{"id":419,"date":"2018-01-22T11:36:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T16:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ruck.training\/?p=419"},"modified":"2018-01-23T11:38:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T16:38:00","slug":"apft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruck.training\/apft\/","title":{"rendered":"APFT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>GORUCK\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.goruckaffiliates.com\/4B5GHXF\/R74QP\/?source_id=RT-Phoenix\">Heavy<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.goruckaffiliates.com\/4B5GHXF\/R74QP\/?source_id=RT-Phoenix\">Tough<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.goruckaffiliates.com\/4B5GHXF\/R74QP\/?source_id=RT-Phoenix\">Light<\/a>\u00a0Training:<\/h3>\n<p>No matter what event you\u2019re training for, everyone will be doing the APFT (Army Physical Fitness Test). The test consists of 2-minute max <a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.goruckaffiliates.com\/4B5GHXF\/R74QP\/?source_id=RT-Phoenix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">push-ups<\/a>, 2-minute max sit-up, and a 2 mile timed run.<\/p>\n<h3>Training Notes:<\/h3>\n<p>You can read the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Physical_Fitness_Test#Events\">exact standards for each movement here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To see what your target goals should be for each portion of the test based on your gender and age, you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Physical_Fitness_Test#Standards\">view the standards here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To find out if you pass\/fail, use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guardyourhealth.com\/apft-calculator\/\">this APFT Calculator<\/a>. 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