FROM THE FIELD
From the Field
Training briefs, field notes, and drops from the Class 5 Performance community. Built for lift, run, ruck, and trail.
The Minimum Is a Trap: Train Past Your PT Test
Passing your PT test is the floor, not the goal. Why training to the minimum stalls you out, and how to build real fitness...
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Army Fitness Test (AFT) Standards 2026: Events, Scoring & How to Train
The 2026 Army Fitness Test standards, all five AFT events, scoring, pass minimums, and how to actually train for each.
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C5P Fit: The Standard Above Every Fitness Standard
Army AFT, Navy PRT, Marine PFT, Air Force PFRA, Utah POST - they're floors, not ceilings. C5P Fit is the meta-standard: train to crush...
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Air Force PT Standards 2026: Scoring Charts, Minimums & the HAMR Score Sheet
Air Force PT standards 2026: the 100-point PFRA scoring, passing minimums, 2-mile run vs HAMR shuttle run score sheet, and strength, core & body...
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Easing Into the Furnace: How to Start Heat Training Without Wrecking Yourself
By now, you’ve heard the benefits. You’ve seen what heat can do to sharpen the mind and harden the body. But if you charge...
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The Long Heat: Enduring When the Sun Never Lets Up
Training for long events is hard enough. Stack heat on top of that and you don't just get a harder run, you get a...
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What Are the Benefits of Hybrid Training?
Hybrid training isn’t about picking sides. It’s about embracing the full range of physical potential. You build strength and endurance together so you’re never...
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Sovereignty Matters: Why Your Military Fitness Apparel Needs to Survive the Suck
It’s 0430. The air is thick with a pre-dawn dampness that bites at your lungs. You’re three miles into a six-mile ruck, and the...
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Hybrid Training for Busy People: How to Fit It All In
Let’s face it — hybrid training sounds amazing until life gets in the way. You want to lift heavy. You want to run fast....
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