Mustang football star Isaiah Navarro seems to effortlessly lift a 30-pound ammo box during a recent training session with Marines from the Victorville recruiting office.
The Lucerne Valley Mustangs football team took a break from their normal summer workouts to experience how Marines get tough and ready.
Marines from Recruiting Sub Station Victorville conducted a Combat Fitness Test with the football team on the morning of Friday, July 26. A CFT is one of the calendar year fitness tests the Marines conduct between January 1 through June 30 to ensure readiness across the force, explained Sgt. Cutler Brice, the Marketing and Communications Chief at the Recruiting Station in Riverside.
Marines from Recruiting Sub Station Victorville conducted a Combat Fitness Test with the football team on the morning of Friday, July 26. A CFT is one of the calendar year fitness tests the Marines conduct between January 1 through June 30 to ensure readiness across the force, explained Sgt. Cutler Brice, the Marketing and Communications Chief at the Recruiting Station in Riverside.
Issac Navarro, who also runs on the LVHS track team, leads the way in the 880-yard run.
First was “Movement to Contact,” an 880-yard sprint with the players running two laps around the track with the intention to finish as quickly as possible. For Marines this will be done in Marine Corps Utility Trousers and Boots, however for the High School it is just the gear they have on. The optimum time is 2 min. and 40 sec. and the maximum allowed time is 3 min. and 45 sec.
First was “Movement to Contact,” an 880-yard sprint with the players running two laps around the track with the intention to finish as quickly as possible. For Marines this will be done in Marine Corps Utility Trousers and Boots, however for the High School it is just the gear they have on. The optimum time is 2 min. and 40 sec. and the maximum allowed time is 3 min. and 45 sec.
Sgt. Brice of the Riverside Marine Recruiting Office demonstrates the ammo lift, which the athletes must repeat over 100 times.
Next the athletes performed the “Ammunition Lift,” which is a repetitive lift of 30-pound ammo can from shoulder height to over the head. This test is conducted for two minutes with as many lifts the individual can do. The intention is to achieve 106 lifts in the two mins for the age bracket of 17-20.
Next the athletes performed the “Ammunition Lift,” which is a repetitive lift of 30-pound ammo can from shoulder height to over the head. This test is conducted for two minutes with as many lifts the individual can do. The intention is to achieve 106 lifts in the two mins for the age bracket of 17-20.
Mustangs smile as they carry teammates.
The last course had the players participating in is a timed event called the Movement under Fire. The MANUF is a 300-yard shuttle run that includes a variety of combat-related tasks, to include crawls, buddy drags/carries, ammunition resupply, grenade throw, and agility running. The goal time is 2 min. and 40 sec. with a maximum time of 3 min. and 40 sec. for the age group of 17-20.
“The Marine Combat Readiness Testing that our Mustang Football Team participated in was high impact, intense, and a very difficult all-around workout for the team,” said Mustang Head Coach Chris Klinger. “It was a welcome break from football drills and our normal conditioning that will certainly help in our athletes' development.”
The last course had the players participating in is a timed event called the Movement under Fire. The MANUF is a 300-yard shuttle run that includes a variety of combat-related tasks, to include crawls, buddy drags/carries, ammunition resupply, grenade throw, and agility running. The goal time is 2 min. and 40 sec. with a maximum time of 3 min. and 40 sec. for the age group of 17-20.
“The Marine Combat Readiness Testing that our Mustang Football Team participated in was high impact, intense, and a very difficult all-around workout for the team,” said Mustang Head Coach Chris Klinger. “It was a welcome break from football drills and our normal conditioning that will certainly help in our athletes' development.”
An athlete gives his all to make another lift.
Friday’s unique experience along with other more traditional football drills is helping to bring the Mustangs together as a team.
“The Mustang Football Team is building chemistry through shared exercises, working together during certain practice periods, and friendly competition during football specific drills,” Coach Klinger said. “Our weightlifting and goal-setting programs are also helping our players develop teamwork and motivation to perform at their very best.”
Friday’s unique experience along with other more traditional football drills is helping to bring the Mustangs together as a team.
“The Mustang Football Team is building chemistry through shared exercises, working together during certain practice periods, and friendly competition during football specific drills,” Coach Klinger said. “Our weightlifting and goal-setting programs are also helping our players develop teamwork and motivation to perform at their very best.”
