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Thursday, October 20, 2016

A Program That Has Worked for Millions


The U.S. Armed Forces physical training programs presented at the services's basic training serves as an introduction to strenuous physical activity for many men and women. It goals include; physical adaptations (strengthening and conditioning) that take place to new service members' bodies, meeting our exceeding service-specific fitness requirements, and developing required physical skills necessary to survive and excel on the world's battlefields.
More than likely, going to war isn't on your list of things to do. That doesn't mean that you can't benefit from a military physical conditioning program. These benefits include; body composition improvement (lose excess body fat while gaining muscle tone), endurance, flexibility and strength. Regardless of your fitness goals, inclusion of military conditioning will enhance your overall conditioning base and level of physical fitness.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

QUICK WORKOUT FOR CORE DEVELOPMENT & MUSCULAR ENDURANCE

This training session includes core development exercises followed by an intense five minute circuit.


Core stability directly enhances overall physical fitness. The primary core strength exercise used during this workout is crunches. The crunches are supplemented by a plank and bridge series.
The five minute circuit includes hip thrusts, sit-ups, donkey kicks and the front leaning rest position (starting position for push-ups). The goal is to complete as many rounds as possible (AMRAP) in five minutes. Do 5 repetitions of each exercise (5 seconds for the front leaning rest) then move immediately to the next exercise.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

ACCELERATION-CORE STABILITY-ENDURANCE WORKOUT

The daily workout combined a variety activities to develop speed, strength and endurance using calisthenics, a conditioning hike and sprinting.


The calisthenics portion of the the workout emphasized core and lower body movements including air squats, planks and crunches.
Short, explosive sprints were designed to enhance acceleration and quickness. The loaded sprints can be accomplished by pulling a sled, wearing a back pack and sprinting uphill. Keep the weight to about 15% of your body weight.
The conditioning hike was completed wearing a back pack load with 30 pounds. The goal is to improve endurance while carrying extra weight using a moderate pace (approximately 20 minutes per mile).