Posted on May 1, 2020
What are some PT ideas that might make my soldiers hate me, but not dread PT?
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Current Squad PT schedule:
Monday-Run day 3 miles
Tuesday-Ruck March 4miles
Wednesday-60/120’s
Thursday-PU and SU’s drills
Friday-run 3miles/released run after 3 miles
This isnt awful but it's awful and risk of injury was not taken into consideration. So I need PT ideas that will get them a good, balanced, APFT/ACFT prep centric workout every week while minimizing the risk of injury. I'm redoing the warm up and cool down routine as well and incorporating a "Flexibility/Mobility" day.
Monday-Run day 3 miles
Tuesday-Ruck March 4miles
Wednesday-60/120’s
Thursday-PU and SU’s drills
Friday-run 3miles/released run after 3 miles
This isnt awful but it's awful and risk of injury was not taken into consideration. So I need PT ideas that will get them a good, balanced, APFT/ACFT prep centric workout every week while minimizing the risk of injury. I'm redoing the warm up and cool down routine as well and incorporating a "Flexibility/Mobility" day.
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Don't just train for a pt test, that makes you good at a pt test, rather than being good at fitness. That schedule you have is the "pre-PRT" style, it made everyone lean and mean, and actually meet the dated body fat standards....but also came lots of knee and ankle injuries.
You need to mix everything up, you can build cardio without running. Hit me up on email [login to see] (anyone can). I'll send you the workout plan we give to candidates getting ready for selection. Its still kind of leg heavy, but not nearly as "making people hate you". Super effective, great results, minimal equipment.
You need to mix everything up, you can build cardio without running. Hit me up on email [login to see] (anyone can). I'll send you the workout plan we give to candidates getting ready for selection. Its still kind of leg heavy, but not nearly as "making people hate you". Super effective, great results, minimal equipment.
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SFC Steven Borders
CW2 (Join to see) Does this take into account the new ACFT? If it does I would defiantly hit you up. I have been looking for ways to help motivate our troops in our DET.
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I'll go ahead and tell you, if you ever want to be a good NCO, risk factor is important to take into consideration. When making a proper PT plan, that has to be accounted for.
Now, as far as the plan, what is your end goal? Any time I made a PT schedule, I did backwards planning. I had an end goal in mind and I set it up so they could be successful for a specific task (usually a PT test). But, if you're doing it just to make your soldiers hate you, then don't do it under the guise of PT. Just make up some excuse to smoke them and be done with it.
A good plan ensures that they can recover from the previous day's work. Upper body one day, lower body the next day, and mix in core all days. From your plan, it looks like you have four lower body days and one upper body day. That's not a good plan.
Now, as far as the plan, what is your end goal? Any time I made a PT schedule, I did backwards planning. I had an end goal in mind and I set it up so they could be successful for a specific task (usually a PT test). But, if you're doing it just to make your soldiers hate you, then don't do it under the guise of PT. Just make up some excuse to smoke them and be done with it.
A good plan ensures that they can recover from the previous day's work. Upper body one day, lower body the next day, and mix in core all days. From your plan, it looks like you have four lower body days and one upper body day. That's not a good plan.
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I agree 100%. I just recently got to my unit and this is the schedule I was given. I immediately saw the glaring issue and asked if I could offer a new schedule for consideration.
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Ref. Fm 7-22
You have 3 consecutive days of EM, one day of SM, and then another EM. As in, run, run, run, strength, run. That’s increasing the risk for you to injure your soldiers vs. enhancing them. Consider
Monday em (AGR),
Tuesday strength training (4 for the core, cd 1,cd 2, cl 1, pu/su),
Wednesday 30/60 or 60/120,
Thursday combatives and guerrilla drills
Friday UFR.
Once again FM 7-22 lays this kind of program out. You’ll achieve balance, challenging activities, and intro during combatives encourages the warrior spirit and esprit de corps.
In lieu of combatives, try to coordinate an obstacle course. Encourage competition and collective training for team success.
Good luck
You have 3 consecutive days of EM, one day of SM, and then another EM. As in, run, run, run, strength, run. That’s increasing the risk for you to injure your soldiers vs. enhancing them. Consider
Monday em (AGR),
Tuesday strength training (4 for the core, cd 1,cd 2, cl 1, pu/su),
Wednesday 30/60 or 60/120,
Thursday combatives and guerrilla drills
Friday UFR.
Once again FM 7-22 lays this kind of program out. You’ll achieve balance, challenging activities, and intro during combatives encourages the warrior spirit and esprit de corps.
In lieu of combatives, try to coordinate an obstacle course. Encourage competition and collective training for team success.
Good luck
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