Ranger V5
Ranger V5
Ranger V5
While
the 1-Mile times will be provided, if you are unable to meet the time standard don’t worry, you
will get there. My PSG and I loved starting every workout on a fun mile run and it’s a great way
to maintain some speed work instead of just the constant 5-mile tempos we typically practice.
After 3-weeks of building a base, we’ll transition to increases in both distances for the runs and
weights for the lifts. General advice for picking weights on your circuit will be to go lighter than
you might otherwise think – if you typically do 3x10 on Back squat at 315, in a program like this
you would target 225-275 – there is no rule against adding weight between sets, just don’t violate
the :60 rule.
By the end of this program, you will be running your 5-mile RPFT well under the standard of
40min and you will also move comfortably in uncomfortable and varying fitness programs.
DAY 1:
Warm Up:
Strength:
Conditioning:
8x400m Run + 25 Burpees
Day 2:
Warm Up:
100m Lunges + 100m Farmers Walk
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Bentover Row
Romanian Deadlift
Conditioning:
Day 3:
Warm Up:
6x 500m Row + 3min Rest (Between minutes 1-2 stay in the plank)
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Floor Press
Z Press
Decline Crunches
DB Flys
Tricep Kickbacks
Shrugs
Pull Overs
Conditioning:
1-Mile Run (6:00-6:45)
Day 4:
Ruck Day
#35
6-Miles
As Fast as Possible
Day 5:
Warm Up:
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Hexbar DL
Shoulder to Overhead
Bicep Curl
Leg Curl
Single Leg Box Jump
200m Run
Conditioning:
E3OM
200m Run + 10x Dumbbell Thrusters #40
Week 2
DAY 1:
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run (6:00-6:45)
Strength:
Circuit 1 - 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Goblet Squat
Turkish Get Up
Toes to Bar
Conditioning:
3x1km Row + 100 Double Under Finisher after each row 3:00 Rest
Day 2:
Warm-Up:
4 Rounds:
20x Jumping Jack + 30ft bear crawl + 15x Scap Pull-Ups + 10x Neck Rotations
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Bentover Row
Romanian Deadlift
Double Unders (75 Total)
Conditioning:
3-Mile Trail Run
Ranger V3 W2D3
Day 3:
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run
(6:00-6:30)
Strength:
Conditioning:
15AMRAP
50cal Row + 30x Wall Ball
Ranger V5 W2D4
RUCK DAY
8-Miles and #45
14:00 per mile
Ranger V5 W2D5
Warm Up
2k Ski Erg
Strength:
Conditioning:
30EMOM
1) 10x Slam Ball
2) 10x Alt. DB Snatch
3)Leg Raise
Ranger V5 W2D6
Sounds weird, but go for an hour to two hour hike. Just bring water.
Week 3 of Ranger V5 is upon us. This week, we stick to the same movements, as you’ve started
getting used to the rep scheme, we’re changing up the intensity of the conditioning. This week
plan an extra 10-15min per workout for the METCONs and running sections and start looking
around where you train to see if you have access to some of the equipment.
Week 3
DAY 1:
Warm-Up:
1-Mile Run (6:00-6:45)
Strength:
Conditioning:
6 Rounds - 800m Run + 20x KBS + 2x 8ft Wall Climb
Ranger V5 W3D2
Day 2:
Warm Up:
4 Rounds
:45 Handstand Hold + :30 Plank + :15 Pull Up Hang + 250m Row
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Bentover Row
Romanian Deadlift
Double Unders (75 Total)
Conditioning:
200m, 400m, 800m, 1200m + 400m Recovery Run at 8:00 and 10min Cooldown Run
Ranger V5 W3D3
Today’s workout starts on that great midweek note - 1 Mile Hard and then after you start
sweating, we start working. The Conditioning involves some fun movements in one, what a great
gift, huh? On the shuttle run, the distance per leg is 25m, so you’ll do six total lengths. While the
thrusters and bear crawl are cool, the big focus is on the run and consistency. You shouldn’t be
more than :05 off each set if you pace correctly!
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run
(6:00-6:30)
Strength:
Conditioning:
18AMRAP - 10x Thruster #40 + 20m Bear Crawl + 300m Shuttle Sprint (25m)
Week 4 of the Ranger V4 program coming in hot - last week of these circuit movements before
we transition to the next phase. For conditioning today, some substitute exercises for those of
you without tires or sledges, Sumo DL and slam balls.
Week 4
DAY 1:
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run (6:00-6:45)
Strength:
Circuit 1 - 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Goblet Squat
Turkish Get Up
Toes to Bar
Conditioning:
5RFT – 40cal AAB + 20x Tire Flip + 20x Sledge Strikes + 40x Wall Ball Shots #20
Ranger V5 W4D2
Warm Up:
3RFT – 50x Double Under + 100x Single Under + 500m Row
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Bentover Row
Romanian Deadlift
Double Unders (75 Total)
Conditioning:
1-Mile Run @7:10, 800m at 6:30, 1-Mile Run at 7:30, 400m at 6:00, 1-Mile Run at 8:00, 800m
at 6:00
5min Cooldown
Ranger V5 W4D3
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run
(6:00-6:30)
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Floor Press
Z Press
Decline Crunches
Conditioning:
5 Rounds – 3min + 2min Rest
Max Effort 500m Row + As many burpees over the rower in the remaining time
Ranger V5 W5D1
New movements, we reset quickly for two weeks here, adjust to the volume after a month and keep
having fun with conditioning. I hope you’re getting used to the fun 1-Mile run warm up and using it to
see if you can go faster than you did day 1.
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run (6:00-6:45)
Strength:
Circuit 1 - 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Hexbar DL
Good Mornings
Conditioning:
20AMRAP
250m Row + 10s Burpee over Rower + 40x DU + 1x Front Squat 225
Ranger V5 W5D2
Today’s conditioning is the most important piece of your workout. Every 7min you’ll be running
a 1200m interval - should you go at your 2-mile pace, your 5-mile pace, just jog? Try and find
that happy medium, but aim for a quicker run than just jogging.
Warm Up:
Every 2min for 10min
20x Air Squat + 10x Push Up + 5x Chest to Bar Pull Up
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Prone Row
Banded Face Pull
Conditioning:
4 Rounds
Every 7min – 1200m Run
Ranger V5 W5D3
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run
(6:00-6:30)
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Narrow Bench Press
Bicep Curl
Conditioning:
24AMRAP
10x Dumbell Power Clean + 300m Shuttle Run + 25m Bear Crawl + 15x Ball Slam
Ranger V5 W5D4
Ruck
8-Mile for time #45
Week 6 - last week of our mid cycle break. I hope the 1-mile warm ups are feeling easier to hit
that 6:00-6:15 target time; if not, keep trying to hit a 90% of your max effort here to start that
heavy breathing and sweating.
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run (6:00-6:45)
Strength:
Circuit 1 - 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Hexbar DL
Good Mornings
Conditioning:
30AMRAP
400m Run + 10x DL #185 + 10x TTB + 10x Slam Ball
Ranger V5 W6D2
Warm Up:
2k Row
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps Prone Row
Banded Face Pull
Conditioning:
In Uniform 6x800m Repeats + :60 Plank after every run
Rest 2min
Ranger V5 W6D3
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run
(6:00-6:30)
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Narrow Bench Press
Bicep Curl
Conditioning:
6RFT
10x DB PC #40 + 10x Burpee Box Jump Over + 40x Double Unders + 1x Bench @85% 1RM
Ranger V5 D6D4
Ruck Day
3x1.5mile Ruck Repeats 9:00-10:00 w/#50
Ranger V5 D7D1
Corona is fresh in the news, but we’ll still make some noise and get after fitness. This week
we transition to higher volume bodyweight programming for your conditioning needs.
Basic equipment you’ll need for the foreseeable future – ruck, plate carrier, maybe a
kettlebell (I’m really crossing my fingers here), and access to a trail uninhabited by
zombies.
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run (6:00-6:45)
This won’t change.
Strength:
EMOM 10minutes
20x Air Squats
Circuit 1: 3- Rounds
10x Pistol Box Squats
20x Box Jump Over
Conditioning:
6RFT
300m Shuttle Run +10x Single Arm Press of Kit + :60 Plank
Warm Up:
2k Trail Run
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Bentover Row w/Ruck or Bar
KBS
Conditioning
30min Run – Every 5min, complete 20x Burpees
Ranger V5 W7D3
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run
(6:00-6:30
Still not going anywhere with this one.
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 50 Reps
Metronome Push Ups
Unassisted Sit Ups
Conditioning:
15AMRAP
10x Wall Ball Squat Clean (or Ruck) + 10x Burpee High Jump (Choose a target 8” above your
outstretched hands)
Ranger V5 W7D4
We’d prefer if you wore full OCPs. (you can get away with non-standard boots) Brain
Dome optional
90 Min Stairs or Hills (This is done without weight, at your pace, but inclined so you get a steady
breathing pattern down)
Enjoy the outdoors or an elliptical at a gym that forgot to lock its doors . . . or replace a broken
window . . . violence of action . . . RAID
Week 8 of Ranger V5 is here to dust off some cobwebs from last week and get us back to
crushing fitness. You can do almost all these exercises with a ruck, sandbag, ammo can, plate
carrier, small child, big child, tigers . . . just not the Tiger King . . . or any album by Dragonforce.
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run (6:00-6:45)
Strength:
Sandbag Squats to Box or Seat
5x 20-25
Circuit 1: 3- Rounds
10x Single Leg Box Jump (20 Total)
10x Single Arm Overhead Squat
Conditioning:
20 AMRAP
4x Burpees + 6x Power Clean (Plate Carrier or Ruck) + 8x Push Ups
Every Rounds add 2reps per movement
Ranger V5 W8D2
Uniform Day
Warm Up:
5min Plank
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 10 Reps
Z Press
Front Raise
Conditioning:
5-Mile Run
Ranger V5 W8D3
Warm Up:
1-Mile Run
(6:00-6:30)
Still not going anywhere with this one.
Strength:
Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds of 42 Reps
Diamond Push Ups
Conditioning:
12AMRAP
200m Run + 20m Broad Jump + 1x Rope Climb
Ranger V5 W8D4
Ruck
8-Miles #65
Ranger V5 W8D5
Rest Day
Ranger V5 W8D6
Aim to do more than 400 Airsquats total and improve your run the second time! RLTW!!
Week 9
We are still in quarantine, which means if you’ve spent any time watching Netflix and
“Pandemic” we are all in trouble BUT that can’t stop us from training for SFAS or Ranger
in the meantime!
Warmup:
100 Burpees (If you move consistently it should take 7-10min)
Strength: 4x10
Circuit 1:
Shoulder to Overhead
Pull Up
Circuit 2:
Inverted Row
Handstand Push Ups (Put a 3-5” buffer beneath your head and only go down far enough to
touch)
Circuit 3:
Tricep Extension
Front Raise
Conditioning:
3.5 Mile Run
Ranger V5 W9D2Day 2:
Strength: 4x15
Circuit 1:
Goblet Squat
Jumping Lunges
Circuit 2:
Leg Raise
Box Jump Over
Circuit 3:
Single Leg Box Step Ups
Wall Sit :60
Conditioning:
28AMRAP
20x KBS + 20x Wall Ball Squat Clean + 30m Lunge Walk + 400m Run
Ranger V5 W9D3Day 3:
Warm Up:
5RFT – 50x Double Under + 20x Push Up + 20x Sit Up + 10x Ground to Overhead with
Wallball or Ruck
Circuit 1:
20m Bear Crawl
Diamond Push Ups
Circuit 2:
Bicep Curl to Shoulder Press
Side Crunch
Circuit 3:
20m Crab Walk
Broad Jump (10 as far as possible in consecutive jumps)
Conditioning:
5-Mile Run: every 5min complete 10x Burpees and 4x Pull Ups (this can be on a bar if you have
access, a tree limb, your training partners jacked outstretch arm, etc. . . )
Ranger V5 W9D4
Kit Run
In uniform and Kit (Ops-core optional) 40min Run
Ranger V5 W9D6
Last week’s suckfest was too good to not make military prep try it! Saturday Suck Fest
15 pushups
Week 10
Strength: 4x10
Circuit 1:
Push Press
Handstand Hold :60
Circuit 2:
High Pull
Wall Ball Shots
Circuit 3:
Skull Crusher
Diamond Push Up
Conditioning:
4 Mile Run
Ranger V5 W10D2
Strength: 4x15
Circuit 1:
Overhead Squat
Box Jump
Circuit 2:
Toes to Bar
Jumping Alt. Lunges
Circuit 3:
Pistols
Wall Sit:60
Conditioning:30min Run
Every 3min Complete 400m Run + 5x Burpees
Ranger V5 W10D3
Warm Up:
10 Rounds
5x Thruster + 5x Burpees
Strength: 4x10 or Prescribed Movement
Circuit 1:
Handstand Push Up (Wide)
Broad Jumps
Circuit 2:
Russian Twist
Z Press
Circuit 3:
Single Arm Snatch
Plank :60
Conditioning:
18AMRAP
20x Box Jump + 20m Duck Walk + 20x Push Ups + 20x KBS + 5-10-5 Shuttle Sprint
Ranger V5 W10D4
Conditioning:
4-Mile Kit Run (Plates only)
Carry with you, your ruck in a single hand like a kettlebell.
Week 11
We are going to do abs more this week because let’s face it – none of us are beach ready,
maybe school-ready, but we’ve got work to do!
Strength: 4x10
Circuit 1:
Handstand Push-Up
Bicep Curl
Circuit 2:
Front Raise
Diamond Push Up
Circuit 3:
Skull Crusher
Handstand Hold :60
Conditioning:
20EMOM
Odd – 5x Burpee, Even - :30 Plank
Day 2:
Strength: 4x15
Circuit 1:
Pistol
SL Deadlift
Circuit 2:
Toes to Bar
Russian Twist
Circuit 3:
Wall Sit :60
10m Overhead Walking Lunge
Conditioning:
30min Run + Max Effort 400m Run at End
Warm Up:
10 Rounds
5x Pull Ups, 10x Push Ups, 15x Air Squat
Circuit 1:
Chin Up
Knees to Elbow
Circuit 2:
Bentover Row
Scap Pull Up
Circuit 3:
Side Plank (Each Side) :45
Bicep Curl
Conditioning:
15AMRAP
300m Sprint + 10x Ground to Overhead w/Ruck + 10x V-Up
Warm Up:
10 Rounds
5x Pull Ups, 10x Push Ups, 15x Air Squat
Circuit 1:
Chin Up
Knees to Elbow
Circuit 2:
Bentover Row
Scap Pull Up
Circuit 3:
Side Plank (Each Side) :45
Bicep Curl
Conditioning:
15AMRAP
300m Sprint + 10x Ground to Overhead w/Ruck + 10x V-Up
Rest Day
Day 6:
In one hour, max reps push-ups and sit-ups. Every time you break from a set of push-ups
and sit-ups, that’s at failure, complete 400m Run. You can alternate push-ups and sit-ups.
E.g., I complete 80 push-ups and then 100x Sit-ups; next, I run 400m. When I complete the
run, I get 40-push-ups and 80-sit ups: run 400m. Eventually your sets will get drastically
smaller and you’ll be running more.
W12D1
Warm Up:
5 Rounds at comfortable pace - 10x quarter squats, 10x Alt Walking Luge, :45 walk sit, :60
plank, 200m Run
Strength:
Handstand Push Ups 4x Max (:120 rest)
Elevated Push Up 4x20
Diamond Push Up hold (half way between the bottom and top of the movement, hold that
position) 4x:45
Conditioning:
3x400, 2x800, 1x1200 repeat at 6:00/mi and 400m recovery run between sets
W12D2
Warm-Up:
10AMRAP - 15x Burpees (Don’t go all the way down on the push up, just the authorized rest
position is fine) + 100m run (25m Shuttle) + 5x HSPU
Strength:
Bent Over Row 5x10
Chin Up 4x Max
Bicep Curl 5x10
KB Swing 5x20
Conditioning:
30min Tempo Run (Minutes 0-5 Warmup Easy, 5-25 Hard, 25-30 Recovery)
W12D3
Long easy run day - 45min at a comfortable pace and then 30min of stretching and AB work.
W12D4
Rest Day
W13D1
Warm Up:
5 Rounds – 75x Double Unders + 10x Box Jump Overs
Strength:
Weighted Pistols 4x10
Sumo DL 4x15
Bulgarian Split Squat 4x10
Conditioning:
3-Mile Run: gradually increase the pace by :15 per mile and then 800m cool down run
W13D2
Conditioning:
5-Mile Run (easy)
METCON:
3x TABATA
Burpees/Unassisted Sit-ups/Slam Ball
W13D3
Warm Up:
Walking Lunges 100m Total, every 4 steps complete one summersault forward and backward
Strength:
S2O 4x10
Front Raise 4x10
I/Y/Ts lying flat on a bench or table
METCON:
20AMRAP
300m Run + 5x Sandbag Clean (80-100#) + :45 Plank
W13D4
Conditioning:
6-Mile Ruck w/45#
Carry a full water source with you in one hand, do not drink from it, and bring an actual water
source to drink from. You can alternate hands with the annoying water bottle.
W13D5
Rest Day
W13D6
275 Burpees, stretch, then do arms, arms, arms…and traps. You want to get jacked, so when you
show back up to your unit or the RI for pushups, they go, “Damn”
W14D1
GOOOOOOOD MORNING CronusFam, today we continue for the last couple weeks of the
program before we shift to Ranger V7/5 (the numbering makes sense, we swear)
Warm Up:
5 Rounds - 20m Lateral Run (each side) + 40x Jumping Jacks (side straddle hope for you guys
out there who really need the translation) + 100m Rearwards Run + :20 Pushup Hold
Strength:
Supersets
4 Rounds
1) Pistol Squat to Seat/Platform x10 + Pull Up x8
2) Bulgarian Split Squat x12 + Bentover Row x10
3) Wall Sit :75 + Chin Up x10
Conditioning:
8x400m Run
Every lap complete: 30seconds of max effort alternating jumping lunges and then 20x Shoulder
Taps
Shoulder taps are in the push up position, and you individually take each hand and bring it up to
“tap” your planking shoulder
Do the runs at 80% of your max effort pace, so somewhere a little slower than your 2-mile pace,
but way quicker than your tempo runs.
Week 16D1
Strength:
4x10 Alternating Weighted Pistols + :60 Wall Sit
4x10 Box Jump Overs + 30m Duck Walk
4x10 Bulgarian Split Squat + :45 Plank
Conditioning:
40min Run
0-10 Wam Up Pace
10-20 Tempo
20-40 All Out (try and complete 2.75-3.25 miles)
V5 W16D2
Strength:
4x10 Weighted Push Up + Skull Crusher
4x12 Dips + Front Raise
4x10 Decline Push Up + Chin Up
Conditioning:
24 AMRAP
300m Shuttle Sprint + 25x Push Up + 50x Double Under + 10x Wall Ball Shot
W16D3
Strength:
4x10 Wide Grip Pull Up + Lateral Raise
4x12 Bentover Row + KBS
4x8 Upright Row + TTB
Conditioning:
50min Run Easy
W16D4
Kit Day
2-Mile Run + 10x 8ft Wall Climb + 50x Pull Ups + 250x Air Squat + 1-Mile Run
It might look familiar, but we’re building on some skills and muscles here for the real test.
W16D5
Do an 8x8 of those, with :60 rest between sets and at the end of your 5 rounds of triceps and 3rd
round of biceps, do a burn out set with that exercise.
W16D6
Soul Crusher
RPFT
Then…
W17D2
Last Week of the Program - Been a tough road with the pandemic, but next week we are going to
get back to some programming for gyms as they open up.
Strength:
Sumo Deadlift 4x20
Single Leg Step Up 4x12
Wall Sit 4x:90
METCON:
12AMRAP
12x Box Jump Over + 20x KBS + 75x DU + 20m Bear Crawl
Conditioning:
3-Mile Easy Run
W17D3
Strength:
Push Press 4x15 (Use a ruck or ammo can)
Lateral Raise 4x12
Front Raise 4x12
Banded Shrug 4x12
Conditioning:
6.50-mile run
Post Run:
300-reps of abs (you choose the workouts)
W17D4
Post Ruck:
In 10min - max effort push ups
W17D5
Strength:
Banded Push Ups (But didn’t we do push ups yesterday? Yes, welcome to some burns) 4x40
Handstand Push Up 4x6
Pull Up 4x10
Bentover Row 4x10
METCON:
5RFT
300m Run + 5x Chest to Bar + 10x Ground to Overhead (ruck) + 20m Lateral Sprint into next
round
Conditioning:
20min Easy Run
W17D6
800m Run + 30x Push Up + 20x TTB + 10x Clean and Jerk (Heavy, Heavy Ruck)