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Originally Posted by Doody
Hmmmm, if a soldier is running a 11 minute 2 mile run, I do believe that would help him in battle. Most soldiers who have problems in combat arms are the ones who are weak physically.
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I have some personal experience with this one. My best bud in the Corps was an outstanding runner, sub 15 minute 3 mile runs, but had a problem doing the required humps in full gear. We started a weight training program and was able to get him to be able to keep up in the "other than PFT" training. It also put about 20# on him within the year. So, just because you can run doesn't always make you prepared for the field.
I do agree with you on the training aspect. You do not have to just concentrate on the PFT events to get results. In the units I was in we focussed mainlyt on crosstraining and a large amount of weight lifting. For people jsut joining the unit, it usually helped them improve at least 10 to 15% without injuries associated with single event training.