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Air Force Special Warfare IFT Test Clinic - Crush the IFT By Creating a Strategy for Success
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Crush the AFSW IFT- Learn HOW to Build a Strategy to Optimal Performance IFT / OFT (and more) Prep This article informs you of changes to many of the fitness tests, but also to help you create a strategy to crushing them - specifically the new Air Force Special Warfare Initial Fitness Test (IFT). Several years ago, I created the Navy PST Clinic which breaks down the PST into more than 20 assessment points for only five events (swim, pushups, situps, pullups, run). This is a specific answer to breaking down the NEW Air Force PAST for Air Force Special...
Getting Better at Runs and Swims (PST related)
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If you are coming from a strength and power background or new to training, you may find the speed and endurance requirements challenging if you want to get good enough scores to ace the PST. Typically, good goals to have for the 500yd CSS swim is between 8-8:30 and a 1.5 mile run at the end of the PST should be in the low 9 minute zone or sub 9 minutes. Those scores will help you get TO the training as long as your PT scores are also above average. Here is what I have my...
Air Force Special Warfare - Pararescue and Combat Control Technician Updates to Training
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The New Era of Air Force Special Operations: How Modern Warfare is Redefining Training Standards- Make Sure You Know the Process - The United States Air Force has undergone remarkable changes over the past twenty years, particularly in its approach to special operations. Today, the Air Force Special Warfare component of the Special Operations Command is reshaping how airmen operate in combat and challenging environments around the globe. Once known as "battlefield airmen," these elite operators now have a new identity, reflecting their specialized roles in modern military operations. For Your Research - Check Out the One's Ready Podcast!As threats...
Try This Test to See Where You Rank on Strength / Muscle Stamina Spectrum
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The Pullup / Dip Combo Test Test Your Limits with This Advanced Upper Body Training Routine Are you looking to take your upper body workout to the next level? If so, we have just the challenge for you. We've discovered a challenging yet quick workout that will push your upper body training to new heights in preparation for calisthenics and weighted calisthenics fitness tests. After trying various options, we've noticed that participants fall into three categories: New to Tactical Fitness, Intermediate (2 Groups), and Advanced Tactical Fitness for Upper Body Events: Here is the challenge: Repeat 3 times WV Pullups –...
Thinking Outside the Box vs "If You Are Not Cheating - You Are Not Trying"
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Are You Cheating or Thinking Outside the Box?It is Not Always Black and White... What Decisions DO YOU MAKE When No One is Watching? Nobody is a perfect human and has a 100% honorable history in their life. Face it we all have regrets -myself included. Whether it is telling a lie, cheating, or stealing (or worse), we all struggle to make the right decision when tempted to find an easier path. However, there comes a time in a person's life when these childish habits or undesirable character traits need to be reduced / stopped if you are going to...