Marine Corps (USMC) Recruit Training
If you are thinking about joining the USMC, you will have to pass the IST -- Initial Strength Test.
Marine Corps Basic Training
Marine Corps Initial Strength Test (IST)
The USMC Physical Fitness Test is administered every six months. All Marines are provided time to train and are expected to m...
Training for Boot Camp
What do I need to do to prepare for Bootcamp? This article will be a one-stop shop for people to find links on training and t...
Ready for Boot Camp?
Why show up at your boot camp or a service academy unprepared for the physical fitness test?
Tactical Fitness and Special Ops Training
Learn which training methods would be most useful for passing Special Ops fitness tests.
Core Fitness for Recruits
Soldiers often contact me to update me on what they are doing for physical training. Their fitness training cycles usually va...
How to Master Obstacle Courses
Many pre- military and law enforcement recruits who are training for their future training programs often are hit with this p...
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Improving Confidence in Basic Water Skills
Marines are known as amphibious warriors based on their ability to assault fortified islands by sea. During past amphibious a...
Train Before You Enter the Military
Here is a list of just a few of the many former military officers and enlisted who train civilians to not only lose weight an...
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