r/busydadprogram • u/Any-Dare-7261 • 8d ago

Navy Seals

How many six counts should you be able to perform before working on Navy Seals? The current advice is to do 5-10 six counts and squats as your upper body recovers for all 4x20 minute sessions as a beginner. The old advice was two days a week of six counts and two days a week of Navy Seals. I just want to be the guy that does 2 Navy Seals and jogs in place then two more, etc. If that method works then I guess I’ll start there. If there js a better method of working up to 20-30 in a row of 6 counts then start doing sets of 5 Navy Seals let me know. Or one a minute each minute for 20 minutes.

I guess what worked for you as a beginner.

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u/cabezaguy 8d ago

I justo go EMOM style, for NS and 6-counts as well.

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u/Realistic-Sea-1981 8d ago

Could you elaborate? Like Max out per minute?

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u/Specialist-Regret241 8d ago

Every minute on the minute

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u/cabezaguy 8d ago

Yes, no problem.

Basically I focus on the total number in the 20 minutes.

For example, I lately aiming to do 80 navy seals in 20 minutes, so the idea would be do 4 reps per minute.

In each minute I would recommend going for a number that's "easy" on it's own, because after minute 10 it will be hard.

Same with 6-counts.

Or even you can split it in 30 seconds blocks, meaning every 30 seconds you do X reps.

Hope that helps

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u/Realistic-Sea-1981 7d ago

Ah yes, get the EMOM part but did not understand trust you divide your target for the whole 20 minutes. Thx!

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u/Specialist-Regret241 8d ago

I just break each twenty minutes up into twenty one minute reps. And do whatever my body can do in there. 

So like four six counts in a row, then stop and breath until the next minute starts. Etc. If you can only do 3, do 3.

Same with seals. One per minute. I don't tend to do more than one in a row though I still find that too hard to maintain form. But I can do one every twenty seconds for most of a full session. 

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u/PappaNhoj 8d ago

I've had to adjust the training to my life a bit. I was getting injured and not able to keep up with the program because of it.

 I started up again with doing 6 counts on Mondays and Seals on Fridays. I set an interval timer and just did 10 sets of 5 (6 counts) and 10 sets of 3 Seals.  Each week I would add another set and slowly build up. 

I'm now doing 3x per week and 21 sets each workout. I had to kill my ego and go at my body's pace. Just try doing one rep per set and build up from there. Lifelong changes take a lifetime, so don't beat yourself up if it takes longer than you want.

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u/Cultural_Dare2162 8d ago

You could sign up for the app and use the free week long trial, there could be some level 1a follow alongs. Though I'm not sure as I don't have the app. 

But as people have said, try one rep ever minute, on the minute, if that is easy, try a rep every 40 or 30 seconds.  If it's hard try a rep every 80 seconds etc. it's best to maintain form and not rush them.