“The Fall 2019 implementation of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) raised many concerns within my unit. The pushup, sit-up, and run events of the old Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) were replaced by six events: a three-rep max low handle trap-bar deadlift, a standing power throw with a 10lb medicine ball, a two-minute maximum hand-release pushup test, a sprint-drag-carry event, a plank for time, and a two-mile run. The ACFT not only required more long-term preparation than the APFT, but for some, it set very challenging standards. However, due to my experience with StrongFirst programming, I had a much different perspective—this transition was not only easy, but exciting. Below is a program that I created for the ACFT using the Enter the Kettlebell Plus (ETK+) template that Pavel outlined in a back issue of Milo Magazine…”

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