Military Fitness Solutions

Alpin Gruppe is now an integral part of the Association of Tactical Strength & Conditioning Instructors (ATSCI) located in Denver, Colorado. All physical training programs will be organized and scheduled through ATSCI at www.ATSCI.com.

ATSCI offers a Kettlebell Sport Practitioner Certification and a Tactical Strength & Conditioning Instructor Certification.

The book that is changing things, forever!

Alpin Gruppe is proud to offer this groundbreaking book by Nathanael Morrison. The product of many years of study and real world special operations experience, this comprehensive manual reveals an entire system of military training for the first time in the English speaking world.

Military Fitness has been reviewed by doctors, sports scientists, professional coaches and tactical personnel all over the world. From the USA to Australia, Russia, Germany, South Africa and Brazil and more, everyone agrees, this book is a ‘Must Own’ for everyone. Especially if you are an armed professional!

Here is a partial outline of each chapter:

1.Purpose & Overview

a.Purpose and overview of the manual

b.Description of responsibilities throughout the chain of command

c.Detailed overview of a proposed system of training for the armed forces

d.Detailed examination of classifying soldiers

e.Description of training stages

f.Modifications to existing training programs such as Basic Training

2.Examination of Methods

a.How has military fitness changed through the years?

b.What methods have been used through the ages to train soldiers?

c.What is wrong with today’s methods?

500. d.Tips to improve upon today’s methods
     

3.Explanation of Military Fitness

a.What exactly is military fitness?

b.Detailed examinations of fitness requirements

c.The difference between soldiers and athletes

d.Military specific concerns in training

4.Introduction to Physical Training

a.Setting it straight: The proper focus of military training

b.Detailed examination of training types and how they apply to the soldier

c.Physical and psychological adaptations to training

d.Psychological and spiritual conditioning

e.Detailed section on gender differences between men and women

f.Examinations of the effects training has on PTSD

g.Detailed examinations of psychological and spiritual training

h.The many aspects of fatigue

i.How to plan for and manage fatigue at all levels

j.Proper motor skills development

k.Combining technical skills and psychological conditioning

5.Super-Conditioning

a.What is super-conditioning and why does it work?

b.How to plan workouts within super-conditioning principles

c.Examples of simple, intermediate and complex super-conditioning

d.Military aspects of super-conditioning

6.Self Assessment

a.How to accurately assess yourself and your men

b.Physical, psychological, spiritual and health issues that affect performance & preparedness

c.Special operations considerations

d.How to assess your physical status

5. e.How to assess your readiness status
   

7.Planning & Program Design

a.Introduction to the C-6 Planning system

b.How to plan programs from one week to one year

c.How to cycle training for maximum results

d.Planning checklist to stay on track

e.Planning templates to guide you through the process

f.How planning will make or break your progress

8.Warming up, Cooling Down & Joint Mobility

a.How to properly warm up and cool down

b.Types of warming up and how to do them

c.Specific cool down guidelines

d.What is Joint Mobility?

e.What types of Joint mobility are there?

f.How to use the right type of joint mobility to supercharge your movement and combative training

9.Methods of Group Training

a.The best method of training groups of men

b.How to create ability groups

c.How to train all ability groups simultaneously

10. Calisthenics

a.What are calisthenics really?

b.How to properly incorporate calisthenics into your program

c.How to properly perform calisthenics

d.How to use calisthenics to build strength and stamina

11. Weightlifting

a.Identification of the categories and purposes of various weightlifting categories

b.The proper use of weightlifting in a military training program

12. Kettlebells

a.The most concise overview of kettlebells and kettlebell training ever published

b.Inherent military advantages of kettlebell training

c.Proper use of the kettlebell in military training

d.Limitations of kettlebell training

e.How to incorporate kettlebells into a training program

f.Detailed examination of kettlebell design types

13. Running, Marching & Grass Drills

a.The true value of running in the military setting

b.Proper running form… Back to the past!

c.Methods of building speed and distance in running

d.How to conduct proper interval training

e.How marching conditions the soldiers

f.Pacing and progression in Marching

g.The critical difference between double time and running

h.Goals for marching distances and speeds

i.The proper integration of grass drills

j.What are grass drills

k.What are the different types of grass drills

l.How and when to use the different types of grass drills

14. Load Bearing & Ruck Marching

a.The single best source of information on ruck marching ever published

b.Physical considerations

c.Physical adaptations

d.Metabolic cost and how to mitigate it

e.Proper equipment selection

f.How to begin ruck march training

g.How to properly progress in ruck march and load bearing training

h.The role of form, technique and posture in efficiency

i.Comparison of conventional military vs. special operations ruck march standards and methods

15. Nutrition Considerations

a.The truth on how you should be eating

b.How to structure your food intake

c.How to lose weight, the right way

d.Why you should never use deprivation diets

e.Overview of supplements

f.The role of fat in health and performance

g.Cutting edge hydration guidelines and strategies

h.Post workout nutrition

i.Cutting edge resources

j.Meal recommendations

16. Recovery Considerations

a.What is recovery and why is it so important?

b.Recovery at every stage of exercise

c.How to program proper recovery

d.Recovery methods

e.Russian methods and programs of recovery

f.The psychological and spiritual effects of proper recovery

g.How recovery mitigates PTSD

17. Troubleshooting & Rehabilitation

a.What is troubleshooting?

b.How to use it to enhance performance

c.Requirements for troubleshooting

d.Specific physical areas of concern

e.Troubleshooting life decisions and situations

f.Proper rehabilitation of injuries

g.Other situations when rehabilitation is required

h.The importance of proper methods

i.Rehabilitation as a force multiplier

18. Appendices

a.Over 50 pages of workouts

b.Health tracking sheets

c.Special operations perspectives on training

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