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BAG WORK

This plan is taken from Farren Morgan’s ‘Tactical Athlete’ series. Morgan is a serving soldier in the British Military, passionate about helping people reach a state of physical and mental “robustness” through a considered approach to fitness.

During this two-week programme, as similar movement patterns show up and repetitions decrease, the load should increase. As a general rule, if you’re well-conditioned and used to strength training, 12kg should be your starting pack weight, while less experienced lifters should start with 5kg.

How much load you can increase will vary from person to person, but the goal with weekly

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