The Loadout Room
Menu
  • Shooting
        • Pistol
        • Pistol Accessories
        • Rifle
        • Rifle Accessories
        • Shotgun
        • Machine Guns
        • Air Guns
        • Ammunition
        • Optics and Sights
        • Weapon Lights
        • Tips & How-To
        • Concealed Carry
        • Holsters
        • Suppressors
        • Precision Rifle Shooting
        • Firearms Training
        • 1A Gun to Ride the River With: The Smith & Wesson 686
        • The Tristar folding shotgun is ready for your wilderness adventuresThe Tristar folding shotgun is ready for your wilderness adventures
        • maxim defense cqb stock (8)The Maxim Defense CQB Stock: Short and Sweet
        • Perfecting your zero | A little help goes a LONG wayPerfecting your zero | A little help goes a LONG way
    • Close
  • Gear Reviews
      • Mission Gear
      • Camping Gear
      • Survival Gear
      • Medical Gear
      • Adventure & Travel
      • Knives & Tools
      • Overland
      • Disaster Preparedness
      • Footwear
      • Womens Gear & Clothing
        • RIP-MVehicle Preparedness: Fast access to essential items | Grey Man Tactical RIP-M
        • Midland radioOverland Essential | Midland Radio MXT275 | GXT1000
        • ppGrab your gear and go | Here’s everything you’d need to build an adventure go bag
        • Scrubba Washbag: Keep your clothes clean in the fieldScrubba Washbag: Keep your clothes clean in the field
    • Close
  • Men’s Lifestyle
      • Fitness
      • EDC
      • Eyewear
      • Watches
      • Electronics & Technology
      • Downtime
      • Mens Clothing & Accessories
      • Manly Skills
      • Style & Grooming
      • Gentleman Drinks
      • Crate Club
        • The Outdoor Edge ParaClaw: A concealed stingerThe Outdoor Edge ParaClaw: A concealed stinger
        • How to determine how long you have before the sun setsHow to determine how long you have before the sun sets
        • fireWilderness survival expert breaks down how to build a fire
        • 5.11 Tactical Expedition Long Sleeve Shirt5.11 Tactical Expedition Long Sleeve Shirt, SWAT Tested and Approved
    • Close
  • News
  • Video Demo
  • Shop

AMTAC Shooting Fitness Standards

AMTAC Shooting Fitness Standards

December 21, 2018 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

*Editors note: Photos and article have been shared with the permission of AMTAC Shooting. 

Without standards, it is hard to know where you stand. I have oscillated between having a strong dislike of standards and thinking that they are an absolute necessity. My opinion on standards now is somewhere in the middle.

The bottom line is that any standard, whether it is shooting, combative or fitness, is meant to show us where we stand against a baseline. It is a measuring stick so to speak.

We don’t train to be able to perform a “standard”, we train so that we can protect ourselves and our families better.  The “standard” is there to help us identify where we are falling short and where we need to focus more of our training time.

Fitness Standards

These standards are not meant to be done back to back like a PT test. Rather the idea is that these are individual tests of strength/ endurance.  If you can perform each individual task over the course of a couple of days you are meeting the intent of the standard.

Bare Minimum

  1. Run 1 mile in 11 minutes.
  2. 25 push-ups.
  3. 3 pull-ups.
  4. Walk 3 miles with 30 lbs in 1.5 hours (30 min pace).

Baseline

  1. Run 3 miles in 25 min (8:20 pace).
  2. 50 push-ups.
  3. 10 pull-ups.
  4. Walk 6 miles with 40 lbs in 2 hours (20 min pace).

Advanced

  1. Run 6 miles in 51 min (8:30 pace).
  2. 80 push-ups.
  3. 20 pull-ups.
  4. Walk 12 miles with 55lbs pack in 5 hours (25 min pace).
Training ruck

Things you should always be able to do:

  1. Climb over a 6 ft wall.
  2. Swim 200 yards continuously.
  3. Tread water for 30 minutes.
  4. Do a basic swimmer rescue.
  5. Deadlift your own body weight.
  6. Drag a 200lbs man 30 yards.
  7. Throw a 30-sec flurry (heavy bag/ Thai pads or Bob, go as hard as you can for 30 seconds).
Flurry

Summary

Vary your training. All of us want to do the things that we are good at. Be disciplined enough to do the things that you need to get better at.

  • Run (preferable barefoot style) and ruck (30 – 75 lbs).
  • Do push ups, pull ups, burpees and air squats.
  • Primary lifts you should focus on: deadlift, squat and bench press (I stopped bench pressing many years ago because I repeatedly hurt my shoulders).
  • Secondary lifts: overhead squats, cleans, zerker squats, and snatches.
  • Use kettlebells: swings, single hand swings, snatches, clean and press and Turkish get-ups.
  • Swing a macebell.

Go train!

AMTAC Shooting Upcoming Courses

Share This

Filed Under: Fitness & Nutrition Tagged With: AMTAC Shooting, Bill Rapier, circuit training, devgru, fitness, fitness standards, Men's Lifestyle, Mobility, physical training, preparedness, rucking, workout

More From The Loadout Room

Comments

What’s Hot

Top 8 upgrades every Kel-Tec Sub 2000 owner needs: MCARBO parts review
Featured

Top 8 upgrades every Kel-Tec Sub 2000 owner needs: MCARBO parts review

Ammunition

The Reasons Why FBI Went to Back to 9mm

Why .45ACP is an outdated caliber
Ammunition

Why 45 ACP is an outdated caliber

What Do You Really Need in Your Trauma Kit?
Medical Gear

IFAK - What do you really need?

AR Build Kits under $300
Firearms Technology

Peak AR: Davidson Defense AR Build Kits under $300

Email Newsletter

Sign up to receive email updates daily and to hear what's going on with us!

In Case You Missed It

Gear Reviews

A Gun to Ride the River With: The Smith & Wesson 686

October 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Camping Gear

The MSR Pocket Rocket | Your little camp dragon

October 8, 2019 Leave a Comment

The Outdoor Edge ParaClaw: A concealed stinger
EDC

The Outdoor Edge ParaClaw: A concealed stinger

October 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

Gear Reviews

A plate carrier for the big boys: AR500’s Testudo Gen 2 is a good pick for large frames

October 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

Get it on Google Play

© Copyright 2021 Crate Club Group · All Rights Reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Advertisers