March 12, 2025 • 17 mins
Physical readiness isn't just about fitness—it's about combat effectiveness and unit cohesion. When over 70% of soldiers struggle to hit the 500-point mark on the ACFT, we have to ask ourselves: are our PT sessions truly preparing our troops for the battlefield?
The difference between mediocre and exceptional PT leadership comes down to understanding a few critical components. Proper warm-ups performed with precision prevent injuries. A balanced exercise selection targeting strength, agility, and cardio creates well-rounded soldiers prepared for any mission. Most importantly, adapting workouts for different fitness levels while maintaining morale transforms PT from a dreaded morning ritual into something troops actually look forward to attending.
What would your PT session look like if you broke free from the monotonous push-ups and runs? I Sarnt Cruz will outline a complete 60-minute workout incorporating practical movements like deadlifts, farmer's carries, and medicine ball slams—exercises that translate directly to military tasks. By integrating partner workouts and competitive elements, you create natural motivation and team building that pushes everyone to perform better. The sprint-drag-carry event exemplifies this perfectly: soldiers push harder when someone's competing beside them and the entire formation is cheering them on.
True leadership isn't about smoking your soldiers until they drop. It's about progressive training that builds capability over time, knowing when to push and when to encourage, and creating sessions that balance challenge with achievement. Whether you're preparing for an upcoming ruck march or trying to raise your unit's ACFT scores, these principles make the difference between checked-box PT and genuine combat readiness. Download this episode, implement these strategies, and watch your formation transform from struggling to thriving. Don't forget to leave a review and share your own PT leadership tips in the comments!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Did you know that over 70% of soldiers struggle
with scoring 500 on the ACFT?
Whether it's endurance,strength or motivation, leading
an effective PT session iscritical for any leader.
So today we're breaking downhow you can run an effective PT
(00:22):
session, keep your team missionready and achieve that 540 PT
exemption.
Roger Sarn, all right, sowelcome back to the Roger Snt
(00:43):
Podcast, where we talk allthings Army and I'm your host,
sarnt Cruz.
Ok, so if you're a leader inthe Army, you know that PT just
isn't about getting in shape.
It's about discipline, teamworkand, most importantly,
readiness and, most importantly,readiness.
(01:08):
So running an effective I sayagain, running an effective PT
session can be the differencebetween a strong, motivated unit
and one that struggles to meetthe standards.
So in this episode, I will goover strategies to make your PT
session engaging, effective andadaptable for all fitness levels
(01:28):
.
So let's get started.
So this is going to be a shortvideo, short and sweet, and I'd
like to thank you guys, becausewe are currently at 767 subs, so
almost hit that thousand mark.
(01:48):
So, like the damn video.
All right, let's get back to it.
So let's break down what makesup a great PT session or just a
PT session.
Right, let's just break it down.
So first you have the warmup.
So a proper warmup is isnon-negotiable like dynamic
(02:10):
stretching, mobility drills, uh,light cardio to prepare the
body for like an intensetraining is gonna prevent
injuries, right.
And if you notice, if you'vewalked around and you've seen
any PT sessions going on, you'llsee these lackadaisical bend
(02:31):
and reaches, you'll see theseawkward windmills.
It's just they're not done withprecision.
Because PT, this new PT, well,the latest PT that we have we
need it to be precise to getthat stretch in.
And I mean, if you actually didmobility drills, you did a CD
(02:56):
drills if you did a full, theeight count pushup itself is
going to smoke half of theformation.
But if you did all of thosethat are prescribed, you've had
a good, you would have a decentPT session, right.
But if we don't do themcorrectly, then you're not going
to get nothing out of it.
That's why PRT sucks, right, asthey say.
(03:19):
So let's get back to it.
So the next thing is exerciseselection.
So incorporating a mix of bodyweight exercises and resistance
training and endurance workout,right.
So you have to balance thestrength, the agility and the
cardio to create thewell-rounded soldiers that we're
(03:41):
trying to create right, becauseeveryone's always talking about
we're mission ready, ready forwar, this, that and the third,
blah blah.
But at the end of the day, manyof us are out of shape.
Let's just talk about it.
A lot of us are out of shape.
A lot of us don't fit in ouruniform.
A lot of us are buying biggeruniforms because the old ones
(04:02):
don't fit, buying biggeruniforms because the old ones
don't fit.
It's just we're not doing whatwe're supposed to do to create
that well around the soldier,and it's the leader's fault.
I don't care how you cut it,I'm gonna blame it on the leader
because it is what it is, andthen we can work from there.
So the next thing is going to beadaptability for different
fitness levels.
(04:23):
You got to understand that likeyou have to have your
modifications, like they have tobe ready for soldiers that are
struggling with exercises, um,while adding a progression for
those that are excelling Right.
So a lot of times, what happensis we'll, um, we'll just do PT
(04:44):
for those that are doing PTright and those that don't.
They just fall to the wayside.
You ever been in formation?
And this says those notconducting PT fall out.
To my left, your right,whatever they say, or those with
a profile, fall out, blah, blah, blah right, because we're
going on a run.
So those walkers are just gonnawalk, and while you're supposed
(05:04):
to walk, you're supposed tomaintain a decent heart rate,
and this, that and the third,but no one's monitoring that
Right?
So we have to have programsthat are ready for that.
That's why you have a primaryinstructor and an alternate
instructor.
(05:24):
So, order to do this, youshould integrate partner
workouts.
You have to have competitivedrills, you have to like have
you as a leader.
You have to create the, theengagement to just foster this
camaraderie and push everyone toperform at their best.
(05:50):
I'm not going to lie to you.
I think the sprint drag carryfor the ACFT might be the best.
It might be the best, um, uh,the best.
What is that called Event?
I couldn't even get it out.
It might be the best event inmy opinion, and that's solely
(06:11):
because you have someone rightnext to you and me personally.
I'm trying to beat them right.
Everyone's cheering you on,everyone's doing all that.
They're like, if you thinkabout it, like the deadlift,
everyone just says, oh, good job, good stuff, or whatever you do
, the um, the ball throw, oh, oh, and everyone says oh, and
someone launches it, but not foreveryone.
(06:32):
You do the plank Everyone'skind of quiet because they want
to let you concentrate, becauseyou're shaking like booty meat.
And then you do the runEveryone's trying to run, so no
one's really doing anything.
Then you got the pushup.
It's the pushup right, the handrelease pushup, but on that
sprint drag carry, people areyelling, at least where I'm at.
(06:54):
So I think that that might bethe best one and that's the
closest thing to competitiveness.
When I talk about this, thatcreates that camaraderie and all
that right.
So, and this is what you got todo as a leader, you got to
create a competitive environment, because people thrive off of
competition, even if those thatare non-competitive.
(07:14):
They're just going to want todo their part, and it'll make it
better and it'll still springthem into that thought process.
So an example could be likeit's like I think.
I think, like I said, instead ofdoing like the basic push-ups,
sit-ups and the these two milerun pts, just structure your
(07:36):
workout in like a circuit thatkeeps everyone engaged, right,
um, so just imagine like endingwith like a relay challenge or
or um, or something in thatnature Suddenly, I promise you,
the morale is going to justskyrocket, trust and believe.
(07:57):
So obviously I'm going to talkall this crap, but do I have
anything to back it up?
I got a little something.
I think I got something that Iwould do Like.
So here's what, anything toback it up.
I got a little something.
I think I got something that Iwould do Like.
So here's what I would do,right, if I were you as a PT
litter, this is what I would do.
Here's how my session would beset.
We'll be um what is that called?
(08:19):
Um structured.
I would take 10 minutes tolight the asses up, to warm them
up, right.
So if you guys got jump rope,use jump ropes.
If you guys have just jumpingjacks, do about two minutes of
that, right.
And then I'd probably throw insome arm circles and some leg
swings, like about a minute ofthat, just so they kind of like
(08:39):
loosen up the muscle andwhatever no-transcript.
(09:11):
So that's cool.
And then I move into the mainworkout, right, about 30, 40
minutes, cause we're under theimpression that we have to be
working out for a uh, anexuberant amount of time and in
order to get a good pump orwhatever it is, or to be
effective as a uh, as a leader,and that's not always the case.
(09:31):
So I probably do about um, themain workout, about 30, 40
minutes, about three rounds ofof deadlifts, uh, push-ups and
fire and not firemen's carry,farmers carries.
I do six reps of uh ofdeadlifts, I do 20 pushups and
then about 50 meters of farmercarries, right, because what do
(09:53):
you do the most?
Like no one pushes all day long, no one does anything overhead
all day long, like constantly.
But you do carry stuff, right,you do carry the, the, the, the
fuel cans, you carry your, yourequipment, you carry your, your
groceries, so, and you're alwayson the side, right.
(10:15):
So I think that's that's kindof like something that you got
to hit on.
You got to think about likewhat's practical.
And then I move into likeagility and and and the core
right and and and.
Then this again, three roundsof that too, very humble, 10
reps of box jump jumps, um, uh,30 seconds of of side planks,
(10:36):
one person each side, right, andthen do some some medic
medicine ball slams, about 10reps of those, just pow, just
smacking them down, right.
And then we go into cardio andendurance.
We do three rounds of that.
We do 400-meter sprints, we do15 reps of burpees and then
about 20 reps of kettlebellswings, right, and all these are
(11:00):
practical.
Right, you're swinging theburpees, you're getting your
full body there because you'reyou're dropping down, you're
doing your push-ups and then you, you're exploding vigorously on
the jump right and then, um, soit's, it's cardio, and it's not
just okay, we're gonna go down,we're gonna do 100 push-ups.
Okay, 10 each, or 100 push-ups,the quickest to get it.
(11:22):
You know what I mean.
It is just okay push-ups, thequickest to get it.
You know what I mean, it's justokay push-ups.
I remember back in the day thatwe would do like the push-ups
for strength and mobility orstrength and endurance, and then
we filed two ranks and then oneperson is the grader and the
other person is the tester,right, and then we swap them and
(11:42):
we do that every time and it'slike you know, get over, stop.
So that's what I would do, andthen, obviously, we got to cool
them down for about 10 minutes.
So I would do some staticstretching, some hamstrings,
some shoulder hip flexors,freaking deep breathing, right,
deep breathing exercises.
(12:03):
Those are good because itregulates your um, your
breathing, it brings it downyour heart rate and all that
cool stuff.
And right there, you just did50.
Uh, what is that?
34, 30 to 40, so let's say 40,and then 10 minutes, and 10
minutes on the front end and theback end, so you have an hour
right there, boom done.
And then you just keep usingthese ideas to kind of like,
(12:26):
keep going, all right.
So that's what I would do if Iwere you as a leader, doing PT
on any day, any day.
If you want to run, even whenyou run, you can do like two
blocks.
You'll have a station set up,do something, another two blocks
station set up, do something,and it just keeps going.
And when I say two blocks, Imean like quarter mile, half
(12:47):
mile, whatever it is, alright,let's keep going.
So the key turning point in likeleading PT effectively is
understanding how, how to adaptworkouts while keeping the
morale high.
Because that's that's.
That's really like a.
It's a like you got to know,like it's a gift of, almost like
(13:10):
it's a learned skill.
That's what I mean to say.
It's a learned skill Like agreat leader knows when to push
hard and when to encourage.
See, that's the difference,like when you're pushing and
you're encouraging.
They're two different things,right.
And then they also know how tomake PT how to make PT something
(13:33):
soldiers actually look forwardto.
Because here's the deal.
I'm gonna tell you somethingright now.
Like troop wakes up, troopdon't wanna be at work, troop
don't wanna do PT because troopstayed up all night, or troop
can't sleep, or troop went tosleep but just don't like doing
PT.
So you got to, you got to makeit worth something, right.
(13:54):
Either the day before, like hey, we're working on this.
So therefore, uh, make surethat you hydrate.
Don't do legs, because we'regoing to do a lot of legs
tomorrow.
Or don't do upper body,whatever it is, because some
troops work out on their own andnothing's worse than you just
did leg day and the next morningit's leg day.
And that only happens ifthere's no PT calendar, or Joe
(14:17):
didn't look at it, or leaderdidn't put it out right, but you
got to get them looking forwardto it.
So what if?
Yeah, what if?
Your squad had an upcoming ruckmarch?
Right, this is a quick scenario, but half of you weren't
conditioned for it, right?
(14:37):
Half of you weren't conditionedfor it, right?
Half of you weren't conditionedfor it.
So, instead of skipping it.
You, as a leader, can structureprogressive endurance I can
never say that word.
So, like a progressiveendurance training over like
several weeks, and it'll make itachievable for everyone.
(15:00):
That's in it.
Now, that's leadership.
Have you guys ever done thatLike?
Because a lot of times whatwe'll do is we'll toss that ruck
on on a Thursday and say, okay,we're out for an undisclosed
amount of time, it doesn'tmatter.
Or are you guys as leaders, orare your leaders?
Have you noticed?
Are they actually doing aprogression?
(15:20):
Hey, two miles this Thursday,four miles next Thursday, six,
are you guys?
How are you guys doing it atyour units?
I'd like to hear about that.
Comment down below and let meknow what you guys are doing,
because I also like, if I evergo back to being a platoon
sergeant or whatever it is, or afirst sergeant, I would like to
.
I get ideas from your comments.
I'm not gonna lie.
All right, I get ideas.
(15:41):
So if you took, if you takeanything from this video, I just
want you to understand theimportance of effective PT
leadership.
Like it's, it's, it's huge.
(16:08):
You have no clue.
It's the could only get better.
It depends on how you look atit.
Got to understand the keycomponents like warmups, the
exercise selection and yourmotivation techniques.
It's it's a difference betweenpushing and motivating.
I also want you if you tookanything from this is how to
(16:28):
adapt different workouts fordifferent fitness levels While
at the same time, whilesimultaneously that's when I
should have used the wordsimultaneously.
While simultaneously, youmaintain morale.
Great leaders don't just run PT, they inspire their team
(16:51):
through the whole thing.
Right, and they make PT count.
That's it.
That's my thought process.
If you found this guide helpful, be sure to check out my other
video on how to remember PRTdrills for BLC.
Drop a comment down below withyour best PT leadership tips and
(17:13):
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embrace the suck if you got theright tools in your ruck.
I'm Sarn Cruz and I'll see youin the next one, peace.
Did you know that over 70% of soldiers struggle
with scoring 500 on the ACFT?
Whether it's endurance,strength or motivation, leading
an effective PT session iscritical for any leader.
So today we're breaking downhow you can run an effective PT
(00:22):
session, keep your team missionready and achieve that 540 PT
exemption.
Roger Sarn, all right, sowelcome back to the Roger Snt
(00:43):
Podcast, where we talk allthings Army and I'm your host,
sarnt Cruz.
Ok, so if you're a leader inthe Army, you know that PT just
isn't about getting in shape.
It's about discipline, teamworkand, most importantly,
readiness and, most importantly,readiness.
(01:08):
So running an effective I sayagain, running an effective PT
session can be the differencebetween a strong, motivated unit
and one that struggles to meetthe standards.
So in this episode, I will goover strategies to make your PT
session engaging, effective andadaptable for all fitness levels
(01:28):
.
So let's get started.
So this is going to be a shortvideo, short and sweet, and I'd
like to thank you guys, becausewe are currently at 767 subs, so
almost hit that thousand mark.
(01:48):
So, like the damn video.
All right, let's get back to it.
So let's break down what makesup a great PT session or just a
PT session.
Right, let's just break it down.
So first you have the warmup.
So a proper warmup is isnon-negotiable like dynamic
(02:10):
stretching, mobility drills, uh,light cardio to prepare the
body for like an intensetraining is gonna prevent
injuries, right.
And if you notice, if you'vewalked around and you've seen
any PT sessions going on, you'llsee these lackadaisical bend
(02:31):
and reaches, you'll see theseawkward windmills.
It's just they're not done withprecision.
Because PT, this new PT, well,the latest PT that we have we
need it to be precise to getthat stretch in.
And I mean, if you actually didmobility drills, you did a CD
(02:56):
drills if you did a full, theeight count pushup itself is
going to smoke half of theformation.
But if you did all of thosethat are prescribed, you've had
a good, you would have a decentPT session, right.
But if we don't do themcorrectly, then you're not going
to get nothing out of it.
That's why PRT sucks, right, asthey say.
(03:19):
So let's get back to it.
So the next thing is exerciseselection.
So incorporating a mix of bodyweight exercises and resistance
training and endurance workout,right.
So you have to balance thestrength, the agility and the
cardio to create thewell-rounded soldiers that we're
(03:41):
trying to create right, becauseeveryone's always talking about
we're mission ready, ready forwar, this, that and the third,
blah blah.
But at the end of the day, manyof us are out of shape.
Let's just talk about it.
A lot of us are out of shape.
A lot of us don't fit in ouruniform.
A lot of us are buying biggeruniforms because the old ones
(04:02):
don't fit, buying biggeruniforms because the old ones
don't fit.
It's just we're not doing whatwe're supposed to do to create
that well around the soldier,and it's the leader's fault.
I don't care how you cut it,I'm gonna blame it on the leader
because it is what it is, andthen we can work from there.
So the next thing is going to beadaptability for different
fitness levels.
(04:23):
You got to understand that likeyou have to have your
modifications, like they have tobe ready for soldiers that are
struggling with exercises, um,while adding a progression for
those that are excelling Right.
So a lot of times, what happensis we'll, um, we'll just do PT
(04:44):
for those that are doing PTright and those that don't.
They just fall to the wayside.
You ever been in formation?
And this says those notconducting PT fall out.
To my left, your right,whatever they say, or those with
a profile, fall out, blah, blah, blah right, because we're
going on a run.
So those walkers are just gonnawalk, and while you're supposed
(05:04):
to walk, you're supposed tomaintain a decent heart rate,
and this, that and the third,but no one's monitoring that
Right?
So we have to have programsthat are ready for that.
That's why you have a primaryinstructor and an alternate
instructor.
(05:24):
So, order to do this, youshould integrate partner
workouts.
You have to have competitivedrills, you have to like have
you as a leader.
You have to create the, theengagement to just foster this
camaraderie and push everyone toperform at their best.
(05:50):
I'm not going to lie to you.
I think the sprint drag carryfor the ACFT might be the best.
It might be the best, um, uh,the best.
What is that called Event?
I couldn't even get it out.
It might be the best event inmy opinion, and that's solely
(06:11):
because you have someone rightnext to you and me personally.
I'm trying to beat them right.
Everyone's cheering you on,everyone's doing all that.
They're like, if you thinkabout it, like the deadlift,
everyone just says, oh, good job, good stuff, or whatever you do
, the um, the ball throw, oh, oh, and everyone says oh, and
someone launches it, but not foreveryone.
(06:32):
You do the plank Everyone'skind of quiet because they want
to let you concentrate, becauseyou're shaking like booty meat.
And then you do the runEveryone's trying to run, so no
one's really doing anything.
Then you got the pushup.
It's the pushup right, the handrelease pushup, but on that
sprint drag carry, people areyelling, at least where I'm at.
(06:54):
So I think that that might bethe best one and that's the
closest thing to competitiveness.
When I talk about this, thatcreates that camaraderie and all
that right.
So, and this is what you got todo as a leader, you got to
create a competitive environment, because people thrive off of
competition, even if those thatare non-competitive.
(07:14):
They're just going to want todo their part, and it'll make it
better and it'll still springthem into that thought process.
So an example could be likeit's like I think.
I think, like I said, instead ofdoing like the basic push-ups,
sit-ups and the these two milerun pts, just structure your
(07:36):
workout in like a circuit thatkeeps everyone engaged, right,
um, so just imagine like endingwith like a relay challenge or
or um, or something in thatnature Suddenly, I promise you,
the morale is going to justskyrocket, trust and believe.
(07:57):
So obviously I'm going to talkall this crap, but do I have
anything to back it up?
I got a little something.
I think I got something that Iwould do Like.
So here's what, anything toback it up.
I got a little something.
I think I got something that Iwould do Like.
So here's what I would do,right, if I were you as a PT
litter, this is what I would do.
Here's how my session would beset.
We'll be um what is that called?
(08:19):
Um structured.
I would take 10 minutes tolight the asses up, to warm them
up, right.
So if you guys got jump rope,use jump ropes.
If you guys have just jumpingjacks, do about two minutes of
that, right.
And then I'd probably throw insome arm circles and some leg
swings, like about a minute ofthat, just so they kind of like
(08:39):
loosen up the muscle andwhatever no-transcript.
(09:11):
So that's cool.
And then I move into the mainworkout, right, about 30, 40
minutes, cause we're under theimpression that we have to be
working out for a uh, anexuberant amount of time and in
order to get a good pump orwhatever it is, or to be
effective as a uh, as a leader,and that's not always the case.
(09:31):
So I probably do about um, themain workout, about 30, 40
minutes, about three rounds ofof deadlifts, uh, push-ups and
fire and not firemen's carry,farmers carries.
I do six reps of uh ofdeadlifts, I do 20 pushups and
then about 50 meters of farmercarries, right, because what do
(09:53):
you do the most?
Like no one pushes all day long, no one does anything overhead
all day long, like constantly.
But you do carry stuff, right,you do carry the, the, the, the
fuel cans, you carry your, yourequipment, you carry your, your
groceries, so, and you're alwayson the side, right.
(10:15):
So I think that's that's kindof like something that you got
to hit on.
You got to think about likewhat's practical.
And then I move into likeagility and and and the core
right and and and.
Then this again, three roundsof that too, very humble, 10
reps of box jump jumps, um, uh,30 seconds of of side planks,
(10:36):
one person each side, right, andthen do some some medic
medicine ball slams, about 10reps of those, just pow, just
smacking them down, right.
And then we go into cardio andendurance.
We do three rounds of that.
We do 400-meter sprints, we do15 reps of burpees and then
about 20 reps of kettlebellswings, right, and all these are
(11:00):
practical.
Right, you're swinging theburpees, you're getting your
full body there because you'reyou're dropping down, you're
doing your push-ups and then you, you're exploding vigorously on
the jump right and then, um, soit's, it's cardio, and it's not
just okay, we're gonna go down,we're gonna do 100 push-ups.
Okay, 10 each, or 100 push-ups,the quickest to get it.
(11:22):
You know what I mean.
It is just okay push-ups, thequickest to get it.
You know what I mean, it's justokay push-ups.
I remember back in the day thatwe would do like the push-ups
for strength and mobility orstrength and endurance, and then
we filed two ranks and then oneperson is the grader and the
other person is the tester,right, and then we swap them and
(11:42):
we do that every time and it'slike you know, get over, stop.
So that's what I would do, andthen, obviously, we got to cool
them down for about 10 minutes.
So I would do some staticstretching, some hamstrings,
some shoulder hip flexors,freaking deep breathing, right,
deep breathing exercises.
(12:03):
Those are good because itregulates your um, your
breathing, it brings it downyour heart rate and all that
cool stuff.
And right there, you just did50.
Uh, what is that?
34, 30 to 40, so let's say 40,and then 10 minutes, and 10
minutes on the front end and theback end, so you have an hour
right there, boom done.
And then you just keep usingthese ideas to kind of like,
(12:26):
keep going, all right.
So that's what I would do if Iwere you as a leader, doing PT
on any day, any day.
If you want to run, even whenyou run, you can do like two
blocks.
You'll have a station set up,do something, another two blocks
station set up, do something,and it just keeps going.
And when I say two blocks, Imean like quarter mile, half
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mile, whatever it is, alright,let's keep going.
So the key turning point in likeleading PT effectively is
understanding how, how to adaptworkouts while keeping the
morale high.
Because that's that's.
That's really like a.
It's a like you got to know,like it's a gift of, almost like
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it's a learned skill.
That's what I mean to say.
It's a learned skill Like agreat leader knows when to push
hard and when to encourage.
See, that's the difference,like when you're pushing and
you're encouraging.
They're two different things,right.
And then they also know how tomake PT how to make PT something
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soldiers actually look forwardto.
Because here's the deal.
I'm gonna tell you somethingright now.
Like troop wakes up, troopdon't wanna be at work, troop
don't wanna do PT because troopstayed up all night, or troop
can't sleep, or troop went tosleep but just don't like doing
PT.
So you got to, you got to makeit worth something, right.
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Either the day before, like hey, we're working on this.
So therefore, uh, make surethat you hydrate.
Don't do legs, because we'regoing to do a lot of legs
tomorrow.
Or don't do upper body,whatever it is, because some
troops work out on their own andnothing's worse than you just
did leg day and the next morningit's leg day.
And that only happens ifthere's no PT calendar, or Joe
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didn't look at it, or leaderdidn't put it out right, but you
got to get them looking forwardto it.
So what if?
Yeah, what if?
Your squad had an upcoming ruckmarch?
Right, this is a quick scenario, but half of you weren't
conditioned for it, right?
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Half of you weren't conditionedfor it, right?
Half of you weren't conditionedfor it.
So, instead of skipping it.
You, as a leader, can structureprogressive endurance I can
never say that word.
So, like a progressiveendurance training over like
several weeks, and it'll make itachievable for everyone.
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That's in it.
Now, that's leadership.
Have you guys ever done thatLike?
Because a lot of times whatwe'll do is we'll toss that ruck
on on a Thursday and say, okay,we're out for an undisclosed
amount of time, it doesn'tmatter.
Or are you guys as leaders, orare your leaders?
Have you noticed?
Are they actually doing aprogression?
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Hey, two miles this Thursday,four miles next Thursday, six,
are you guys?
How are you guys doing it atyour units?
I'd like to hear about that.
Comment down below and let meknow what you guys are doing,
because I also like, if I evergo back to being a platoon
sergeant or whatever it is, or afirst sergeant, I would like to
.
I get ideas from your comments.
I'm not gonna lie.
All right, I get ideas.
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So if you took, if you takeanything from this video, I just
want you to understand theimportance of effective PT
leadership.
Like it's, it's, it's huge.
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You have no clue.
It's the could only get better.
It depends on how you look atit.
Got to understand the keycomponents like warmups, the
exercise selection and yourmotivation techniques.
It's it's a difference betweenpushing and motivating.
I also want you if you tookanything from this is how to
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adapt different workouts fordifferent fitness levels While
at the same time, whilesimultaneously that's when I
should have used the wordsimultaneously.
While simultaneously, youmaintain morale.
Great leaders don't just run PT, they inspire their team
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through the whole thing.
Right, and they make PT count.
That's it.
That's my thought process.
If you found this guide helpful, be sure to check out my other
video on how to remember PRTdrills for BLC.
Drop a comment down below withyour best PT leadership tips and
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don't forget like, subscribeand hit the notification bell.
If you're listening on thepodcast, please do me a favor.
Download and leave a review,and remember you don't have to
embrace the suck if you got theright tools in your ruck.
I'm Sarn Cruz and I'll see youin the next one, peace.
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