On the Attack Ep. 5 - Physical Toughness - a podcast by The Program

Omri and Mac discuss toughness. 

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Operation Spartan Shield

Situation:

You are operating in 2 man sniper/spotter teams near Karbala, Iraq. Intel has identified an IED-making factory inside the city. The exact location is unknown

Mission

Two-man sniper teams will insert covertly at various points in the city. When locating the target, teams will neutralize with precision fire or air assets. Expect resistance. Teams will extract via hello at SAR 2. Don't be late.

Executed as a two-person team

Insert

4 Rounds

Sideline to Sideline Plank Push

11 Warfighters

Actions on Obj

Teammate 1

101 yd burpee broad jump

Teammate 2

5 rounds

10 Kaiser Belt Squats @ 1.25 BW

20 KB Swings

Switch when both partners are done

Extract

202 yd teammate carry (buddy drag, fireman carry, etc., Switch as needed)

Escape and Evade

If any team finishes more than 10 mins behind, lead team

101 yd low crawl w/ sandbag

* For the Plank Push, we used a 2×8. 2 teammates get in the bear crawl position with their hands on the Plank and push it across the field. Sideline to sideline = 53 Yds

You can sub regular barbell squats w BW on the bar for Kaiser Belt Squats

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