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Navy Seals Fitness Challenge  

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Sunrider International - Navy Seals Fitness Challenge

On March 14, 2009 I participated in the Navy SEALs Fitness Challenge held on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. These types of events are open to the general public as a gesture of community outreach to make people more aware of the importance of physical fitness by comparing their performances to the minimum fitness requirements required to enter the SEAL training program (BUD/S). These exciting events are a win-win situation for all involved. The Navy gets an opportunity to make the public aware of many different types of employment opportunities that they offer, and the general public gets the chance to interact with active SEALs and to compete in an event that measures how physically prepared they are in comparison to a person applying to enter the real SEALs training!

I missed their tour last year when they came to UCLA because I was preparing for an amateur bodybuilding show. I was hoping they would come back this way in 2009, but Tempe, Arizona and Seattle, Washington are their closest stops to me this year. I followed a specific training routine to get ready for the event, which is really based on endurance rather than strength or speed. Here are the minimum standards for the Navy SEAL Physical Screening Test (PST):
  • 500-yard swim (using sidestroke or breaststroke) under 12 ½ minutes
  • 42 Push-Ups in 2 minutes
  • 50 Sit-Ups in 2 minutes
  • 6 Pull-Ups no time limit
  • 1.5 Mile Run under 11 minutes
Here are my scores for my first competition:
  • Swim Time (breaststroke) in 10:00
  • 90 Push-Ups
  • 60 Sit-Ups
  • 12 Pull-Ups
  • 1.5 Mile Run in 11:03
What an amazing event! I felt like a little child going to Disneyland for the first time! Talking to real-life heroes who protect our great nation and meeting other fitness-minded people was something that only fueled my enthusiasm to compete with the SEALs again. So I am taking this first round as a baseline to focus on improving for the next Navy SEALs Fitness Challenge. Keeping in shape positively affects every other aspect of my life. Vitashake®, NuPlus®, Fortune Delight® are all part of my pre- and post-workout food regimens, along with the rest of the Sunrider® foods. One of my self-assigned missions here at the Sunrider corporate office is to see how far I can push my physical performance using Sunrider® foods without having to resort to using the unhealthy and sometimes dangerous alternative supplements and performance enhancing products that are out there on the market. Instead of consuming a chemical protein powder or amino- acid supplement that just push the body out of balance, I am marking my physical performance progress with an aggressive workout program combined with using these amazing foods based on Sunrider's Philosophy of Regeneration™. It is my belief that the general public doesn't give their bodies enough credit for what their amazing "machines" can do for them if they just fed them properly and helped them achieve a harmonious balance among all 5 systems of the body. My motto is "take care of your body and your body will take care of you!" Tune in for more updates in the near future!

John Teng
North American Sales Manager—Sunrider International
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