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Recruit School Physical Training Preparation Plan

Day 1: Calisthenic Assessment No. 1

Record all training scores today.

Warmup:

4 rounds of:

  • 10 push-ups
  • 10 sit-ups
  • 5 lunges

Training:

Burpee Ladder Test

Minute Number of burpees in that minute Total burpees
0 - 1 10 10
1 - 2 12 22
2 - 3 14 36
3 - 4 16 52
4 - 5 18 70
5 - 6 20 90
6 - 7 22 112
7 - 8 24 136

Instructions: The first minute you must complete 10 x burpees, then rest for the remaining time. Second minute you must complete 12 x burpees then rest, etc. Follow the ladder as far as possible - until you cannot complete the prescribed reps in that minute’s time. At the end, add up the total burpees you completed for the intervals you did make. This is your assessment “max rep” number.

Thus, if an athlete completes only 9 of the 16 burpees in round 4, they will have a total of 45 (10+12+14+9). If they completed 15 of the 16 burpees in round 4 (1 shy of completing the interval) then they would have a total of 51 (10+12+14+15). You will scale off this "total" number (i.e., 45, 51, etc.).

Rest 2 to 3 minutes.

Max rep sit-ups in 60 seconds

Rest 2 to 3 minutes. 

Max rep box jumps @ 20” in 60 seconds

Rest 2 to 3 minutes.

Max rep hand release (HR) push-ups in 60 seconds

Rest 2 to 3 minutes.

Max rep jumping lunges in 60 seconds

Note: One jump with left leg forward plus one jump with right leg forward equals one repetition. Total may be 0.5 increment (example: 30.5 reps).

Rest 2 to 3 minutes.

Max rep pull-ups (unloaded)

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