The U.S. Army introduces a new Army Fitness Test (AFT) emphasizing combat readiness and holistic fitness, replacing the ...

Observations by Army experts suggest certain injuries ... Some items used for the ACFT, such as the trap/hex bar for the deadlift, have been specifically selected to reduce injury risk.

On July 9, the U.S. Army announced a new physical fitness test ... significantly fewer injuries than a 1RM deadlift. Trap (Hex) bars are significantly easier (lower injury risk) for untrained ...

(ACFT) Seated ball throw ... If you do not have a hex bar, use a barbell. This exercise is critical for your Army career, as it prepares your body to be strong for common lifts and movements.

When the new Army combat fitness test (ACFT) was launched ... 2 miles The New Army CFT: Hex bar deadlift; standing medicine ball overhead throw; hand release push-up; sprint, drag, carry ...

Consisting of hex-bar deadlifts, a backwards medicine ball ... Designed with the goal of serving the whole Army, the ACFT has instead been revealed to be geared towards younger, male soldiers ...

Spc. Benjamin Ritchie, with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, hit a perfect score of 600 points on the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) on Oct. 21, the first basic trainee to do so.