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Unread 08-19-2007, 07:05 PM   #3 (permalink)
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First off, as much as I like lifting more than running, the physical tests for these things always seem to be much more based on running, so definitely keep that up. Also, add in sprints and hills, some sort of interval training, not all the running tests will be long distance, I assume.

Throw away the bodybuilding routine, stop thinking in terms of bodyparts and start thinking in terms of movements, you want to be strong and functional, not just big. Plus, its more fun to throw big weight around than do isolation exercises, it just is. For most of your exercises, drop the number of reps and raise the weight.

This routine is set up with the assumption that you aren't going to do any leg and back work, which I reccomend you do, but it's your call.

Day 1.
-Bench, warm up, then get a weight you can get about 4 times, and try and get 3 sets of 3 reps.

-Bench variation - do something like closegrip bench, or lockouts in the powerrack (where you put pins about halfway down and bench off of them, start from a dead stop each time) or board presses, where you bench off of a some wooden boards, same effect as the lockouts, or floor presses, where you bench on the floor, with the floor stopping your elbows short, same effect again. Again, try for something like 3x3.

-Power push presses- basically a standing military press where you use your legs to "cheat" a little, or you can just do standing military press(go in front of your head either way) with this go for more reps, around 5-7 for 3 sets.

-Dips and pushups- do whatever you feel like, you should be pretty shot by now anyway, one thing I would reccomend though is that instead of always doing such a high number of dips all the time, add some weight, either with a belt that holds weight or holding a dumbbell between your feet every other week.

Day 2
-Pull ups - one week work for as many reps as you can, 2-3 times then the next week add weight, same as with dips, then go back to no weight, etc.

-Bent over rows- 5 sets of 5 or so, maybe mix up using a barbell and dumbells each week.

-Cable rows- 3 sets of 5-8 depending on the week and how you feel.

Theres really a ton of good pulling type motions, so mix them in when you get bored, I really like the ones above, but theres also:

-dumbell rows- the kind where you kind of kneel on a bench with one knee and face the floor, then switch sides, works the grip pretty well too.

-Curls- Whatever you want, your bi's will be pretty worked by now anyway, so keep the volume low, I like hammer curls the best, but straight bar and ez-curl bar curls work too.

Day 3 - you could do this all outside if youve got the right equipment, if not you can still do alot of it outside.

Power Cleans - work sets of three, keep upping the weight once you get the form down.

Shrugs - throw something fucking heavy up and just go until your hands are about to drop it, mix up barbell and dumbell, and sometimes instead of doing alot of reps, do only a few but for alot of sets, or hold the weight at the top of the shrug. NO STRAPS OR GLOVES, its out of the question, don't consider it. Use some chalk if you can.

-Plyometrics- find a box, jump onto it. Jump off of it then onto it as quickly as possible. Set up a few boxes in a row, jump onto, over, and off of them in as many combinations as you can think of. If you can't find plyo boxes, use stairs. Speed is the key, everything fast and explosive. Actually that goes for almost everylift, keep control, but move everything as explosively as you can.

-weight toss- Find some old dumbells or kettlebells or fucking rocks if you want, so long as its pretty heavy and you don't really mind if it breaks.
Powerclean the object or swing it between your legs, and see how high you can throw the fucker in the air (with a pulling motion) then get out of the way and hope you didn't break anything.

-tire flip- Find a big heavy tire, flip the fucker as many times as you can, then flip it back.

-Other training-

They will probably have some rudimentary hand to hand combat and suspect control stuff for you to do once you get there, your best bet to get ready for it if it is anygood would be training some Judo, you'll learn to control people without hurting them unless you want to, and how to handle a bigger guy.

Oh, and get some practice in at a gunrange, I assume marksmenship, or at least gun safetey and whatnot is part of it, plus shooting shit is fun.

One way to cover basically all of this without paying attention to anything in the aforementioned program

-Get ahold of either your local high school or college wrestling team and politely ask if they will let you work out with them, you'll be ready for pretty much anything they throw at you after this.

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