would’ve needed to get air lifted out of there! We constantly encouraged ourselves and each other that together, we will eventually make it!
There is only so much mental toughness one can develop through training. It is experiences like the Commando Course that really put mental toughness to the test and further push it to the next level. If not this course, everyone should test themselves in something that will reveal his or her true mental strength in this grueling fashion.
You just have to keep telling yourself to push yourself. Its all in your head, what’s important is staying positive.
This course and the requirements are more than intriguing to me. I have competed in several OCRs, and had to push through debilitating pain, cramps, and all the fun stuff endurance based events present. My girlfriend and race partner at the time was a spin and yoga instructor, as well as the most amazing school teacher I have ever seen in a classroom. Without her positive attitude, positive words, and the positive thoughts in her head despite the injuries she suffered and was dealing w prior to the race, I would not have made nearly as good a time as we did without her. Positive thoughts and believe in ones self are monumental when challenges like this arise. Knowing your limits, pushing them despite the pain, and learning to quell negative self talk are all invaluable traits that ones leaves an experience like this with. Thank you for sharing!
Inspirational story! This kind of event is great to help you realize even I. Your day to day you have to keep your head up and keep pushing when things get hard.
I give kudos to all of the warriors who participated in this event. Seeing how well everyone did really is amazing. Mental toughness is huge in anyone and everyone’s life. The body can be pushed harder than most people think, but if you can’t or don’t tell yourself you can do it, or finish strong, then what’s the point? I try to give myself a positive mindset everyday right when I wake up. I am the man, and today is my day to shine! I also try to encourage people to do what they want. I’ll put my life or stuff aside and try to lift them up giving them the mindset I think they need.
This program sounds super dope. Being able to connect and motivate those who are around you in such a beautiful environment sounds like all the inspiration you need to work hard and finish the course. Great job y’all!
Mental toughness is the ability to disregard the thoughts telling you to stop, to find the layers within yourself to keep going. The body can go much further than the mind wants to let it. This course challenged the participants to find that layer and encourage each other. I would definitely love to do something like this!