ACFT For Dummies. Angela Papple Johnston

      

ACFT For Dummies®

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      Library of Congress Control Number: 2020949612

      ISBN 978-1-119-70428-7 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-70429-4 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-70431-7 (ebk)

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      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

      5  Part 1: Getting to Know the ACFT Chapter 1: Army Physical Fitness: The Cornerstone of Combat Readiness Saying Goodbye to the Old APFT Sculpting a Fit and Lethal Force Picking Up Performance Basics PRT: Love it or Hate it, It’s Here to Stay Understanding How the ACFT Fits into Your Army Role Chapter 2: Getting an Overview of the ACFT Reading Up on the Army’s Resources and Requirements for the ACFT Breaking Down the Six Events and Their Scoring Biking, Rowing, or Swimming Your Way through the Alternate Events Chapter 3: Understanding How the Army Administers the ACFT Counting Down the Minutes Doing Your Homework before the Test Having the Right Tools for the Job: Required Equipment Looking at Helpful Test-Day Details Making the Grade to Score the ACFT Chapter 4: Breaking Down ACFT Instructions and Scoring Following the Rules: The Official ACFT Instructions Addressing the ACFT’s Scoring Scale Accounting for the ACFT MOD Taking Another Shot: Army Policy on ACFT Failures

      6  Part 2: Training for the ACFT on Your Own Time Chapter 5: Putting the (Mandatory) “Fun” in Functional Fitness Mastering the Science of Movement Training Finding Functional Fitness Basics Chapter 6: Stacking Up the Army’s Physical