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Thread: Weekend Archives: MAJ Ryan Long: Why Does The Army Want Me Weak?

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    Default Weekend Archives: MAJ Ryan Long: Why Does The Army Want Me Weak?

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    I wish I knew back then, while in the Army, what I know now. The Army still doesn't get it.

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    I hope I serve long enough to see a culture change on this.

    We run our PT test in basically what amounts to underwear. If I get shot, I don't need you to strip down to your underwear and run two miles. I need you to grab my 250+ lb (after gear) carcass and drag it or carry it 50-100 yards to hard cover, and then keep fighting.

    To do this, your squat and deadlift max can't be 250; it has to be considerably higher so that dragging my heavy carcass is a submaximal event.

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