Tier 1 · Beginner

Recruit

Foundations · 4 weeks · 3–4 days/week · 30–45 minutes

The on-ramp. Build the base of strength, conditioning, and movement quality every other tier is built on — without getting hurt or burned out in week one.

Best For

New exercisers, people returning after a layoff, desk workers, parents, 40/50/60+ users building a base, first responders rebuilding fitness, hiking and ruck prep, and general fat-loss conditioning.

Entry — to start

  • Walk briskly for 20 minutes
  • 5 incline push-ups with good form
  • Get down to the floor and back up safely

Exit — to advance

  • 20 clean push-ups (total)
  • 2–3 strict pull-ups (or 8 negatives/rows)
  • 1.5 miles completed continuously
  • 60-second plank

A Sample Training Week (Week 2)

Every session includes a warm-up and cool-down. Full daily detail for all 4 weeks is in the plan.

DayFocusThe work
D1StrengthPush-ups 6×8 · air squats 5×12 · plank 4×25s
D2ConditioningRun/walk: 10 × (jog 30s / walk 90s)
D3Pull + legs + coreRows/assisted pull-ups 5×6 · step-ups 4×8/side · side plank 3×20s
D4 (opt)Recovery25-min easy walk or light ruck (10–15 lb)

Exercise Demos

Short form-check clips for the key movements (coming soon — your plan includes written form cues, common faults, and scaling for every exercise today).

Push-Up
demo soon
Air Squat
demo soon
Plank
demo soon
Assisted Pull-Up
demo soon
Age-adjusted (40/50/60+): start push-ups on an incline for week one, add 5 minutes to each warm-up, lean on the scale-down options, and progress by recovery — repeating a week is expected and fine. Full guidance is in the plan.

Start at the Beginning

$1.99 on its own — or get all four tiers plus the nutrition guide, ruck plan, and tracker for $4.99.

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