Designed by a retired U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret) Lieutenant Colonel, Special Operations Fitness - Hell Week is an 8-day workout program deliberately calculated to test and validate aspiring members of the Special Operations community. Complete a cross-training workout, a self-defense cardio kickboxing session, and a swim each morning before breakfast. Continue on with a prescribed number of calisthenic exercises throughout your work or school day. Finish off each evening with a ruck march. Then repeat a slightly different variation for seven more days. This fitness program will give you a glimpse of how strong and committed you must be to endure elite Special Operations training. Special Operations Fitness - Hell Week is for you if ... You are interested in pursuing a career in Special Operations and want to know if you have what it takes to make it through training. You are already a strong & capable athlete looking to push yourself though an unconventional cross-training program. You like to challenge yourself to accomplish great things.