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 Applying General Adaptation Syndrome to Army Training Design Capt James Rodgers | November 18, 2020 I am a staff officer in the Canadian Army. My job is to design the courses that are used to take civilians off the street and turn them into qualified soldiers or officers, and to advance their skillsets throughout their military career. The most recent course I was involved in updating was Basic Military Officer Qualification – Army (BMOQ-A). Continue reading Women in Ground Combat Mark Rippetoe | June 30, 2017 It is fashionable these days to appear concerned about what is currently interpreted as “inequality.” Inequality can be accurately defined as any diversity in the outcomes of any human endeavor deemed to be the potential subject of an op-ed piece in the New York Times, the Washington Post, or Yahoo News. As such, what I am about to say will be ignored by these outlets, both because it appears to promote “inequality” even though it does no such thing... Continue reading Women in Service CJ Gotcher | January 20, 2016 "Opening up the combat arms to women will be a difficult adjustment...but we can help prepare for them with effective physical training; developing stronger, faster, and more resilient candidates who can excel at the standards in their pipeline schools." 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 Applying General Adaptation Syndrome to Army Training Design Capt James Rodgers | November 18, 2020 I am a staff officer in the Canadian Army. My job is to design the courses that are used to take civilians off the street and turn them into qualified soldiers or officers, and to advance their skillsets throughout their military career. The most recent course I was involved in updating was Basic Military Officer Qualification – Army (BMOQ-A). Continue reading Women in Ground Combat Mark Rippetoe | June 30, 2017 It is fashionable these days to appear concerned about what is currently interpreted as “inequality.” Inequality can be accurately defined as any diversity in the outcomes of any human endeavor deemed to be the potential subject of an op-ed piece in the New York Times, the Washington Post, or Yahoo News. As such, what I am about to say will be ignored by these outlets, both because it appears to promote “inequality” even though it does no such thing... Continue reading Women in Service CJ Gotcher | January 20, 2016 "Opening up the combat arms to women will be a difficult adjustment...but we can help prepare for them with effective physical training; developing stronger, faster, and more resilient candidates who can excel at the standards in their pipeline schools." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Applying General Adaptation Syndrome to Army Training Design Capt James Rodgers | November 18, 2020 I am a staff officer in the Canadian Army. My job is to design the courses that are used to take civilians off the street and turn them into qualified soldiers or officers, and to advance their skillsets throughout their military career. The most recent course I was involved in updating was Basic Military Officer Qualification – Army (BMOQ-A). Continue reading Women in Ground Combat Mark Rippetoe | June 30, 2017 It is fashionable these days to appear concerned about what is currently interpreted as “inequality.” Inequality can be accurately defined as any diversity in the outcomes of any human endeavor deemed to be the potential subject of an op-ed piece in the New York Times, the Washington Post, or Yahoo News. As such, what I am about to say will be ignored by these outlets, both because it appears to promote “inequality” even though it does no such thing... Continue reading Women in Service CJ Gotcher | January 20, 2016 "Opening up the combat arms to women will be a difficult adjustment...but we can help prepare for them with effective physical training; developing stronger, faster, and more resilient candidates who can excel at the standards in their pipeline schools." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Women in Ground Combat Mark Rippetoe | June 30, 2017 It is fashionable these days to appear concerned about what is currently interpreted as “inequality.” Inequality can be accurately defined as any diversity in the outcomes of any human endeavor deemed to be the potential subject of an op-ed piece in the New York Times, the Washington Post, or Yahoo News. As such, what I am about to say will be ignored by these outlets, both because it appears to promote “inequality” even though it does no such thing... Continue reading Women in Service CJ Gotcher | January 20, 2016 "Opening up the combat arms to women will be a difficult adjustment...but we can help prepare for them with effective physical training; developing stronger, faster, and more resilient candidates who can excel at the standards in their pipeline schools." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Women in Service CJ Gotcher | January 20, 2016 "Opening up the combat arms to women will be a difficult adjustment...but we can help prepare for them with effective physical training; developing stronger, faster, and more resilient candidates who can excel at the standards in their pipeline schools." Continue reading
