Stew Smith talks about training for goals and assessing yourself regularly to see if you are on the right program. https://www.stewsmithfitness.com

Trust the Process...But Verify / Assess Regularly

If you plan to challenge yourself by attending any Special Ops program selection course, you likely were training hard just to get accepted into the training. If you were one of the wise ones to focus on the following phase of training (getting THROUGH the training) after crushing the entry-level fitness test process, then you likely have been on this journey for quite some time.

See - https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/do-you-trust-your-training-regardless-test-it-often