Army Combat Fitness Test
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Need a place to practice running for PT test?
Running on the treadmill Is great exercise, but If you have an upcoming PT test you need to start building an endurance to running outside. Here are two nearby places you can train outdoors.
PT TEST will be performed In civilian clothing only. ARMY PT gear Is not authorized at OLS. Please use good judgement when choosing your outfit for your PT test.
Track & Soccer Field
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Campus
175-299 N 4th Ave, Edinburg, TX 78541
Sam's Memorial Stadium
1 Boulevard of Champions, Brownsville, TX 78520
A nice track to practice for your PT test If you are In the Brownsville area.
Public Hours: MON-THUR 0700 - 1800
Closed: FRI-SUN
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THE ARMY COMBAT FITNESS TEST
The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) evaluates your physical and mental abilities every year. You’ll take the ACFT several times a year and have your scores recorded twice a year as an active duty Soldier in the Army, or once a year as a member of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard.
THE SIX EVENTS THAT MAKE UP THE ACFT
3 REPETITION MAXIMUM DEADLIFT (MDL)
STANDING POWER THROW (SPT)
HAND RELEASE PUSH-UP—ARM EXTENSION (HRP)
SPRINT-DRAG-CARRY (SDC)
PLANK (PLK)
TWO-MILE RUN
The ACFT is scored using different requirements depending on gender and age.
You’ll need to score a minimum of 60 points on each of the six events in order to pass the ACFT with a minimum total score of 360
The maximum score per event is 100 points, with a total maximum ACFT score of 600
What you’ll need to achieve in each event to earn 60-100 points varies according to gender and age—see your details in the scoring scale below
HOW TO VIDEOS
In this event, you will lift the maximum weight possible three times using a 60-pound hex bar and plates.
In this event, you will throw a 10-pound medicine ball backward and overhead as far as possible.
In this event, you will complete as many hand-release push-ups as possible in two minutes, using the proper technique:
Start with the body face-down on the ground
Push the body up as one unit
Lower it back down as one unit
Extend both arms out in a T- formation without moving any other body part
Bring arms back to push-up position
Repeat
Do five 50-meter shuttles (sprint, drag, lateral, carry, sprint) as fast as possible using two 40-pound kettlebells, and a 90-pound sled.
During this event, you will maintain a plank for as long as possible, in the proper position:
Position hands no more than one fist-width apart
Position feet no more than one boot-width apart
Position elbows under the shoulders
Push up the body as one unit and hold the body in a straight line from head to ankles
During this event, you will run for two miles on a generally flat outdoor course while being timed.