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06-04-09, 07:13 AM
Dynamic warm-ups deep sixing the Daily 16
6/3/2009 By Sgt. Judith Carver , Marine Corps Base Quantico
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. —
Marines attending one of the six Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academies around the Corps will no longer conduct the Daily 16 before physical training.
The trial phase of what is being called the “Combat Conditioning Program” is underway at all of the academy courses here.
The reason for the new program is to standardized physical fitness across the board at all the academies, explained Staff Sgt. Nathan G. Putnam, a Sergeants Course faculty advisor.
“We had great programs at the various academies but no single program was run the same,” said Col. James J. Minick, the director of Enlisted Professional Military Education.
“I was looking for a uniform program to be executed at every academy.”
The planning stage began earlier this year with a week-long conference that included physical training instructors from all the academies and Semper Fit personnel.
“We looked at the program functionality,” said Putnam. “The idea is that the physical training programs are quick. Sessions should last 30 to 45 minutes.”
The Combat Conditioning Program consists of 24 dynamic warm-ups replacing the Daily 16.
The dynamic warm-ups range from ‘The Frankenstein’ to the ‘Monster Walk’.
“The Frankenstein focuses on your hamstrings. The reason they call it the Frankenstein is because your legs stay straight and you kick them up towards your arms which are straight in front of you,” explained Putnam.
“The program is good for the combat physical training the Marine Corps is going to,” said Sgt. Anthony Bodette, a student at Sergeants Course.
Since there are a variety of dynamic warm-ups Marines can alternate between them to break up the monotony.
“Everyday is a different warm-up,” said Bodette. “The warm-up focuses on the physical training you are doing that day.”
The program will go through the Course Content Review Board next spring with feedback from the academies.
“The bottom line is working with Semper Fit and a lot of duty experts in the physical training field,” said Minick. “We are taking guidance from the commandant to make the tactical athlete and we think our program is headed in the right direction,” said Minick.
Ellie
6/3/2009 By Sgt. Judith Carver , Marine Corps Base Quantico
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. —
Marines attending one of the six Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academies around the Corps will no longer conduct the Daily 16 before physical training.
The trial phase of what is being called the “Combat Conditioning Program” is underway at all of the academy courses here.
The reason for the new program is to standardized physical fitness across the board at all the academies, explained Staff Sgt. Nathan G. Putnam, a Sergeants Course faculty advisor.
“We had great programs at the various academies but no single program was run the same,” said Col. James J. Minick, the director of Enlisted Professional Military Education.
“I was looking for a uniform program to be executed at every academy.”
The planning stage began earlier this year with a week-long conference that included physical training instructors from all the academies and Semper Fit personnel.
“We looked at the program functionality,” said Putnam. “The idea is that the physical training programs are quick. Sessions should last 30 to 45 minutes.”
The Combat Conditioning Program consists of 24 dynamic warm-ups replacing the Daily 16.
The dynamic warm-ups range from ‘The Frankenstein’ to the ‘Monster Walk’.
“The Frankenstein focuses on your hamstrings. The reason they call it the Frankenstein is because your legs stay straight and you kick them up towards your arms which are straight in front of you,” explained Putnam.
“The program is good for the combat physical training the Marine Corps is going to,” said Sgt. Anthony Bodette, a student at Sergeants Course.
Since there are a variety of dynamic warm-ups Marines can alternate between them to break up the monotony.
“Everyday is a different warm-up,” said Bodette. “The warm-up focuses on the physical training you are doing that day.”
The program will go through the Course Content Review Board next spring with feedback from the academies.
“The bottom line is working with Semper Fit and a lot of duty experts in the physical training field,” said Minick. “We are taking guidance from the commandant to make the tactical athlete and we think our program is headed in the right direction,” said Minick.
Ellie