Conjugate X Conditioning Tactical 12-Week Program
Jason Brown Coaching
Tactical, Tactical / MilitaryCXC Tactical is written specifically for tactical athlete populations. This is a highly advanced program written specifically for the demands faced by tactical athletes. If you are a beginner or even an intermediate trainee, this program is likely NOT for you.
Necessary Training Experience: Advanced, with 5+ years of serious training experience. You should have 1RM for squats, deadlifts, and presses within the last 6 months.
Sessions are 7 days per week, each session should not take longer than 80 minutes, which includes a 10-minute warm-up and a 5-minute cooldown.
With 30,000 athletes using the CXC Method every day, the results are evident. Experience what CXC can do for your physique, your performance, and your motivation- today.
Prep
A
Trap Bar Deadlift Warm-up
1. Foam Roll Hamstrings x 60s each side - small 1-2” motion *All foam rolling should be non-painful so remove pressure as needed 2. Active Straight Leg Raises x 10 each side 3. Bird Dogs: 3 x 3-5 each 4. BW Glute Bridge: 3 x 5 with a 1 count at top of each rep. Rest as needed. 5. Trap Bar RDL: 3 x 3-5. Rest as needed. 6. Trap Bar Jumps: 3 x 3 (empty bar). Rest 45s.
B
Trap Bar Deadlift against bands
4 x 10 @ MAX lb
C
Glute Ham Raise
3 x 8
D
Alt. Zercher Reverse Lunges
3 x 10
E
Air Bike Sprint
5 x 0:10
F
Stir The Pot
3 x 0:10
Recovery
G
Parasympathetic Breathing
10-15 Nasal Breathes 5 second inhale 1 second hold at top 5 second exhale *Turn off the music and make sure you’re in a relaxing state. The goal is to start the recovery process before leaving the gym
Prep
A
Conditioning Warm-up
1. Foam Roll Adductors: 60s of 1-2" motion on each side *All foam rolling should be non-painful so remove pressure as needed 2. Rock back Adductor Stretch x 30s small rocking + 30s static hold each 3. Shin Box x 10 total reps 4. Table Top + Hip Thrust x 8-10 each side 5. Alt. KB Lateral Squat: 2-3 x 3-5 each. Rest as needed. 6. KB Squat Jumps: Accumulate 15-20 reps with a light KB. Rest as needed.
B1
Farmer Carry
6 x 100
B2
KB Cleans
6 x 10
B3
Sledpush
6 x 100
B4
Rotational Ball Slams
6 x 10
C
Double Leg Banded Hamstring Curls
4 x 25
Recovery
D
Parasympathetic Breathing
10-15 Nasal Breathes 5 second inhale 1 second hold at top 5 second exhale *Turn off the music and make sure you’re in a relaxing state. The goal is to start the recovery process before leaving the gym
Prep
A
Bench Press Warm-up
1. Foam Roll Pecs x 60s small 1-2" motion each side *All foam rolling should be non-painful so remove pressure as needed 2. Biphasic Pec Stretch x 60s each side 3. Thoracic Rotations: 3 x 5 each 4. Upper Activation: 2-3 sets of: 10-15 Facepull-aparts + 10-15 Banded Pushdowns. 5. Warm-up Your Bench Press: Perform 3 x 3-5 reps with a light load. Rest as needed. 6. Band-Assisted Plyo Push-ups: 5 x 3. Rest 45-60s.
B
Football Bar Floor Press
4 x 10 @ MAX lb
C1
Supported 1-Arm Rows
3 x 10
C2
Tall Kneeling KB Press
3 x 10
D1
Bamboo Bar Bench Press
3 x 25
D2
DB Hammer Curls with fat gripz
3 x 10
E
Sled Rope Facepulls
1 x 400
Recovery
F
Parasympathetic Breathing
10-15 Nasal Breathes 5 second inhale 1 second hold at top 5 second exhale *Turn off the music and make sure you’re in a relaxing state. The goal is to start the recovery process before leaving the gym
Prep
A
Conditioning Warm-up
1. Foam Roll Adductors: 60s of 1-2" motion on each side *All foam rolling should be non-painful so remove pressure as needed 2. Rock back Adductor Stretch x 30s small rocking + 30s static hold each 3. Shin Box x 10 total reps 4. Table Top + Hip Thrust x 8-10 each side 5. Alt. KB Lateral Squat: 2-3 x 3-5 each. Rest as needed. 6. KB Squat Jumps: Accumulate 15-20 reps with a light KB. Rest as needed.
B
Turkish Get-up
4 x 2
C1
Double Unders
7 x 1:00
C2
Air Bike
7 x 1:00
C3
Bear Crawls
7 x 1:00
C4
Air Bike
7 x 1:00
C5
Hollow Rocks
7 x 1:00
Recovery
D
Parasympathetic Breathing
10-15 Nasal Breathes 5 second inhale 1 second hold at top 5 second exhale *Turn off the music and make sure you’re in a relaxing state. The goal is to start the recovery process before leaving the gym
Prep
A
Box Squat Warm-up
1. Foam Roll Adductors x 60s each side - small 1-2” motion *All foam rolling should be non-painful so remove pressure as needed 2. Rock back Adductor Stretch x 30s small rocking + 30s static hold each 3. Bird Dogs: 3 x 3-5 each 4. BW Glute Bridge: 3 x 5 with a 1 count at top of each rep. Rest as needed. 5. Goblet Box Squat: 3 x 5. Rest 60s.
B
Seated Dynamic Box Jumps
8 x 3
C
Wide Stance SSB Box Squat with bands
8 x 3 @ 40 %
D
Split Stance Landmine RDL
4 x 8
E
Landmine Lateral Squat
3 x 20
F
Russian Kettlebell Swings
10 x 8
Recovery
G
Parasympathetic Breathing
10-15 Nasal Breathes 5 second inhale 1 second hold at top 5 second exhale *Turn off the music and make sure you’re in a relaxing state. The goal is to start the recovery process before leaving the gym
Prep
A
Bench Press Warm-up
1. Foam Roll Pecs x 60s small 1-2" motion each side *All foam rolling should be non-painful so remove pressure as needed 2. Biphasic Pec Stretch x 60s each side 3. Thoracic Rotations: 3 x 5 each 4. Upper Activation: 2-3 sets of: 10-15 Facepull-aparts + 10-15 Banded Pushdowns. 5. Warm-up Your Bench Press: Perform 3 x 3-5 reps with a light load. Rest as needed. 6. Band Assisted Plyo Push-ups: 5 x 3. Rest 45-60s.
B
Speed Bench Press with chains
8 x 3 @ 40 %
C1
Rope Pull-ups
5 x 5
C2
Landmine Rotation to Press
5 x 5
C3
Rope Sledpulls
5 x 100
C4
Yoga Push-ups
5 x 15
C5
Double Unders
5 x 50
D
Overhead Banded Triceps
3 x MAX
Recovery
E
Parasympathetic Breathing
10-15 Nasal Breathes 5 second inhale 1 second hold at top 5 second exhale *Turn off the music and make sure you’re in a relaxing state. The goal is to start the recovery process before leaving the gym
Prep
A
Conditioning Warm-up
1. Foam Roll Adductors: 60s of 1-2" motion on each side *All foam rolling should be non-painful so remove pressure as needed 2. Rock back Adductor Stretch x 30s small rocking + 30s static hold each 3. Shin Box x 10 total reps 4. Table Top + Hip Thrust x 8-10 each side 5. Alt. KB Lateral Squat: 2-3 x 3-5 each. Rest as needed. 6. KB Squat Jumps: Accumulate 15-20 reps with a light KB. Rest as needed.
Optional Conditioning
B
20-30 minutes of Zone 2 conditioning ie. bike, row, ski erg, light sled drag. Heart-rate should NOT exceed 60% of maximum. Here's an example: EMOM 30: Minute 1: 10 Calorie Ski Erg Minute 2: 10 Calorie Air Bike Minute 3: 100 ft. Sled Drag
Recovery
C
Parasympathetic Breathing
10-15 Nasal Breathes 5 second inhale 1 second hold at top 5 second exhale *Turn off the music and make sure you’re in a relaxing state. The goal is to start the recovery process before leaving the gym
Jason Brown
I’ve spent my entire 18+ year career training everyday athletes to become healthier, stronger, and better conditioned, using a method I’ve developed called Conjugate X Conditioning (CXC). I’ve been exclusively online coaching since 2015. I’m a combat veteran, a former gym owner, founder of Jason Brown Coaching, and published author of “Lower-body Training” via Human Kinetics.
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