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FORT BRAGG, N.C. – When a Soldier wakes up every morning, the first order of business on their schedule always remains the same: physical training.
Soldiers with the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) got a taste of plyometric cardio circuit training instead of the usual Friday run at the headquarters physical training field Aug. 28.
Motivational music set the tone as it played in the background while Soldiers broke a sweat from the hopping and bounding during the workout.
After going through the exercises for about two months himself, Sgt. 1st Class Lepoleon Porter, operations sergeant, 1st TSC, worked with the Black Jack Physical Fitness Center assistant manager to introduce a new and innovating work out to the unit.
“I got with the company commander and told him about it, and he said we needed a good program,” said Porter. “So I got with the assistant facility manager and we did a routine.”
Once the workout plan was approved the event was added to the calendar.
“When he approached me with the idea about doing something new I was all for it because I am always open to new ideas, said Cpt. Yikalo Gebrehiwet, Headquarters and Headquarters company commander. “What made this choice easy was that this recommendation was directed toward the improvement of our nation’s greatest asset, its Soldiers.”
A plyometric cardio circuit combines exercises that train the fast-twitch muscle fibers and the nerves that activate them. Fast-twitch muscle fibers are used in powerful burst movements like sprints.
Insanity, a max interval training workout, is one of the most frequently used exercise programs that applies plyometric cardio exercise to its routine.
“This is fitness from a different perspective,” said Elizabeth McClamb, assistant facility manager at the Black Jack Physical Fitness Center. “Variation in your physical fitness workout is what builds you up and makes you stronger physically and sometimes mentally.”
McClamb, a seasoned fitness instructor of 15 years, has worked with Soldiers in the past to help them overcome their injuries while improving their overall Army Physical Fitness Test score.
“I am always willing to help Soldiers,” said McClamb. “I never want to say no. I care about their health and well-being.”
Though Soldiers may be sore the next day, participants felt the workout was a welcome change of pace from their morning routine.
“I thought the training was spectacular,” said Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Griffin, support operations ammunition non-commissioned officer in charge. “I think this is what the company needs to help get Soldiers excited about physical training.”
The workout will continue to be implemented into the physical training schedule.
“This is just a warm up phase to evaluate everyone,” said Porter. “It will gradually build up.”
For more information about Plyometric Cardio Circuit visit www.plyometriccardiocircuit.com
| Date Taken: | 08.28.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 08.31.2015 11:01 |
| Story ID: | 174756 |
| Location: | FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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