Question And Answer

QUESTION I just wanted to drop a quick update with a question that follows. I employed your APFT training packet for my recent testing. Six weeks prior, my beginning assessment was: Pushups: 50 Situps: 55 2 Mile: 19:03 BW: 235lbs I tested yesterday and my results are: Pushups: 68 Situps: 70 2 Mile: 16:30 BW: […]

QUESTION I’ve been doing the Peak Bagger plan and I’m enjoying it! I signed up for the subscription so I can explore your other programs and I have a couple of questions. What do you think your best program is for a 41 year old weekend warrior who wants to stay in relatively good shape […]

QUESTION I am an active duty United States Marine and have been researching some of your programs for quite a while. I have completed the TLU strength program that you have written and really enjoyed it. However, I have been unable to find a functional fitness program that was strenuous enough and met my needs […]

QUESTION What plan would you recommend for improving both my apft( pushups need most improvement) and ruck during a seven week period. ANSWER Air Assault Training Plan. It includes focused training for the APFT and a 6-mile ruck. Skip the Wednesday sessions in the plan to focus just on the APFT and the Ruck. – […]

QUESTION Love your plans. I am going to Ranger School in February of next year and wanted to put together a plan for training. I was going to do your ruck based selection plan. But wanted to know how would you put together the plan with only 33-35 weeks left? ANSWER Weeks    Plan 1-8  […]

Readers Note on “Little Boy” as Career Choice   Good essay. Consider yourself lucky to work in the field you’re in and have the opportunity for friendships and extended childhood-like fun. A couple thoughts. Grown men suck at friendship. It’s because we don’t value it so we don’t work at it. Big mistake, in my […]

QUESTION First off, I wanted to say your Navy PST programming was great and really worked out my weaknesses in my sit ups and run time and I attribute it to getting my SEAL contract a few months ago. I wish I knew about your programs years ago. It would’ve saved me a lot of […]

QUESTION I am a 24 year old Law Enforcement officer in the making (2nd of 3 years education/training) in Germany. Now, the third year will contain a lot of physical stuff and I want to be prepared for that. I am 210lbs, 6’3 and about 20%ish bodyfat. I run 1.55 miles in 12 minutes and […]

QUESTION I’m a scout platoon leader and currently deployed. I’m looking for a good program to maintain 1000 lb club while running a sub 13:00 minute 2 mile. My current lifts are: Bench: 315 Squat: 350 Deadlift: 410 I can run about a 14:00 2 mile. Back in the early LT days I ran about […]