What should be the training focus for tactical athletes?
Using periodization to focus on the elements of fitness for the tactical athlete must include cycles of strength and power, speed and agility, endurance (run, swim, ruck) and muscle stamina, flexibility and mobility, and grip. Recovery, nutrition and sleep protocols need to be a focus as well.
What is a training program for athletes?
A training program has to be developed to meet the individual needs of the athlete and take into consideration many factors: gender, age, strengths, weaknesses, objectives, training facilities etc. As all athletes have different needs, a single program suitable for all athletes is impossible.
What is tactical PT?
Tactical Fitness is not about workouts, it's about work. It is not about working out to get good at working out, it is about creating programs that carry over into real life movements like lifts, carries, crawls, runs, rucks, swims, and mobility, even analytical and creative thinking.
What is a tactical athlete?
The term “tactical athlete” is commonly used by those in the tactical strength and conditioning community to identify personnel in law enforcement, military, and rescue professions who require unique physical training strategies aimed at optimizing occupational physical performance.