How to Prepare for SFAS: A Green Beret Answers Your Questions | Ep. 14

Every week, Spencer Lewis gets messages from guys asking the same set of questions. How do I prepare for SFAS? How do I train for selection while active duty? What physical standard should I hit before I show up? Should I take an 18X contract? What if I'm still in basic training and don't know where to start?In this episode of Beyond The Beret, former Green Beret Spencer Lewis and his wife MJ run a rapid-fire Q&A covering the most common questions Spencer gets from active-duty soldiers, prospective candidates, and civilians thinking about enlisting. This is the tactical, no-BS version — what to do, how to train, what standards to hit, and what most people get wrong.Spencer doesn't sugarcoat. If you're stressed about the PT test, you probably shouldn't be going to selection. If you're a combat arms soldier who can't Max the APFT on any given day, that's a problem. If you signed up to be a hard motherfucker, you don't get to complain when it gets hard.This episode also gets into the philosophy behind Spencer's coaching — why he only takes a small number of one-on-one clients, why every program is custom (not cookie-cutter), and why you can pay $30/month for the app and run the same phase-one program Spencer ran the 42 days before he left for selection.If you're prepping for SFAS, Ranger School, or any military selection course, considering an 18X contract, active duty and trying to level up your PT test, a civilian thinking about enlisting, or just curious what a Green Beret's actual advice sounds like — this episode is for you.Topics covered:What physical standard you should hit before showing up to SFASWhy "stressed about the PT test" is a red flag for selection candidatesCustom coaching vs. cookie-cutter programs — and why it mattersThe 42-day Operation Alpha Phase 1 program Spencer actually ran before selectionRuck training: what "train how you fight" actually means (and doesn't)Fueling during selection vs. fueling during an ultramarathonWhy cold showers before BUDS don't do what people think they doAPFT / PT test coaching — why 90% should be the standard for combat arms18X contract advice: get through basic firstWhy every combat arms soldier should be a "walking billboard of what right looks like"How to balance military life with home life: when you're home, be homeWhy ultra marathons are the best mental prep for hard thingsSpencer's life motto: "I didn't fold like a little bitch"Related episodes:Episode 4 — SFAS Explained: What Special Forces Selection Is Really LikeEpisode 8 — What Ranger School Is Actually Like (From a Green Beret Who Recycled)Episode 12 — Why Most "Leaders" You Follow Have Never Actually Led AnythingMentioned in this episode:Alpha Country App — Operation Alpha Phase 1 (7-day free trial, $30/month) — the exact program Spencer ran before selectionHosted by Spencer Lewis — former Green Beret, ultra runner, founder of Alpha Country — and his wife MJ. New episodes weekly. Already Decided.