SUar DURABILITY SERIES
Selection Exposes Weak Links.
The Data Doesn’t Lie.
Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) places extraordinary demands on the body. Research examining medical encounters during the course found that 40% of candidates sustained at least one injury, with the overwhelming majority occurring in predictable body regions exposed to repetitive loading, heavy rucking, running, climbing, and obstacle negotiation.
The SUAR Durability Series was built around these patterns—helping you develop tissue strength and resilience, movement quality, and resilience before those weak links become performance limiters.
SUAR durability programs helps to create a body that can tolerate the cumulative demands of selection through progressive, evidence-informed durability training.
Read the Study Below
WHAT THE RESEARCH FOUND
The Most Commonly Affected Regions
Feet & Toes
Ankles
Knees
Calves & Shins
Hips
Low Back
Shoulders
Activities Associated with the Highest Injury Risk
Obstacle Course
Running
Combat Readiness Assessment
Foot Marching (Rucking)
Activities Where the Greatest Number of Injuries Occurred
Land Navigation
Team Events
Foot Marching
Running
Obstacle Course
OUR ANSWER
SUAR DURABILITY Series
Build Durability Before You Need It.
Selection doesn't just test your fitness—it exposes your weakest link.
The SUAR Durability Series is a proactive training system designed to build stronger, more resilient joints, muscles, tendons, and movement patterns before they become a problem. This isn't rehabilitation. It's PREHAB—training with the intent to improve tissue capacity, movement quality, and reduce injury risk while preparing for the demands of selection.
Each program follows a proven progression that builds upon itself:
Prepare the Tissues → Build Tissue Resilience → Develop Movement Control → Perform Under Real-World Demands
These aren't random workouts—they're structured durability systems. Each program progresses from foundational movement to functional integration, using evidence-informed loading principles to improve tissue resilience, movement quality, and long-term durability.
Every program is delivered directly to your phone through our coaching app and includes far more than a workout.
Every Durability Program Includes
Video-Guided Exercise Program
Step-by-step HD exercise demonstrations
Weekly structured progression
Coaching cues for every exercise
Progress tracking directly within the app
Durability Foundation Guide
More than an exercise manual, this guide teaches the principles behind durability training. Learn how tissue adapts, why movement quality matters, how to gauge training intensity, and why every phase is intentionally designed to build resilience through progressive, high-quality movement.
Durability Assessments
Each program includes a region-specific assessment based on clinical testing and performance research. Evaluate strength, mobility, endurance, balance, and movement competency for that anatomical area, identify your current limitations, and compare your performance against evidence-informed benchmarks. The assessment provides an objective starting point and allows you to measure meaningful progress throughout the program—not simply whether you completed another workout.
Whether you're preparing for SFAS, another tactical selection, or simply want a body that tolerates training instead of constantly breaking down, these programs help build the movement foundation that supports everything else you do.
Train with intent. Master the fundamentals. Measure your progress. Build durability that lasts.
SFAS DURABILITY SERIES
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mobility
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stability
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tissue capacity
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load tolerance
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SFAS DURABILITY SERIES ✳︎ mobility ✳︎ stability ✳︎ tissue capacity ✳︎ load tolerance *
SUAR Durability Series
LOW BACK
Prepare your spine for the repetitive load of rucking, lifting, and long hours under a heavy pack.
Common SFAS issues
• Disc irritation or herniation
• Low back muscle strains
• SI joint pain
• Facet joint irritation
KNEE
Develop stronger knees that tolerate thousands of steps, heavy rucks, and repeated impact without breaking down.
Common SFAS issues
• Patellar tendinopathy ("Jumper's Knee")
• Patellofemoral pain
• IT Band Syndrome
• Meniscus irritation
HIP
Build stronger, more resilient hips to improve running, climbing, and load carriage while reducing unnecessary stress on the knees and low back.
Common SFAS issues
• Hip flexor strains
• Gluteal tendinopathy
• Hip impingement (FAI)
• Deep hip pain from overuse
ACHILLES
Increase tendon capacity so your Achilles can tolerate running, sprinting, hills, and heavy rucking.
Common SFAS issues
• Achilles tendinopathy
• Calf strains
• Tendon overload
• Insertional Achilles pain
NECK & UPPER BACK
Improve posture, neck endurance, and upper back strength to better tolerate helmet wear, rucking, and prolonged tactical positions.
Common SFAS issues
• Neck muscle strains
• Cervicogenic headaches
• Trapezius overuse
• Thoracic mobility restrictions
HAMSTRING
Improve posterior chain strength and control for faster running, climbing, and load carriage.
Common SFAS issues
• Hamstring strains
• Proximal hamstring tendinopathy
• Recurrent muscle pulls
• Posterior thigh tightness limiting performance
GROIN
Build resilience through the adductors and pelvis to better tolerate uneven terrain, obstacle courses, and rapid direction changes.
Common SFAS issues
• Adductor strains
• Athletic pubalgia (sports hernia)
• Groin tendinopathy
• Hip adductor overload
SHOULDER
Develop durable shoulders that can tolerate climbing, overhead work, carrying equipment, and repeated upper-body loading.
Common SFAS issues
• Rotator cuff tendinopathy
• Shoulder impingement
• Labral irritation
• AC joint pain
Load Carriage & POSTURe
Develop the postural endurance needed to maintain efficient movement under fatigue while reducing unnecessary stress throughout the body.
Common SFAS issues
• Postural fatigue
• Mechanical neck pain
• Mid-back stiffness
• Recurrent overuse injuries from poor movement mechanics
FOOT & ANKLE
Create a stronger foundation by improving foot stability, ankle mobility, and balance before the miles begin to add up.
Common SFAS issues
• Ankle sprains
• Achilles tendinopathy
• Plantar fasciitis
• Stress reactions and stress fractures
