Tactical Barbell II: Conditioning for Strength

You have something extremely valuable in your hands - a lifetime's worth of training knowledge, drawn from the world's most extreme arenas. Lessons learned and best practices from military operators, tactical law enforcement, martial artists, and others who rely on their physical abilities to survive and thrive in harsh, unforgiving environments. Where the stakes are higher than winning a medal or dealing with a bruised ego. For these individuals, the training has to work.

By implementing the strategies outlined in this book, you will be able to cut your learning curve by decades. You'll take your conditioning to the next level and beyond, while avoiding costly amateurish mistakes that lead to injury and burnout. The path has been laid out and handed to you on a silver platter.

If you're an older athlete, you're going to reclaim the confidence you once had in your physical abilities - a feeling you may have forgotten. Prepare to be reminded of what that's like. Having a 600lb squat and 400lb bench press is great, but as an operational athlete, if you can't run, work, or thrive for long periods in a variety of energy-demanding environments, those big lifts become useless.

Tactical Barbell proposes that you work towards becoming a different kind of athlete - one that is not only extremely strong, but also highly conditioned. Look around, and you'll see these people all around you. The guy on your Emergency Response Team with the 350lb bench press and a sub 9-minute 1.5-mile run. The old Marine Sergeant who can run 6 miles in under 40 minutes, deadlift over 600lbs, and do 30 dead-hang pull-ups.

So, how do you get there? It's not what you think. Popular "bootcamp" style approaches that throw a lot of push-ups and running at you in a haphazard fashion don't work. Sure, you'll break a sweat and release some endorphins, and you might even lose a pound or two. But take a good hard look at your progress - are you really that far ahead?

To make real progress, you have to look to the approaches used by the pros. Train each attribute you're trying to improve in a progressive manner, using the most effective tools for that particular fitness domain. In TB2, you'll find the structured, three-pronged approach to conditioning we take with all of our clients. It consists of Base Building, followed by a transition to a more specific continuation protocol. Periodic maintenance of lower-priority fitness domains completes our model.

TB2 is our manual for training tactical law enforcement candidates, soldiers, and recreational athletes. You will be hard-pressed to find a more thorough and effective conditioning program. If you are a results-oriented individual looking for concrete, actionable programming based on cutting-edge research, TB2 is for you.

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