Tailboard Strength & Conditioning

Tactical, First Responders
Coach
Riley Sheldon

Recruit Ready: Academy Foundation (8 Weeks)
This is the first phase of a progressive academy preparation system designed to build the strength, endurance, and work capacity needed to succeed in a tactical/first responder-style academy.

This is not a bodybuilding program, and it isn't just random "smoke" sessions disguised as fitness.

Recruit Ready was built with one goal in mind:
Prepare you for the physical demands of academy training while keeping you healthy enough to show up on day one ready to perform.

Over 8 weeks, you'll transition from traditional strength training into a balanced program that develops:
-Functional Strength
-Muscular Endurance
-Aerobic Capacity
-Running Performance
-Calisthenic Proficiency
-Joint Durability and Resilience

Train - Perform - Repeat

Features
1 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Program Training
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Academy Preparedness
Half that battle when going into a structured academy is being able to keep up with the everyday grind and workload thats placed on you. While in the academy is not the time to get in shape for one. Nothing will reduce the stress toll on you mentally and physically like showing up physically capable of the work being asked of you.
Features
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Access to your coaches
Coaches who will hold you accountable and provide the feedback you need to grow
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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
Train with coaches who push you, understand your goals, and keep you progressing.
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 8-week program
Sunday
Academy Warmup (10 Reps)

A

Bench Press

3 x 5 @ 70 %

Accessory Capacity

B

3 rounds: -10 DB Incline Bench Press -12 Chest Supported DB Row -15 KB Swings -15 Banded Pull-Aparts No Rest inbetween rounds

10 Min. EMOM

C

Odd Minutes- 8 pushups Even Minutes- 12 Air Squats

D

Jog

1 x 10:00

Monday
Academy Warmup (10 Reps)

A

Back Squat

3 x 5 @ 70 %

4 Rounds

B

-12 Walking Lunges -12 Box Step Ups -40yd Farmers Carry -15 KB Swings -250m Row

Core Circuit

C

3 Rounds -10x Deadbug -10x Bird Dogs -:30 Side Planks

Tuesday
Week 1 Day 3

A

Conditioning Options

1 x 40:00

Wednesday
Academy Warmup (10 Reps)

A

Pendlay Row

3 x 5 @ 7

4 Rounds for time

B

-6 Pullups -15 Pushups -15 Ball Slams -20 Air Squats -250m Ski

C

Banded Pull Aparts

1 x 100

Thursday
Academy Warmup (10 Reps)

A

Deadlift

3 x 4 @ 70 %

4 Rounds

B

-40ft. Bear Crawl -50yd farmer carry -20 Box Step overs -15 KB Swings -8 Burpees

C

Assault Bike

1 x 5:00

Friday
Week 1 Day 6

A

Run

1 x 45:00

Tailboard Strength & Conditioning: Recruit Ready