![]() ![]() See the BWF Wiki for more programs Welcome to /r/bodyweightfitness! □ Subscribe to to have military news, updates and resources delivered directly to your inbox.New to BWF but not new to fitness? Try the Recommended Routine (RR) Whether you're thinking of joining the military, looking for fitness and basic training tips, or keeping up with military life and benefits, has you covered. Send your fitness questions to Want to Learn More About Military Life? Visit his Fitness eBook store if you're looking to start a workout program to create a healthy lifestyle. Stew Smith is a former Navy SEAL and fitness author certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. These workouts will help you with both.įinally, read about maxing your performance on any fitness test through improved recovery (eat, sleep, hydrate, etc.). Depending on your branch of service, you also may see the body-weight bench press for max reps as a future test, as in the Navy Human Performance Test or other Tactical Fitness Tests. It is recommended to have a level of strength where 10 or more reps of your body-weight bench press can be accomplished to help with various exercises, load-bearing activities and general posture/shoulder durability. Do this workout 1-2 times a week, along with one of the other three options above. Rest as needed before you start the next set. The "rest exercises" after the bench press and push-ups - in this case, dumbbell rows or reverse (or hand-release) push-ups - are working the opposing muscle groups of the pushing exercises. This mimics the last 30 seconds of a two-minute push-up test, and it is a creative way to work the top of your muscle stamina without all the repetitions on your joints. If you do it right, you will barely get 5-10 push-ups. Push-ups max (no rest after bench press)Īfter maxing out on the body-weight bench press, immediately roll off the bench and into the push-up position.Build up to body-weight bench presses during your warm-up sets, then perform 3-4 working sets of the following: Use this weekly routine to find out how to push your numbers even higher.Īnother option, if you have more time, is the following body-weight, bench-press workout and push-ups combo. This weekly workout will increase your muscle stamina and endurance, which is the goal of mastering PT tests. Learn how to design a superset effectively.įriday or Saturday - Max-Rep Set Workout: If you need an extra day of recovery before this workout, take it and perform it two days after the last upper-body day workout. Wednesday - Superset: This is another sub-max-effort foundation workout to increase the volume of your PT exercises without failing every set. It is best to do this foundation workout every other day. ![]() No workout is good to do daily for long periods. Monday - PT Pyramids: Do this workout every other day or with the following two options once a week. These three workouts in combination each week are the perfect calisthenics and cardio week of training to ace a fitness test quickly. This is done by adding a higher weekly volume every other day, use PT pyramids, supersets and max-rep set workouts. ![]() If you are limited on time, the better option is to focus on your calisthenics and cardio and get into better condition to handle faster run paces and higher reps. ![]()
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