Amphibious Prep Program

War Hog Barbell

Tactical / Military
Coach
Kyler Barracks

This program will prep you for military lifestyles and schools that require extreme confidence in the water. 100% scalable for your comfort but it will push you to new area of comfort in the water. A must have for anyone going to Marine Recon. Tested and vetted by mutiple Marines in both Recon and MCIWS MOS's. This program will have you stronger faster and more confident in your aquatic activities than ever before.

Features
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Programming 6 days per week
Daily strength, conditioning, and skill training that’s accessible and challenging for athletes of any level or background
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Exercise Video Guidance
Instructional videos to guide your practice and make execution easy
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Delivered through TrainHeroic
Sweating over a lifeless PDF is so last year. Your coaches and team will push you harder, know you better, and keep you going longer.
Equipment
Required
Pool // Pool Bricks/Weights // Barbell and Standard Gym Equipment
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 17-week program
Sunday
Active Recovery Day

A

Walk

1 x 1

Monday
Strength/Hypertrophy Lower

A1

Goblet Squat

4 x 25

A2

Russian KB Swing

4 x 25

A3

Seated Leg Curl - Banded

@ 25

B

Front Squat

_ , _ , 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

C

Bulgarian Split Squat

3 x 8

D1

Hip Thrust

8, MAX

D2

Donkey Calf Raise

6, MAX

E

Walking Lunges

1 x 300

Tuesday
Strength/Hypertrophy Upper

A1

Incline DB Bench Press

4 x 25

A2

Chest-Supported DB Row

4 x 25

A3

Skull Crushers - Deep

4 x 25

B

Seated Shoulder Press - Straight Bar

_ , _ , 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

C

DB Bench Press

3 x 10

D

Chest Supported Lateral Raise

3 x 8

E

Pull-Up

10, 10, MAX

F

Ammo Can Press

1 x 120

Wednesday
Water Confidence - Strokes

Prep

A

Swimming Warm Up - Military

Basic Swimmers - Slick Intermediate Swimmers - Cami Bottoms Advanced Swimmers - Full Camis 600 meters: (in any order) 200 Side Stroke (Do both sides in this) 200 Breast Stroke 200 Crawl Stroke

B

Combat Side Stroke

5 x 100

C

Brick Tow - Side Stroke

@ 10:00

Conditioning

D

Swim Circuit

Slick no matter what the level 3 rounds: (change the exercise at the end of the pool each round) Crawl Stroke - 50m 20 push ups/ 50 Flutter kicks feet in water/ 30 Air Squats Breast Stroke - 50 m 15 gutter ups/20 Pull ups if there is a bar available/ 30 supine leg lifts feet in the water

Thursday
Dynamic/ Hypertrophic Work

A1

Banded Belt Squat - Wide Stance

3 x 25

A2

Dimmel Deadlift

3 x 25

A3

Lying Leg Curl - Banded

3 x 25

B1

Sumo Deadlift - Deficit

8 x 4 @ 40 %

B2

Box Jump Over

8 x 4

C

Hack Squat

2 x 12

D

Seated Good Morning

3 x 8

Friday
Water Confidence - Treading

Prep

A

Swimming Warm Up - Military

Basic Swimmers - Slick Intermediate Swimmers - Cami Bottoms Advanced Swimmers - Full Camis 600 meters: (in any order) 200 Side Stroke (Do both sides in this) 200 Breast Stroke 200 Crawl Stroke

B

Deep End Tread

6 x 2:00

C

Underwater Brick Walk

1 x 200

D

Deep End Tread

1 x 15:00

Saturday
Land Based Fitness

A

Ruck - Running

@ 4

B1

Cable Row - Low to High

2 x 12

B2

Barbell Shrug

2 x 8

B3

4-Way Neck - Harness

2 x 10

C1

Rear Delt Fly - Chest Supported

3 x 8

C2

DB Bicep Curls

3 x 15

D

Push-Up

2 x 1:00

E

Wenning Plank

2 x 1:00

Coach
coach-avatar Kyler Barracks

Head Coach of War Hog Barbell and current active duty Scout Sniper in the USMC

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