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Military muscle – Part I

21/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3241 Views 0 Comments building muscle

In this two-part article I want to address the subject of training for increased muscle mass and how this

A soldier performs the box lift and place section of the physical employment standards assessment during a demonstration at Russell Offices in Canberra. Photo by Leading Seaman Paul Berry.

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Preparing for PESA – Physical Employment Standard Assessment

05/05/201705/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 21711 Views 2 Comments PESA

Ever since my first article for CONTACT in 2005, I’ve held (and stated) the opinion that the standard fitness tests

An Australian soldier strugles with a 'protester' on an exercise in Tin Can Bay. Photo by Corporal Chris Moore.

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Developing mental toughness

23/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2890 Views 0 Comments mental toughness

How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight? Tyler Durden – Fight Club We

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Military Fitness – Part 34

08/04/201708/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2409 Views 0 Comments Stupid things

I usually split my training fairly evenly between my garage and a couple of big commercial gyms. Naturally, at the commercial

Deadlifting for max reps at a Crossfit comp. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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Military Fitness – Part 33

25/03/201710/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3502 Views 0 Comments deadlifts, military fitness

DEADLIFTS If you could pick one exercise that defines strength, what would it be? For most guys who spend any

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Military Fitness – Part 32

11/03/201711/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2654 Views 0 Comments Clearance Diver, Commando, SAS, SASR

I answer a lot of questions about military fitness and write a lot of programs to help people achieve their

Photo by Leading Aircraftman Leigh Cameron

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Military Fitness – Part 31

23/02/201709/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7021 Views 0 Comments SFET, Special Forces Entry Test, Special Forces fit

Fitness testing is a subject that is familiar to every member of the military. Inevitably you will have had to

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Military Fitness – Part 30

09/02/201709/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2653 Views 0 Comments carbohydrates, carbs, fat, nutrition, protein

At this point I thought it appropriate to review all the previous articles – and I realised two important things.

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Military Fitness – Part 29

26/01/201709/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2643 Views 0 Comments load waves

Despite not being psychic, I can take a fairly good guess at a few things about you simply because

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Military Fitness – Part 28

14/01/201709/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2706 Views 0 Comments deadlifts

In day-to-day life, and particularly in the military, very few things are as useful or as important as having a

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Military Fitness – Part 27

11/12/201609/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3550 Views 0 Comments emergency fitness test

If you are looking to join the military or police or are already a serving member, then you will need

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Military Fitness – Part 26

20/11/201609/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3291 Views 0 Comments

This issue we’re going to look at some specific workouts designed to bridge the gap between conventional workouts and the

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Military Fitness – Part 25

06/11/201609/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2695 Views 0 Comments

If you are going to build a high level of fitness then it’s pretty much a given that you’ll have

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Military Fitness – Part 24

23/10/201623/10/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2897 Views 0 Comments Fitness – doing it wrong

This week I want to take a short detour from the really serious training info and share with you the

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Military Fitness – Part 23

08/10/201609/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2851 Views 0 Comments military fitness

If you regularly read any fitness magazines or websites or, if you talk to anyone involved in the fitness industry,

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Military Fitness – Part 22

20/09/201609/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2925 Views 0 Comments supplements

One question I get asked a lot is about which of the latest, greatest and hottest supplements I think

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Military Fitness – Part 21

12/08/201609/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6251 Views 0 Comments beep test

Looking back on the past five-years-worth of articles I’ve written for CONTACT I discovered to my surprise that I’d never written

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Military Fitness – Part 20

30/07/201609/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3522 Views 0 Comments Chinups, military fitness, pull-ups

Last instalment we looked at a program designed to take virtually anyone from dangling helplessly on the bar to a set

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Military Fitness – Part 19

16/07/201609/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5146 Views 0 Comments Chinups

If you were going to put together a list of the exercises that people fear the most, then, for many

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Military Fitness – Part 18

30/06/201609/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3270 Views 0 Comments Gymnastic Rings

Looking for a way to add extra challenge and variety to your training? Then look no further than a set