Jonathan Pope – Craig Weller – Building the Elite: The Complete Guide to Building Resilient Special Operators Kindle Edition

For the past 10 years, Craig Weller and Jonathan Pope have trained people for the toughest selection courses in the world. They’ve trained candidates for courses in every branch of the U.S. military, as well as five our 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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Introducing Systems
3. Thinking in Systems
4. Dealing with Complexity Well
5. Dealing with Complexity Badly
6. Minds, Models, Principles
7. Changing How You Think
8. Movement and Physical Resilience
9. Psychological Aspects of Motor Learning and Skill Development
10. Stress, Pain, and Fatigue
11. Skill Acquisition
12. Performance Training Model, Norms, & Physiological Profile
13. Mental Skills
14. Nutrition
15. Movement
16. Energy Systems, Breathing, Running & Rucking, and Swimming
17. Strength & Power
18. Work Capacity
19. Open-Ended Workouts
20. Building Workouts
21. Example Programs
22. Mental Models

This is a 538-page textbook, with content on a variety of topics that you’ll reference for years.

“For nearly a decade, Craig and Jon have shaped the way I have trained both current and future Operators; this is an essential guide, not just for active and aspiring special operators and the people who train them, but for anyone looking for a detailed, systematic approach to building unbreakable athletes.”

Dr. Kevin Serre, Ph.D.

High-Performance Manager, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command