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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Sport specific 9-week program designed specifically to assist Battlefield Airmen, in this case TACP Airmen, in preparing for the new Battlefield Airmen Assessment proposed by the United States Air Force. The Battlefield Airmen Assessment is comprised of 10 separate events, and includes a 10 mile ruck for which standards have not yet been established. Airmen are graded on each event with and assigned a score of 1-10 for event based on their performance. This plan is a combination of training methodologies that allows athletes to focus on specific energy systems throughout the week in preparation for this assessment. It is designed with an emphasis placed on improving strength, endurance, work capacity, and agility.
TRAINING OVERVIEW:
Mondays: Heavy Trap Bar Deadlift, Pull-Ups, Farmer’s Carry, 3-Cone Drill
Tuesdays: Weighted Lunges, Row Intervals, Long Run
Wednesdays: Ext Cross Knee Crunch, Trap Bar Deadlift, MedBall Throw, Agility
Thursdays: Weighted Lunges, Active Recovery Row, Sprint Intervals
Fridays: Long Ruck/Ruck Intervals
Saturdays: Rest/Recovery
Sundays: Rest/Recovery
TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:
In order to complete this program, you’ll need the following equipment:
- Timepiece or stopwatch
- Course of known distances or GPS enabled devise to measure distances
- Ruck Weighing 50#
- 6#, 10#, and 20# Medicine Balls
- Cones and Area to conduct 3 Cone Drill and agilities
- Pull-Up Bar Station
- Trap Bar for Deadlift training and plates for loading
- 2x 50# Sandbags (per 5 athletes)
- Concept2 Rowing Erg
- Handheld Dynamometer
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