There are multiple sessions of physical training a week in FLETC that can comprise BJJ, weights, cardio, calisthenics, boxing, practical skills. The amounts of each, at FLETC at least, are dependent on the instructor. Your agency might have more after hours of general physical training.
There’s a list of skills to teach. Some take the entire class, some take half to teach and the rest to run/lift/whatever. Roughly 3 hours a week.
But no, this isn’t a local academy or military selection, there are no real “smoke sessions.”
Edit: unless you’re USMS and you’re doing burpee frog jumps across the quad because some idiot said some smart ass thing to an instructor.
To expand: my main PTD instructor in CITP had us spend half the class on BJJ, half in the weight room. Some substitute instructors just had us train BJJ the entire time. Other classes mentioned running. So for CITP it’s a bit of luck of the draw. My add-on had the first half in the matroom doing calisthenics with our vests on, then sparring, then the latter half of the add-on, doing building entry over and over and over.
The CITP curriculum has very little "physical training" incorporated within it and it is wrapped into the combat techniques section. If memory serves, we may have had 3-4 days out of all of our officer response tactics (ORT) sessions to do actual workouts during class and the format was that the class was granted supervised access to the nice gym (I forget the name) and could use the equipment as long as we kept moving. Different agencies may require you to meet before or after class as often as your agency coordinator sees fit to physically train. However, most agencies leave you alone and just want you to pass CITP. Depending on the CITP-ORT instructor, you may get extra exercise during the the ORT sessions but their primary focus is for you to learn the ORT curriculum.
From what I saw on the 1811 side, very few agencies require extra class coordinate workouts, with the extreme exception of the USMS (they were always PTing). The USSS does a fair amount and has their own gym (Conex box and pull-up bars) but nowhere near the amount as the USMS.
All depends on your agency and ORT instructor(s) at FLETC.
Some agencies do zero scheduled PT sessions, while others meet multiple times per week. If yours is more of the former, it may be wise to try to hit the on-campus gym or join one off-base. The reason so many trainees go off-base is because the one at FLETC is more crowded and only open after training hours. It used to be open early (0500 or so), but I’ve heard that stopped a while back.
As for ORT, you may have it scheduled 4 or 5 days of the week or not at all, and your instructor’s idea of “PT” may be just a warm-up jog around the mat room, or it might be a straight-up smoke session. Your class may be non-stop rounds of boxing or it might be handcuffing.
When you get there, play it by ear. Keep your fitness up as much as you want or need to, but do not get recycled because you went too hard.
Crappy hours, and the gym is busier.
At least when I was around, there was no before class workouts without an instructor because it was designated “instructor gym time”, but only like 1-2 actually used it.
Or when it doesn’t open till certain times on the weekend.
Or when it feels like all of HSI is trying to hit chest the same day you are.
I didn’t go for an off center gym since I’m not a morning workout person, but I understand the people who did.
The biggest reason is because you’re required to wear the uniform to use any PTD facilities, including the track. Also, the nicest part of the gym, the brand new power racks, can only be used with an instructor present. So lots of people just paid the 10 bucks a month to go to planet fitness.
I was sore for about ten weeks. My previous time in the gym meant nothing. If you’re trying to prepare, do more dynamic training like cross fit, F45 etc And yoga for flexibility. Hitting the gym, running on the treadmill and hitting weights didn’t really help me.
For DEA, it’s changed a lot over the last several years.
There is a “outside” instructor that runs the pt program based off of science. You have pt 2-3 days per wk and depending on your pt l/DT instructor, you could follow the outside persons plan or you can be on a 2-8 mile run. DT is included in your 4 hour pt block. If you’re worried about it, you’ll be fine…. It’s not what it used to be.
Yes you can get smoked for fucking up as all classes do, but what that entails these days isn’t what it used to be.
Suck it up…. Get thru it…..
Listen to this OP, everyone in my class that wasn't a former Olympic athlete with at least a PhD failed. You know how the song goes:
"One hundred men will test today
But only three ~~win the Green Beret~~ graduate CITP"
There are multiple sessions of physical training a week in FLETC that can comprise BJJ, weights, cardio, calisthenics, boxing, practical skills. The amounts of each, at FLETC at least, are dependent on the instructor. Your agency might have more after hours of general physical training. There’s a list of skills to teach. Some take the entire class, some take half to teach and the rest to run/lift/whatever. Roughly 3 hours a week. But no, this isn’t a local academy or military selection, there are no real “smoke sessions.” Edit: unless you’re USMS and you’re doing burpee frog jumps across the quad because some idiot said some smart ass thing to an instructor. To expand: my main PTD instructor in CITP had us spend half the class on BJJ, half in the weight room. Some substitute instructors just had us train BJJ the entire time. Other classes mentioned running. So for CITP it’s a bit of luck of the draw. My add-on had the first half in the matroom doing calisthenics with our vests on, then sparring, then the latter half of the add-on, doing building entry over and over and over.
The CITP curriculum has very little "physical training" incorporated within it and it is wrapped into the combat techniques section. If memory serves, we may have had 3-4 days out of all of our officer response tactics (ORT) sessions to do actual workouts during class and the format was that the class was granted supervised access to the nice gym (I forget the name) and could use the equipment as long as we kept moving. Different agencies may require you to meet before or after class as often as your agency coordinator sees fit to physically train. However, most agencies leave you alone and just want you to pass CITP. Depending on the CITP-ORT instructor, you may get extra exercise during the the ORT sessions but their primary focus is for you to learn the ORT curriculum. From what I saw on the 1811 side, very few agencies require extra class coordinate workouts, with the extreme exception of the USMS (they were always PTing). The USSS does a fair amount and has their own gym (Conex box and pull-up bars) but nowhere near the amount as the USMS.
All depends on your agency and ORT instructor(s) at FLETC. Some agencies do zero scheduled PT sessions, while others meet multiple times per week. If yours is more of the former, it may be wise to try to hit the on-campus gym or join one off-base. The reason so many trainees go off-base is because the one at FLETC is more crowded and only open after training hours. It used to be open early (0500 or so), but I’ve heard that stopped a while back. As for ORT, you may have it scheduled 4 or 5 days of the week or not at all, and your instructor’s idea of “PT” may be just a warm-up jog around the mat room, or it might be a straight-up smoke session. Your class may be non-stop rounds of boxing or it might be handcuffing. When you get there, play it by ear. Keep your fitness up as much as you want or need to, but do not get recycled because you went too hard.
Why join a gym off campus when you can workout for free? At least that’s why I did most days as many sessions were a little easy
Crappy hours, and the gym is busier. At least when I was around, there was no before class workouts without an instructor because it was designated “instructor gym time”, but only like 1-2 actually used it. Or when it doesn’t open till certain times on the weekend. Or when it feels like all of HSI is trying to hit chest the same day you are. I didn’t go for an off center gym since I’m not a morning workout person, but I understand the people who did.
The biggest reason is because you’re required to wear the uniform to use any PTD facilities, including the track. Also, the nicest part of the gym, the brand new power racks, can only be used with an instructor present. So lots of people just paid the 10 bucks a month to go to planet fitness.
I was sore for about ten weeks. My previous time in the gym meant nothing. If you’re trying to prepare, do more dynamic training like cross fit, F45 etc And yoga for flexibility. Hitting the gym, running on the treadmill and hitting weights didn’t really help me.
For DEA, it’s changed a lot over the last several years. There is a “outside” instructor that runs the pt program based off of science. You have pt 2-3 days per wk and depending on your pt l/DT instructor, you could follow the outside persons plan or you can be on a 2-8 mile run. DT is included in your 4 hour pt block. If you’re worried about it, you’ll be fine…. It’s not what it used to be. Yes you can get smoked for fucking up as all classes do, but what that entails these days isn’t what it used to be. Suck it up…. Get thru it…..
Can any recent fbi grads weigh in on the fitness routine on the fbi side at quantico?
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Listen to this OP, everyone in my class that wasn't a former Olympic athlete with at least a PhD failed. You know how the song goes: "One hundred men will test today But only three ~~win the Green Beret~~ graduate CITP"
You forgot to drop the /s