Our team continues training, and this time we had scheduled some physical training at our gym. The coach for this session was Petteri Kantola. Petteri is an officer (ret.), and presumably a gentleman as well, a martial artist, and a damn good personal trainer. Given Petteri's firsthand knowledge of coaching soldiers, we were confident that this evolution would be highly beneficial for our military march project.
During the training session, we successfully identified areas that require our focus. We need more stamina in our legs, the core needs to be in shape, and our hands need to have enough strength to carry the wounded, ammunition, anti-tank mines, and whatever else we are carrying. Good training, thank Petteri!
Exercises
Circuit training:
- 1 min work, 45 s rest and switch station x 4 rounds
- Lunge with ruck sack (~20 kg)
- “Farmer’s walk” with 2 x 30 kg dumbbells
- Sandbag lift / snatch (~20 kg)
- Burbee - squat - push-up with ruck sack (~15 kg)
Core training x 2 rounds:
- Rise up with sandbag 3 + 3
- Knees to elbows min 10 reps
- Rolling with barbell min 10 reps
- Abs crunches / twists with weight min 10 reps
Instructor Petteri Kantola
“I am a 45-year-old major (retired), born in Turku, and nowadays I live in Valkeakoski. Currently, I run my own training and consulting company focusing on security, weapons training, hand-to-hand combat, and functional fitness. I am a married father of two daughters. I am also the founder of a martial arts club in Valkeakoski, and my hobbies include cooking, underwater rugby, hunting, and fishing.”
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