Army Physical Fitness Program The Army physical fitness program has two factors: the weigh-in and the physical fitness test, or PFT.
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How Good Is Good Enough for Special Ops? Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, gives the lowdown on how to perfect your PT...
Pull-up Push Workout Getting better at pull-ups concerns many people. As with the Push-up/Pull Workout, this idea makes little sense...
What Is the Army PFT Sit-up Score? The Army sit-up test score is part of the required three-event performance test used to test endurance.
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Interval Training for the PFT Run I received an email asking if interval training was a good way to improve speed in your military physical fitness test run.
Army PFT Two-Mile Run Score Chart To pass the two-mile run portion of the APFT, ACFT and graduate basic combat training, soldiers must score at least 50.
Army PFT Push-up Score Chart Passing the push-up portion of the Army physical fitness test and graduate basic combat training, soldiers must score at...
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