Up grade the military fitness.

Oct: 21th.



Early outdoor fitness center. Notice no weights or treadmills.

Today's training:
warm up: 10 min. on heavy bag, Indian clubs. stretch bands

Long cycle 2-12kg. kettlebells for 3 min at 8 reps per min. 3-3min sets for 75 reps total
Long cycle 1-16 kg kettlebell for 12 min. switch on the min.
5 sets 5 reps pull ups and 20 sit ups.
Afternoon: a 15 mile bike ride. great weather.
I have seen several blogs articles discussion on the subject of military PT and testing. The consciences of trainers today that the fitness education within the military is somewhat irrelevant or deficient to prepare our military for today's operations. What has happen now in the present battlefield, military personnel are carrying a lot more equipment and age demographics has increased. I have also been told,especially form Marine corps recruits are less fit in general then ever before. Well we in the fitness business know all this as we see it each day. So what do we do?

Don't use officers and senior enlisted that don't have a least fitness trainer education to train recurits. You would not use a truck driver to cut your hair, would you? Next change the general exercises to enhance the work capacity and varied intensity. Then make the PT test more functional using several test routines so the solder will have to be total fit instead of fit to do push up, a short runs or a few sit ups. Lastly the test should be done in full gear and increased load, not in Nike's and jock straps. Even our police and fireman train and test in full gear they will be operating in.

Warfare is constantly changing as the target adopts and the war zone become more difficult. In Afghanistan, most of the country is at high altitude and requires opeators to traverse difficult mountains, with heavy gear, in a low oxygen atmosphere. To operate is such an environment a military will require higher fitness levels just to get to the fight.