"Preparing for the Army Combat Fitness Test discusses the six events that comprise the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), advising how to evaluate and interpret your results and providing comprehensive training programs to improve your performance outcomes. The six events discussed in part I of this text include the 3 Repetition Maximum Deadlift (MDL), Standing Power Throw (SPT), Hand-Release Pushup - Arm Extension (HRP), Sprint-Drag-Carry (SDC), Leg Tuck (LTK), and Two-Mile Run (2MR)-performed in that order. Preparing for the Army Combat Fitness Test contains an extensive section that explains how to safely and effectively execute the exercises assigned within your selected training program to prepare for the ACFT as well as a section discussing the science behind the training. Alternative exercises for preparing for the test are identified in the workout and exercise descriptions in part IV if you are training with minimal equipment. This book provides a standalone resource to help you effectively increase your ACFT score by enhancing essential components of performance for soldiers"-- Provided by publisher.