Are you Strong Enough? An Interview with Mark Rippetoe LTC Nick Barringer | October 20, 2021 1. What are your thoughts on the current state of military fitness?2. How would you change the approach to military fitness? What is the model that gets the military to where it needs to be?3. If you could design a PT test for the military, what would it consist of and why? Continue reading Faire face au pire des scénarios au combat Plaidoyer pour entraîner la force dans l'armée Lt. Col. Ryan Whittemore | May 02, 2021 A un certain moment, Rip m'a posé une question que j'ai d'abord trouvée assez étrange. «Quel est, selon vous, le pire scénario au combat ?» Inutile de spéculer, je me suis dit que j'allais simplement lui raconter la pire situation que j'avais personnellement vécue en opération. [French translation of Combat Worst-Case Scenario] Continue reading The Case for the Starting Strength Method during Initial Military Occupational Training Capt James Rodgers | April 28, 2021 The general decline in physical and mental resilience among youth has created a problem for the Army’s ability to conduct training in a manner that prepares young soldiers and officers for the physical rigors of military service. Every other aspect of soldier and officer training is rigorously designed, evaluated, and standardized – except for their physical preparation. Continue reading Teaching the Deadlift to Groups Capt James Rodgers | March 03, 2021 The purpose of this article is to provide guidance and advice to junior military leaders who want to use barbell training to develop their students during group Physical Training (PT) sessions. The article will cover why the deadlift is an appropriate lift to train in a group setting. Next it will provide a template for equipment, time, facility, and staff, and a hand-held training resource to assist a junior leader with the task of planning and executing a deadlift PT plan. Continue reading The Army’s Running Problem Capt James Rodgers | January 27, 2021 It is a staple of Army life: groups of soldiers running together alongside a road in the pre-dawn darkness. It is something that has been a part of the Army’s culture for as long as anyone can remember. We encourage running as a healthy and important part of any Physical Training (PT) regimen, as an absolutely necessary base of fitness that every soldier needs to obtain in order to be effective. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Faire face au pire des scénarios au combat Plaidoyer pour entraîner la force dans l'armée Lt. Col. Ryan Whittemore | May 02, 2021 A un certain moment, Rip m'a posé une question que j'ai d'abord trouvée assez étrange. «Quel est, selon vous, le pire scénario au combat ?» Inutile de spéculer, je me suis dit que j'allais simplement lui raconter la pire situation que j'avais personnellement vécue en opération. [French translation of Combat Worst-Case Scenario] Continue reading The Case for the Starting Strength Method during Initial Military Occupational Training Capt James Rodgers | April 28, 2021 The general decline in physical and mental resilience among youth has created a problem for the Army’s ability to conduct training in a manner that prepares young soldiers and officers for the physical rigors of military service. Every other aspect of soldier and officer training is rigorously designed, evaluated, and standardized – except for their physical preparation. Continue reading Teaching the Deadlift to Groups Capt James Rodgers | March 03, 2021 The purpose of this article is to provide guidance and advice to junior military leaders who want to use barbell training to develop their students during group Physical Training (PT) sessions. The article will cover why the deadlift is an appropriate lift to train in a group setting. Next it will provide a template for equipment, time, facility, and staff, and a hand-held training resource to assist a junior leader with the task of planning and executing a deadlift PT plan. Continue reading The Army’s Running Problem Capt James Rodgers | January 27, 2021 It is a staple of Army life: groups of soldiers running together alongside a road in the pre-dawn darkness. It is something that has been a part of the Army’s culture for as long as anyone can remember. We encourage running as a healthy and important part of any Physical Training (PT) regimen, as an absolutely necessary base of fitness that every soldier needs to obtain in order to be effective. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
The Case for the Starting Strength Method during Initial Military Occupational Training Capt James Rodgers | April 28, 2021 The general decline in physical and mental resilience among youth has created a problem for the Army’s ability to conduct training in a manner that prepares young soldiers and officers for the physical rigors of military service. Every other aspect of soldier and officer training is rigorously designed, evaluated, and standardized – except for their physical preparation. Continue reading Teaching the Deadlift to Groups Capt James Rodgers | March 03, 2021 The purpose of this article is to provide guidance and advice to junior military leaders who want to use barbell training to develop their students during group Physical Training (PT) sessions. The article will cover why the deadlift is an appropriate lift to train in a group setting. Next it will provide a template for equipment, time, facility, and staff, and a hand-held training resource to assist a junior leader with the task of planning and executing a deadlift PT plan. Continue reading The Army’s Running Problem Capt James Rodgers | January 27, 2021 It is a staple of Army life: groups of soldiers running together alongside a road in the pre-dawn darkness. It is something that has been a part of the Army’s culture for as long as anyone can remember. We encourage running as a healthy and important part of any Physical Training (PT) regimen, as an absolutely necessary base of fitness that every soldier needs to obtain in order to be effective. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Teaching the Deadlift to Groups Capt James Rodgers | March 03, 2021 The purpose of this article is to provide guidance and advice to junior military leaders who want to use barbell training to develop their students during group Physical Training (PT) sessions. The article will cover why the deadlift is an appropriate lift to train in a group setting. Next it will provide a template for equipment, time, facility, and staff, and a hand-held training resource to assist a junior leader with the task of planning and executing a deadlift PT plan. Continue reading The Army’s Running Problem Capt James Rodgers | January 27, 2021 It is a staple of Army life: groups of soldiers running together alongside a road in the pre-dawn darkness. It is something that has been a part of the Army’s culture for as long as anyone can remember. We encourage running as a healthy and important part of any Physical Training (PT) regimen, as an absolutely necessary base of fitness that every soldier needs to obtain in order to be effective. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
The Army’s Running Problem Capt James Rodgers | January 27, 2021 It is a staple of Army life: groups of soldiers running together alongside a road in the pre-dawn darkness. It is something that has been a part of the Army’s culture for as long as anyone can remember. We encourage running as a healthy and important part of any Physical Training (PT) regimen, as an absolutely necessary base of fitness that every soldier needs to obtain in order to be effective. Continue reading
