Former Navy SEAL commanders explain why they still wake up at 4:30 a.m. — and why you should, too

Former Navy SEALs and "Extreme Ownership" authors Jocko Willink and Leif Babin talk about the importance of waking up at 4:30 am every single day.

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[shermanbeardman]

"Do burpees until you're puking in the trash can, it's a real good time."

Yup, they're definitely Navy SEALs

[Oliver]

Doing burpees until you puke at 4:30 in the morning is the only way to ease yourself into the day ahead.

[LetsBeClear]

Seals.They’re like gasoline to each other.. the voices get deeper, they get more definitive about things; I love to see a friendship deeper than brotherhood carry into mutual success and contribution to the world. These guys are legends. And they’re making people more capable and resilient through their work

[CompetitiveMike]

That guy was pretty serious about his beef jerkey.

[stephencollins]

Can’t believe those guys sleep in until 4:30. Waking up at 3:30 is where it’s at. You can get so much more done!

[Stunnedstudios]

Nothing like a morning puke after doing burpees at 4:30am

[MX-]

Watching this at 4:08 am problem is I haven't woken up yet haven't went to sleep yet.

[MrNboss]

“Where’s the beef jerky cause I’m gonna get it” Hahahaha

[Raez_XL]

Why was this recommended to me. Does Youtube know i wake up late?

[CarsenZzz]

1:12 "WHERE'S the Beef Jerky."
"Cause I'm gonna get it."

[martyfenton]

Thank you so much for the inspiration, Jocko!

I was not a SEAL, but I am retired from the Navy. I've been getting up at 4:30 since I started delivering newspapers at age 12. I learned at a young age that staying late at work is mostly for show. If you want to accomplish more, go to work early.

I wake up at 4:30 and walk 3 miles with a backpack to my gym, workout from 5:30 to 6:30 then walk back every day except Sunday. I'll be 60 in a few months.

[thaddiusglunt]

"Do burpees until you're puking in the trash can. It's good times." Come again?

[OrderRealm]

Since i left the military i have been making up for all that lost sleep, i pass out all over the house.

[Sammy_-yrmc]

“Do burpees till you PUKE” they said...”it’ll be a GOOD TIME” they said...😂😂

[JoeDeee]

I do Attack my alarm clock with a baseball bat at 4:30 in the morning.

[GRIMZY]

Watching this in bed on my phone at 2pm in the afternoon

[t_t]

"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese" -Matthew Walker

[paragon]

He gave me a ptsd flashback talking about burpies 0_0

[fadeproofnyc]

The real question is when the fuck do you go to bed?

[daaimrehman]

This guy wakes up his alarm clock every morning.