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- Kentucky National Guardsman, MSG Jay Taheny, walks through each new event of the Army Combat Fitness Test and gives tips on how to train for each event. The ACFT will go into effect in October of 2020. (Video by SSG Benjamin Crane, Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs)
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If the army had 100 events in their physical test, there would still be a 2 mile run at the end of it.
I think it's for a measure of fortitude more than a test of endurance. I personally hate it but it's necessary.
@@kermitstewart6572 I disagree, I think it is more "that's the way and the distance we have always done it" mentality.
@@MrShaggyllama the Army is big on tradition... you may be right.
And running for two miles in your underwear still has nothing to do with combat.
#Facts
I'm going to do the standing power throw at Planet Fitness
Lol I hear the lunk alarm in your future!
Lmao I would love to witness that
I wanna witness it😂😂
Don’t be lunkin’!
Record it.
The 2 mile run, the most important event in the army, without the 2 mile run the army is nothing. Absolutely nothing. Need these 2 miles..very important 2 miles. 💀
my left ear is lonely
Kyo lol I thought my AirPod battery went out
Thought my shot broke
The pushup has now changed. Arms will extend out instead of raising the hands off the ground.
monica walker isn’t it called a T push up?
@@sedicibrah2025 That's its nickname. Officially, it's the arm extension pushup (AEP).
Wow good to know!
Basically get a kettlebell and swing it. It will help you astronomically with most of these tests.
This is the best training video I've seen to date on the ACFT and will be sharing with my unit! And if that's the KYNG gym, I am super jealous lol Kudos to the PA team on the quality of the video. Thanks for taking the time to show us how it's done, MSG!
Nice overview of the six events and examples of accessory training exercises! Thanks for sharing!
Great Video Sarnt!!! I appreciate the time and effort utilized to create the segment. Time to change My workout in order to Master the new ACFT.
MSG Taheny, thank you for breaking this down into easily digestible blocks. It has really helped my daughter improve her fitness before her report date for basic training.
Awesome video MSG. Thanks for the info.
Thank you so much for this video! I don't have much equipment at home to train, but this video provides a variety of exercises and practices that can support the everyday solider in preparing for this test.
Texas Army National Guard here, thank you for this video. Very helpful
This helps so much, thanks and keep it it coming
We appreciate you for this ☺️☺️☺️
Thank you so much MSG for this video. It will be very helpful for me as I can now better prepare myself for this new ACFT. HOOAH
Great video thanks MSG
Thanks for the info MSG
I'm actually looking forward to this. The workouts I do anyways are very similar. So it's nothing new. My gym even has a hex bar I use a lot.
jpd782 what workouts do you do I want to join when I’m older so I want to start getting in better shape
Great and informative video! Thank you!
Good Overview. We are trying to build regimens for physical success. This will help. Louisiana Army National Guard. IN since 1984.
Very informative video Thank you for your guidance
MSG, you are a BEAST! Get some...
I’m thinking on joining the army and decided to do a bit of training before I join, thanks for the video military!
Great information. Thank you .
Thanks Boss, Good shit!!
Thanks for the video!
My right ear really enjoyed this.
The tuck hang you can only have a fist space apart between hands, the push up have changed to the arm extension pushup now
Yes the all important two mile run. Why? It’s always important to run without equipment or combat gear two miles and don’t prove anything
Thanks for posting, MSG. Was looking exactly for a video just like this.
This is awesome! thanks for sharing!
Do u agree with the deadlift since u don’t have access to a weight room in basics from what I’ve been told like u could screw ur back permanently if u use a rainbow back instead of a straight back when u lift heavy dead’s
Great video thank you
Thank you so much Sir.
Dear god that barbell deadlift form! Who is this guy? Master of lower back pain and injuries?
That is a great gym!!! We don't have an area to train like that on Hohenfels
This has help me a lot.. I’ll get on it asap
Good form on the clean MSG. The best exercise for the HRP is the HRP. It's a different feel from the bench press.
Great info. Thank you MSG Taheny!
Thanks this is awesome 👏 because am working on my requirements in order to enlist
The official training videos are available at www.army.mil/acft. This will help you develop the proper form as you prepare to enlist. This will be particularly important since the ACFT will be a requirement to graduate from all initial entry training, including basic training, as of today (Oct. 1, 2019).
US Army TRADOC wow thanks so much 🏋️♀️Now am nervous 😬
@@ggblog7563 Don't be nervous! You've got this!! We are rooting for you.
Thank you
With the new push up, having a gut is an advantage!😂😂😂
Sure is
Gotta get that powerlifter belly, no way around it
Whoa! MFT CLASS 2016!
Good video, really helped me start putting together a training regiment. But at 0:49 got a bit of a compensation with the knees turning out.
I cannot do regular push ups to save my life but I can do a few hand release.
Sooo many events... hopefully I will have alot time to practice doing all of these events during basic training
What happened? Did you pass?
This has been THE best workout I have seen for the ACFT that is not all complicated! And why can't my base have a sweet ass gym like that!? Stooopid California!
We just practiced doing this, after you do the sprint drag carry and all that other stuff involved with it boy I tell you what, when it comes to that 2 mile people are going to be sucking. Makes me miss the standard APFT where you just did your push ups, sit ups, 2 mile run and got it over with.
Finally true functional fitness tests are making their way into the Army. About time
Thank you, very instructional and helpful. Am I the only who noticed the camera work/editing to keep us from seeing the pad under his lower back while he showed us the sit-up exercise?
He said he was going to be doing an ab-mat sit up, the pad is an ab-mat.
oh yea, heard that, didn't know that was what the little pad he was clearly using was called that. Looks like an back arch support type pad. thx
It’s going to be so much fun watching all these people deadlift... it will be all L5
MSG, how many reps and sets do you think would be good for all these events. I know for the throw you said 5 to 10 reps.
As an E-8 in the MS Guard I see a lot of LOD's after the first time they perform the ACFT.
MSG, I see injuries even training up for this. Deadlifts & Bench Presses can be dangerous exercises if not done properly, & too many Soldiers are going to push themselves too hard too early.
@@TheKauff Which is why soldiers should be properly trained to perform these exercises. Even the old events could hurt you if not done properly.
I see a lot of training injury's for the APFT. It will be no different when it comes to the ACPT MSG. Troops just don't want to put in the time an effort to pass a simple test.
MSG, may I ask what RSP/unit you're with? My RSP hasn't yet implemented the ACFT workouts
The ball toss is very important in the field! Hooah!!
Matthew Pokorney What is the point of that ball toss??
Jennifer Germain could catch yourself in combat and might have to throw a back or radio to a battle at a higher level, Gotta have strong core and legs to Hoist,lift in some scenarios a “Explosive manor” resembling the ball toss
@@JKG493 To test explosiveness and posterior chain strength.
When was in basic when it came the hand released pushup we had extended are hands all the way out to are side bring them back then go back up.
This new PT test needs to come sooner
Charlie Chen
so we can chapter more people , who pass the APFT (already the second hardest next to the marines) out sooner.
@@macburger5026 I do the Marine PFT and CFT a lot due to ROTC, and I am more afraid of the ACFT than my own PT tests. I'm built for the endurance and speed/lightweight stuff, but I'm gonna get humiliated at the deadlift.
@@pavelthefabulous5675 I don't blame you for concerns. I've had people tell me that they're not going to do well on the deadlift part either.
The Center for Army Lessons Learned also published "The Army Combat Fitness Test" No.18-37 SEP 2018. Check it out for more in depth testing requirements/positions and workouts to prepare yourself. Note the Script on page 59.
The standard on the leg tuck has been updated to say that your hands can only be one hand's width apart on the bar.
Use the lat machine with a short, thick bar to duplicate the knee tuck grip position to develop lats & grip strength.
Use an adjustable height ab board to do reverse curls to develop ab strength. Some have a horn that would duplicate the knee tuck hand position.
And ab straps (wings) would help, too.
Nutrition is important. If you're a vegetarian, you need to take an iron supplement and a daily multi vitamin.
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When doing the bench press training for the pushups it would be smart to let the bar rest on your chest before pushing it up.
MSG, Has the army revised the ACFT standard for MOS 88M. Initially it was classified as Heavy, is it now classified as moderate? HOOAH! from NC!
Thanks for the video very informative. Do we know how much time between events a soldier will have in terms of recovery?
10 minutes after the 5 event only.
Not sure but not much. You have to do all the events in something like an hour.
Funny that most soldiers can't pass the current APFT. The key is that you have to hit the gym regularly.
To be fair weightlifters were a bit fucked over on the apft. My top score was 315 but that was only because I hadn’t lifted weights in months and lost a bunch of muscle. My first ever test I got 245 but I was definitely more combat ready with that test then when I got 315. I saw tons of scrawny cross country fucks get like 350 but when I came to actually do anything combat related they either hurt themselves or couldn’t complete the task at hand. I do agree the gym is the key but this new test was much needed. It was tiresome seeing these 6’0 150 pound guys get high scores when the guys pulling 500 off the floor get fucked over. Now this test will be even for anyone’s sport. Runners will have to lift. Lifters will have to run. I love this new PT test!
@@noahbzoskie5634 I joined at 33 190lbs and my run time was my struggle at first. My run time was 16:00 in the beginning and moved to 13:10 half way into basic. By the end of it I was 170lbs and lost muscle mass. Doing all that cardio dropped my pushups down. That's sweet that you broke through 300. My high has been 289 and can't seem to break that. I'll see where I'm at when the new test goes into effect.
Hbvfvv Ugfvbn I agree doesn’t matter if u can run 12 min 2 miles if u can’t fireman carry a battle buddy in war with full equipment
davidws9
Most Soldiers can’t pass the PT test? Sounds like a unit issue at that point.
EXACTLY!!! The APFT tests nothing that translates to combat. I honestly don't think the ACFT translates as good as they say either. the Sprint Drag Carry is the best event, but the sled should be heavier. I have 0 90 pound battle buddies.
Alabama National Guard, I said hooah Msg
For the leg tuck can your arms be that spread out or do they gotta be close together
I’m only 108 lbs and I have to deadlift 140 lbs 😭
I weigh 135 and have to do 180 .....
340....
@@cheyennejohnson3768 thats so easy lmao
@@schmalz1385 want a cookie ??
So is this the test one would do to get into basic training, or what they do to pass basic training?
Cool story bro.
nice gym, good tips, thanks and go ARMY beat NAVY!!!
@133rdMPAD you mentioned 3 reps for deadlifts, is there a specific amount of reps or time for the other events? Is it still 2 minutes for the pushups? is the weight used the same for everyone?
Ashley West Google it.
460lbs. Same for everyone. 50 min for all events combined
@@MusicForTheBroken 340 is the max not 460.
ARMY is going to get stronger ARMY VET HOOAH!!!!
Soldiers are finding loopholes in the regulations. FM 7-22, para. 9-52 states "Hands are placed next to each other with thumbs around the bar for the alternating grips". However, it does not define the meaning of "next to each other" in distance. For example, the push-up, it clearly states that your feet may be together or up to 12 inches apart.
I’m joining the army as soon as I graduate. For the sprint/drag/carry, is the goal to be fast? A video I watched before this one, everyone was sorta slow and it didn’t look like they were running dead sprints Or trying to be fast at all.
Its more for endurance than speed. You need to show you can lift each item and move with it for a distance. Focus on your endurance overall.
Much like how OP said, the new ACFT is an endurance test. Even back when I was in the army (2005-2009) on the old PT test I wouldn't always push myself the hardest on pushups/situps because I struggled to recover in time for the run. Doing 1-2 less reps hurt my score, but it left me with enough stamina to do better on the run. I am not a naturally athletic person so it was always a struggle for me.
BRAVERY!
Will reservists get a gym stipend to prepare for the ACFT?
What are the standards for each event? Can't seem to find them anywhere online.
Depends on what MOS you are. This new test is going to be age and gender neutral with no programmed rest unlike the PT test right now. But the standards are quite easy from what i remember for the gold division which is the easiest standard is like 160 lbs deadlift 10M throw 10 PU 1 leg tuck 3:50 for the sprint pull carry and 20 min 2 mile run there is a PDF out there that someone in your chain of command should have.
acftapp.com/
@@TheDragonAzz Tired it, calculator doesn't work.
i do not understand what the side shuffle is suppose to mimic? 10 years of military i have never had any situation [conus or oconus] where i had to side shuffle for any reason.
Whats the weight of the deadlift? how many reps for other exercises?
my one ear is really fit right now
That is for basic training as well?
Julio Ortiz yea sir as of October 1 2019, it’s for all new trainees. Goes into full affect for everyone in the US Army by October 2020
Michelle Ciattei so I will be doing the acft at basic training?
Lean Mean yes, everyone going to basic training now has to pass the ACFT to graduate
Tiffany O'Connor damn I see you on all the army videos commenting lol
They should do the two mile before
To all: Please ensure you read the draft ACFT handbook (usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/publications/18-37.pdf) for correct performance of each of these exercises! The details matter if you want your reps to count!
I keep hearing people say this is easier then the old pt test
Sparkles is after me Arhh
The only event i would find hard is the 2mile. I cAn run the distance, just not the time required.
Can someone please tell me what the throwing a weight behind your head and the side shuffle are meant to show. I don't remember doing anything like that in the infantry.
Med ball throw tests explosiveness and posterior chain strength. The Side shuffle mainly tests endurance
@Cobina Lee Two different kind of endurance measurements. The 2 mile run is meant to measure aerobic endurance, while the side shuffle measures anaerobic endurance .
Is there a workout that can help you prepare for this?
Training videos are available on the mobile-friendly ACFT microsite, www.army.mil/acft. There are even videos that outline workouts you can do without equipment, using body weight training.
Oh boy..
It’s actually healthier to use and alternate grip on dead lifts. If you don’t have a hex bar. Also thank the army because a hex bar is easier.
Hello SSG Crane, when will this start at basic training ? I'm looking forward to join the military by the end of the year or early next year. I'm 31 and former collegiate soccer player. I'm actually not a big fan of the pft but instead like the new acft. Most of my college days workout were similar to the acft. Also I have degrees in exercise science and Physical Education.
But you can see right off the bat the mentality of the people that are making these PT testlook out into that Jim is because if you go to a gym a military gym during the morning during PT it is so crowded it's ridiculous it's nearly impossible to get a full workout on every machineand you're basically asking a bunch of soldiers that don't have enough gym or equipment to go to the gym everyday that don't have the time and honestly there MLS is don't let them unlike these special ops units that basically go to the gym and lift for an hour to two hours every dayI mean unless you're going to have scheduled times which each unit goes to the individual gyms around the basebasically this has to be at least five times a week so they can gain enough lean muscle mass in every part of their body to basically be able to do these exercisesI mean it's already clear the first three thousand applicants literally had a failure rate of 70% women and 30% of the men and these are active dutysoldiers which are in great shape I'm sorry this test is so unthawed out because its strength training nothing but strength andlean and solid muscle mass to do this and the only way to get that is basically to go lift weightsfive times a week but I mean the person that probably implemented this probably goes to a special gym where he is or enter their officers are only allowed and said what I can't they go to the gym and work out for an hour everyday I due course I can guarantee you he doesn't do it during PT he does it on his own time ordering work where he gets an hour and a half to two hours to golift weights so unless you're going to change this is going to be such a mess and it's already shown and it's going to show because honestly if only thing people are doing for that first hour PT is lifting weights once a week and then having to run and do push-ups and sit-ups because how the hell you going to strength training exercises when you don't have enough equipment for the entire baseI mean this is the most unthawed out thing I've ever seen in my entire life just made by a person that doesn't see logic to be like basically handing everybody M16 and asking them to hit a target dead-center three times but not providing everyone with enough bullets so then basically you never get to actually shoot a bullet at this target we're actually learn how to shoot to target because you can't be consistent and you only get to use your gun once a year and the other soldiersonly a small group gets to use the bullets and practice and so when you take the overall test guess what's going to happen the majority of the people that have practice every single day with the equipment necessary are going to pass the middle people are going to have some people that are going to pass because they had the equipment a little bit and the other ones are going to pass or fail and then the ones that didn't have the equipment and pad very little time with bullets and being able to practice shooting are going to do really bad and you're going to have a majority of them fail which is exactly why this because they don't have enough equipmentis even with the equipment that you're thinking you need these exercises are total body strength exercises which require the use of every single muscle in your body to be strengthened every single day to be able to pass thesebut they also expect you some how to strengthen your whole body by going to the gym once a week and somehow not having shrink training exercises or equipment to be able to do that but then still passed their PT test that uses strength training equipment this is totally stupid.
Where's your 300 patch now bro?
Leg tuck: Is there a rule about hand placement? All the demonstrations I've seen had you with your hands grasping the pullup bar so close together that your hands touch eachother. Can you do it either way?
brenmangood, per FM 7-22: Hands are placed NEXT to each other with thumbs around the bar for the alternating grips (Figure 9-23).
Soldiers are finding loopholes in the regulations. FM 7-22, para. 9-52 states "Hands are placed next to each other with thumbs around the bar for the alternating grips". However, it does not define the meaning of "next to each other" in distance. For example, the push-up, it clearly states that your feet may be together or up to 12 inches apart.
I might sound ignorant, but the push ups look a lot easier , haven't tried them , I wonder if its harder than it looks or is it legitimately easier.
They are harder than normal push ups. I can do 90 standard push ups in 2 minutes consistently but I can’t even do 70 release push ups in 2 minutes.
@@R.E.factor I figured they were harder than they look .
They're easier to me, because you have "relax time" in the middle when the only thing you're doing is moving your hands. Your core / upper body can relax a bit.
It does take longer for a full rep though, so not as many can be fit in.
At the same time, not as many are needed to pass, and I see "max score" being de-emphasized across the board.
I'd save the energy for the rest of the events.
I actually maxed out on the HRPU , the deadlift , and the plank , I almost maxed out on the run , I got a 99 , I ran a 14:12 , the only thing I got a low score ( still passing) was the ball throw , I got a 70 . Overall I got a 561 . Would’ve been better if I did better on the ball throw .
My goal is to get back up to 45 km on the treadmill and win beep test level 9 to beat level 9 on the beep trst
So basically exhaust the upper and lower body before running. HMM how many injuries do you think will happen?
patrice942 thats why the standards to PASS are low. Everyone has to learn and adapt to pace their energy and ability to keep up endurance
I think many will, especially in training up for this.
For far too long, the Army's mindset has been that only passing is a cop-out. That won't change in a few years, as some of the comments have shown.
patrice942 if you get injured from this test, you are a liability and not fit enough to serve.
@Cobina Lee What do you think of this new PT Test? Harder or just as hard as the old ones?
Do I need to be an action figure to pass this test?
No
What do you think of this new PT Test? Harder or just as hard as the old ones?
Did anyone catch how much weight on the deadlifts?
You would start from a low/light weight and build up (3 at a time).
140 for minimum and 340 for max
Great videos really helpful information the volume could have been better
Back braces should be used when doing the dead lift.
Two mile run tradition