Tailboard Strength & Conditioning

Functional Fitness, First Responders, Academic, Tactical / Military
Coach
Riley Sheldon

Recruit Ready: Academy Foundation (8 Weeks)
This is the second 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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Sample Week
Week 1 of 8-week program
Sunday
Academy Warmup 20 Rep

A

Back Squat

3 x 12 @ 7

B1

Step-Ups

3 x 20 @ 24

B2

KB swings

3 x 12

20 Minute AMRAP

C

-12 KB Goblet Squat -200m Run -10 Wall Balls #20 -12 DB/KB Walking Lunges

Monday
Week 1 Day 2

A

Stairs

8 x 1:00 @ 10

B

Run

1 x 2 @ 6

Tuesday
Academy Warmup 20 Rep

A

Strict Press

3 x 8-12 @ 7

B1

DB Bench Press

3 x 12 @ 7

B2

Devils Press

3 x 8

Circuit

C

10 Min. EMOM -Odd Min : Max Pullups -Even Min : Max Dips ( Max reps without breaking, remaining time is rest.)

Circuit

D

12 Min. AMRAP - 100ft Sandbag Carry - 10 Pushups - 10 V-ups

Wednesday
Week 1 Day 4

A

Run

1 x 3

Thursday
Academy Warmup 20 Rep

A

Deadlift

3 x 8-12 @ 7

B1

DB Thruster

3 x 12 @ 7

B2

DB Lunge

3 x 10 @ 6

B3

Db RDL

3 x 12

Circuit

C

20 Min. AMRAP - 10 Deadlift @135 - 200m Run - 10 Box Jumps @24" - 10 Burpees

Tailboard Strength & Conditioning: Recruit Ready Phase 2