Run More! - Ep 621

Send us Fan Mail Peaches is stuck at home with FOMO while the boys are at Operator Training Summit Pennsylvania, and somehow that turns into exactly what candidates need to hear again: you are probably not running enough. Trent and Peaches start with OTS updates, CrossFit Hershey, Pennsylvania, Miami University in Ohio, and Vegas in December. Then Peaches brings up something he has been noticing online: everyday recruiters and MTIs are putting in real mileage. Not candidates training for one of the hardest pipelines on the planet. Recruiters. MTIs. Air Force members with normal jobs who are running 20, 25, even 40 miles a week because they care about fitness, mental health, professional image, and being ready for life. Which raises the obvious question: if they can do it, why are pipeline candidates still acting like a mile and a half is the finish line? The boys break down the difference between passing the test and preparing for the life. Air Force Special Warfare candidates need more than a passing Initial Fitness Test. They need the aerobic base to absorb long days, recover, move under load, ruck, run, swim, train again, and not fold when volume stacks up. They also talk about why OTS exposes people so quickly. It is not selection. It is not a pipeline smoke session. It is two days of coaching: land day, water day, running, rucking, mobility, pool work, instruction, and mentorship. And still, people get absolutely smoked. That should tell you something. Then the conversation swings into MTIs, BMT, cones, cadre wakeups, student shenanigans, Air Force investment in Basic Military Training, and why trainees need to understand that MTIs are not the enemy. They are the people trying to turn 60 random civilians into Airmen in seven and a half weeks. Bottom line: minimum standards are not the goal. If you are serious about Air Force Special Warfare, stop training like a normal person trying to pass a test. Build the engine. Run more. Recover better. Stay consistent. And quit acting shocked when the people around you are outworking you. Links: OnesReady.com OperatorTrainingSummit.com Chapters: 00:00 - Ones Ready Intro 01:04 - ATACLETE and Partner Discounts 02:10 - Jared Pietras Sent You a Discount Code 02:40 - Ohio and Vegas OTS Updates 03:13 - Christmas OTS in Vegas 03:23 - Peaches Has Pennsylvania OTS FOMO 04:08 - What’s Happening at CrossFit Hershey 04:34 - The Podcast Must Go On 05:03 - Missing OTS Hits Different 05:33 - New Guest Instructor at OTS 06:00 - Are Candidates Running Enough? 06:59 - OTS Alumni Keep Hearing the Same Message 08:10 - Recruiters Are Putting in Work 08:34 - 40.9 Miles in One Week 08:55 - Running for Mental Health and Life 09:35 - MTIs and Recruiters Training Hard 10:09 - Hyrox, Running, and Real Fitness 10:51 - Grandma Is Outworking Pipeline Candidates 11:57 - Why Are Normal Airmen Doing More? 12:37 - Professional Image Matters 13:22 - Stop Making Excuses for Looking Unprepared 14:33 - What Started Their Fitness Push? 15:31 - Why OTS Breaks People Into Mileage Groups 16:00 - Your Numbers Become Your Identity 16:31 - Getting Around Fit People Is Sobering 17:11 - Fitness Is for the Rest of Your Life 18:19 - OTS Is Not Selection 19:06 - Why Candidates Are Starving After Land Day 20:00 - Some People Do Not Come Back for Day Two 20:46 - Long Days Expose Low Volume 21:31 - Cadre Wakeups Are a Gift 22:01 - Clear Instructions and Megaphones 22:38 - Cone Lives Matter 23:20 - Everything Cadre Do Is for You 24:09 - Old-School Cadre Visits 24:59 - Triangle Girls and Keesler Shenanigans 26:14 - Guilty Until Proven Innocent 27:20 - Can Trainees Escape BMT? 27:57 - The McDonald’s Sign at Basic 28:56 - MTIs Are on Your Side 29:48 - Imagine Managing 60 Random Civilians 30:38 - Air Force Investment in BMT 3.0 31:33 - Cut Your MTI Some Slack 31:55 - How to Find an Air Force Recruiter 33:06 - Find a Recruiter Putting in Miles 33:34 - Ohio, Vegas, and Christmas OTS 34:06 - Like, Subscribe, and Go Run Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com Find an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY DFND Apparel...