Earn Your
EXPERT BADGE
This is a 60-day physical training program specifically designed to prepare you for the physical demands of earning the EIB, ESB, or EFMB, some of the most challenging badges the U.S. Army has to offer.
This program is ideal for Soldiers who want to significantly improve their strength, endurance, core stability, ruck-marching ability, and overall operational fitness, with focus being to successfully complete the EPFA and the 12-mile ruck march.
Each week consists of 6 days of structured training, including strength, cardio, functional fitness, and recovery-focused mobility work. One rest or active recovery day is built in to allow for proper recovery and avoid overtraining. The workload is progressively designed to build peak physical readiness while enhancing your ability to perform under test conditions.
Training HIGHLIGHTS
+ Specially designed warm-ups: Dynamic warm-up routines tailored to prepare you for specific daily workouts and reduce injury risk.
+ Critical functional and bodyweight exercises: Focused on EPFA-specific movements like sandbag lifts, crawls, and farmer’s carries.
+ Strength improvement hypertrophy workouts: Progressive strength training sessions to build power and endurance for combat readiness.
+ VO2 Max improvement sessions: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) and sustained cardio sessions to boost cardiovascular capacity.
+ Long runs/ruck marches: Gradually increased distances and loads to improve endurance and rucking proficiency.
+ Calisthenics intensive: Bodyweight drills like push-ups, planks, and core circuits to enhance total body control and stamina.
+ Progressive increase in difficulty: Designed to challenge you week by week, preparing you to meet and exceed test standards.
+ Assembled, tested, and proven: Built to align with U.S. Army standards and inspired by the expertise of highly trained Soldiers.
EXCEED THE STANDARD
Training to the Highest Standard
This plan prepares candidates to exceed the standards of EIB testing, ensuring ESB and EFMB candidates' success as well.
Absolute Readiness
This program is grounded in progressive overload, ensuring you build strength, endurance, and stamina over time. Functional fitness exercises mimic EPFA movements, while long rucks and interval runs prepare you for the sustained effort required for the 12-mile ruck march. Every workout is tailored to meet and exceed the demands of the EIB, ESB, and EFMB.
Peak Performance
The plan also emphasizes specificity and recovery, integrating warm-ups, mobility routines, and test simulations to enhance performance and reduce injury risk.
8-WEEK EXPERT BADGE FITNESS PROGRAM
COMPLETE GUIDANCE
This program comes to you with EVERYTHING you need to be successful (and more) right at your fingertips.
Well organized and fully functional, with training guidance, references, and "jump to" quick links to get you right back into your next workout.
SAMPLE: WEEK 1 (partial)
EVERY DAY, every exercise, all programmed for you. Clear instructional layout, all you have to do is put in the work.
warm-up & recover
Includes complete Warm-up, Cool-down, and Mobility Routine Annexes. When we say this is a complete program, we mean exactly that.
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