ACFT For Dummies. Angela Papple Johnston
335
326 336
327 337
328 338
329 340
330 341
331 342
332 343
333 344
334 345
335 347
336 348
337 349
338 350
339 351
340 352
341 353
342 354
343 355
344 357
345 358
346 359
347 360
348 361
349 362
350 363
351 364
352 365
353 366
354 367
355 368
356 370
357 371
358 372
359 373
360 374
361 375
362 376
363 377
364 379
365 380
366 381
367 382
368 383
369 385
370 386
371 387
372 388
373 389
374 390
375 391
376 392
377 393
378 394
379 395
380 396
381 397
382 398
383 399
384 400
385 401
386 403
387 404
388 405
389 406
390 407
391 408
392 409
393 410
394 411
395 412
396 413
397 414
398 415
399 416
400 417
401 418
402 419
403 420
404 421
405 422
406 423
407 424
408 425
409 426
410 427
411 428
412 429
413 430
414 431
415 432
416 433
417 434
418 435
419 436
420 437
421 438
422 439
423 440
424 441
425 442
426 443
427 444
428 445
429 446
430 447
Introduction
The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) is a hot topic in military circles right now, and if you’re reading this book, you probably want to do your best on this make-or-break assessment. Sure, physical fitness is the cornerstone of combat readiness, but the Army’s kept the same old physical training regimen for more than four decades. If it ain’t broke, why fix it?
The problem is that the old test — the Army Physical Fitness Test, or APFT — was broken. It wasn’t a good gauge of a soldier’s overall fitness. How much can you really measure with push-ups, sit-ups, and a two-mile run? Not much.
Enter the ACFT, the Army’s new and improved assessment that looks at a soldier’s functional fitness level. The days of calling three events a test are over, and so are the days of gender- and age-specific scoring. Now, the Army has a completely neutral test that every soldier must pass. Performance is divided into three Physical Demand Categories based on military occupational specialty, or MOS: Moderate, Significant, and Heavy.
You have to pass the ACFT. If you don’t, you may need to start looking for a new job — and that’s the last thing you want to do, whether you’re working toward retirement or you’re just ready to complete your first contract.
About This Book
ACFT For Dummies is the resource you need to improve your physical fitness, train for the ACFT, and make good choices between 1130 and 1300. I explain each test event in detail, discuss the test’s rules, show you exercises you can use to improve your performance on each event, and explain how to deal with injuries. I even give you guidance on maintaining a healthy diet.
This book also contains the answers to all your burning ACFT questions, such as
What exercises should I do to prepare for each event?
Is PRT really going to help me perform well on the ACFT?
How healthy are popular