His response following the read was along the lines of: "that's it? That's enough?"
Enough for what sir? Is he trying to go Recon, Marsoc, A&S, or just Infantry life? Does he want to do better on the PFT/CFT, training for MCIWS, USMC Marathon, etc.? Prior to being able to answer you correctly and relevantly, all I can say is, maybe. If you can get some specifics from him as to what exactly he is looking for, I'm sure we can dial him.
Knowing his job field pretty well, I have some ideas though...
Hopefully someone in that position will be able to better "speak his language"
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Honestly, cross fit is pretty darn good for that.
Sir, being a former Cpt, I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time you've heard this from an enlisted...
NO. As an institution, we need to divest ourselves of this mentality. Combine XFit type "workouts" with ALL the stressors of USMC life (early morning, accountability, responsibility, due outs, Field Ex's, PDSSs, PDT, UDP, MEU, bad food, energy drinks, dip, and "Go BIG or GO HOME" and you have yourself the best recipe known to man for overtraining and overtraining syndrome.
Coming from an old and disproved training mentality of more = better, I can tell you he does not really need to add more things, but rather, be judicious in his selection of "things" that he does to get him stronger and faster. He needs, what EVERY Mil/LE/FR needs, "the most bang for his buck, or the exercises and movements that produce sufficient/desired physiological adaptations without using specificity..." (Ciampa, A. 2013)
Very easy to take to he field.
Unless he is in LAVs, he will probably have to pack the bell in his ruck for field ops. Not the preferred technique for hiking 15k to a field op.
he needs to do his KB work in private until he's putting up a weight, where the size of the bell makes you go "Holy s***!"
Sir, with all due respect ( =] ), that is a typically O mentality. There is nothing special about him, other than his college degree. He is a man, just like the rest of us. Hiding his routine, or conversely, shoving it down the throats of his men as the "best thing ever" (read: '06-07, Project Phoenix/ CrossFit), will alienate him further. Guys like me, the lowly enlisted, look for humanity in our officers, not super-hero like qualities.
I suggest that he works with whatever bell he is comfortable with, no matter how heavy or light. His ability to "work" in front of his men, or scandalously, be criticized, will garner respect for him as someone who has nothing to hide. And a heavier bell, or that expletive weight, may not be the best thing for him, at any time on the TEEP, especially without knowing his goals.
For things like, i.e., how much carryover is there to <name the thing here>, a lot depends on how good you need to be at the thing relative to how good you are at the thing with little or no training.
Sir, unless there is a "thing" that has sufficient carryover for X & Y, with those variables being "life in the USMC". I will submit myself as evidence...
@Eric Addis ,
Sir, your student is likely in serious need of some correctives, fresh out of OCS and IOC. He needs to regain his Functional Movement, and tie his entire body back together.
-Rocks, nods/bobs, goblet squats(prying and not)
-Rolls
-Crawling
-Mobility GetUps
-He needs to "get his squat back!" (Ciampa, A. 2013)
He can do the above !Regardless! of what Unit PT he has to attend. He will most likely not have a say in what he does for PT during the week, but in the off chance he does
-Program the hip hinge pattern, learn and relearn and refine the swing
-Learn, refine, dissect, reconnect, refine, and learn the Heavy Get Up
-Learn how to snatch a KB
-Learn about A+A
Mr. Freides mentioned
@aciampa , and a measly "+1" is insufficient. I have been a devoted student of Mr. Ciampa for more than a year. The above recommendations are just the tips of the icebergs of his PT Manual and training methodology. At your earliest convenience, please PM Mr. Ciampa and ask him about the manual, it is solid gold for servicemembers. As such, I have been following it along with the direct advice and compass heading changes from Mr. Ciampa and some other like-minded individuals (
@Anna C ,
@Harald Motz ,
@JonS ,
@Neal Sivula ,
@avroomer ), and while I am the only Marine in the group, we all have experienced improvements in strength, speed, resiliency, endurance, and stress reduction; the very things essential to an Infantryman.
Mr. Addis, I am more than happy to answer any questions you or your student, or anyone else, has in regards to my previous training, current training ideology and methodology, and improvements made. Thank you for your time, sir.