Tactical athletes can be some of the best athletes in the world. A tactical athlete is a person with the physical ability, stamina and strength to properly work on the battlefield. Tactical athletes need to be strong, fast and agile like athletes who participate in regular sports. However, tactical athletes also need endurance to perform continuously. They have to be the best in the battlefield and for that they need to focus on exercises which will directly translate to the demands of the job.

This is a new fitness genre which is very popular now. This is a completely new category and this new type of fitness training is called tactical fitness. It includes military, police, firefighters and special ops fitness programs.

Survival

Tactical athletes must work on their muscular endurance and cardiovascular stamina. It is a very important for their own survival and the survival of the men with them. If they are not good at what did do, it can cost lives on the battlefield. Sometimes, you can be the most powerful and fastest athlete in the world but if you are not able to sustain your performance when it is needed, it won't matter. The battlefield is real and lifestyle at stake, it doesn't have a clock or an end game.

What makes it more difficult for you is the fact that you often have to perform at your peak while bullets flying over your head. That is some kind of pressure that a normal athlete will never experience. So, the stress component is a very critical aspect of tactical athletes. It is very important to keep your heart rate low so that the mortal coordination is not affected whenever you need it.

Difference between tactical fitness and regular fitness

Tactical fitness is not about workouts but it's about work. Here, you do not work out to become better at working out. It's more about creating programs which will carry over into real leg movements like crawls, lifts, runs, carries, rucks, swims and mobility. Analytical and creative thinking is also involved in it. Tactical fitness is likely to use non-traditional equipment to lift and carry loads which may not be equally balanced. Tactical fitness is about choosing a profession where your fitness may be a deciding factor whether you live or die. It may be your death or death of your partners. In this case, you not only the will of your health and fitness, you also develop your ability to react under stress and that is a must for tactical fitness.

In tactical fitness, becoming a team player is also critical. You will need workout buddies and you will need to play sports to learn how to be part of the team. It is very important that whatever workout you perform, it should make you better tomorrow in your job.

Tactical fitness will help you to have a healthy heart, better blood pressure, better sugar levels and weight. A tactical fitness workout should also help you to the following elements of fitness-

• Speed and Endurance “ so that you can run and ruck farther and faster.
• Strength and Power “ it will help you to lift equipment, gear, and people.
• Flexibility and Mobility “ so that you can move easily over uneven terrain and in between obstacles.
• Muscle Stamina “ it will help you to move yourself and gear up, over, under, and through space.
• Skills “ you will learn how to swim to save a life, to cross a river, meet up with a ship or sub for extraction

And many more other elements of fitness.

References

1. Tactical Workouts
2. TACTICAL CERTIFICATION COURSE (TCC)
3. Importance of Physical Activity