ALTERNATE QUARTERTURN JUMP
From a partial squat position, quickly jump and twist the hips 90 degrees to the left, while keeping your torso facing forward. Quickly jump back to center, then again to the right (see picture above)
Hang from a pullup bar with a mixed grip. Pull up with the arms while simultaneously raising the knees toward the chest until the elbows touch the thighs just above the knees.SUMO SQUAT
Hold a kettlebell with two hands and let it hang straight down.Take a wide stance and squat low until the kettlebell almost touches the foor. Push through your heels to return to the start.
FRONT KICK ALTERNATE TOE TOUCH
Raise the right leg out in front of you until it is parallel to the ground while simultaneously
bending forward at the waist, extending the left arm forward, and reaching with the left hand toward the right foot. Switch sides with each rep and move quickly.
STRADDLE RUN
Bound forward and to your left at a 45-degree angle, landing on your left foot. Quickly press through your left foot to bound forward and to the right. Repeat that sequence, then do the same in reverse, bounding backward at 45-degree angles, alternating feet.
GRIP STRENGTH TEST
Today’s soldiers are being trained to handle whatever is thrown at them. To that end, they are not exclusively limited to the programs in the ofcial FM 7-22 manual. Model Kyle Clarke, a veteran himself, demonstrates a timed grip strength test that can be added to any session.
SUPINE BODY TWIST
Lie on the foor holding a kettlebell with a neutral grip, your knees bent at 90 degrees, thighs perpendicular to the foor. Rotate your torso to the left while rotating your legs to the right, then reverse directions and repeat.
