There are three primary sensorimotor capabilities required of Breachers.
- Visual clarity with power generation.
- Ownership of position when experiencing and generating force.
- Ownership of movement in low/no vision conditions.
These skills can, and should, be trained.
I built out a 3 days per week for 4 weeks Breacher Up training program to do just that.
It is a supplemental program that integrates into your current strength and conditioning routine.
Here is Week 1 Day 1;
Training functional movement patterns, such as alternating lunges, with progressively increasing demands on visual attention trains speed and precision without visual attention on the movement. This is key for Breachers as loss of attention from targets, or loss of speed/precision of movement, can be deadly.
Push-ups with an end-range hold helps to train a visual skill called vergence. This visual skill is often coupled with vestibular inputs when generating or experiencing a force. Training this helps to keep visual clarity during forward/backward forces such as kicking in a door or the recoil of a weapon.
Like any skill, hitting your potential demands consistent training with a progressive overload (challenge).
But doing so should be done with specificity and with a systematic approach.
This Breacher Up training program does just that.
You can check it out HERE.