Bottom Line Up Front: I did two Tactical Games competitions last year. This post covers what it is, how I trained for it, and my lessons learned. What Is The Tactical Games (TTG)? It’s basically a physical fitness competition with…
Bottom Line Up Front: As the US Army has published more information on the new PT test, I have been thinking of how to train for it. Here are my initial thoughts on training for the Army Combat Fitness Test…
Bottom Line Up Front: I have been a big believer in putting effort to pick shoes that were healthy for the body since 2010. For the next seven years, I focused exclusively on finding flat shoes (zero drop) with as…
Bottom Line Up Front: I completed a marathon while carrying a 40lb ruck. This post is my ruck march marathon training program after action review complete with the plan I followed for rucking, strength and conditioning, nutrition, and supplementation preparation…
Bottom Line Up Front: The United States Army’s Physical Fitness Test (aka APFT aka PT Test) is potentially undergoing a revision after decades of failing to measure combat readiness. This post will cover the current APFT, a critique of the…
Bottom Line Up Front: US Army leaders fail to see value in the Army’s Physical Readiness Training (PRT) because they don’t understand it and don’t care to. And this is a problem. If you are interested in PRT, you will…
