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The whole standard in one book.
Eleven tests. Four rungs each. Forty-four thresholds, and a single rested afternoon that tells you which of them you own. Then a twelve week block that moves you up one, whichever rung you started on.
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The flagship · 37 pages · PDF
- Every one of the eleven tests written out in full: the rule, the four rungs, the two mistakes that inflate a score, and the three steps that move you up
- The test day protocol, in order, with rest times, and the four things that void a result
- How to read your score as a shape rather than a grade, and which of your two lowest tests to train first
- The twelve week block, three days a week, written session by session and scalable from any rung
- All forty-four thresholds on one printable card with a column for your result
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What is in it
7 chapters, 37 pages.
- 01The standardWhy eleven tests, why four rungs, and where the numbers came from
- 02Test dayThe protocol, the order, and the four things that void a result
- 03The eleven testsEvery test: the rule, the four rungs, the two mistakes, the three steps up
- 04Reading your scoreThe profile, the weakest link, and which number to chase first
- 05The twelve week blockThree days a week, written out, whichever rung you are on
- 06RetestingWhen to do it, and how to avoid measuring noise
- 07The cardAll forty-four thresholds on one printable page
A page from it
How it reads.
From Part One
The score is not the point. The gap between your best test and your worst one is the point, and for almost everybody that gap is wider than they expect.
Men who train hard are usually two rungs apart across this list, which means the fastest available progress is not in the thing they are already good at.
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Who this is for.
You have never measured any of this and you want one afternoon that tells you where you stand
You train already and suspect one quality has been quietly ignored for years
You want a programme that scales from Foundation to Standard without buying a new book
And who it is not for.
You want a fat loss plan. This is not one and it says so in the first chapter
You want somebody to tell you that where you are is fine. The card is deliberately hard to pass
Before you ask
Four questions.
How is this different from the free pages on the site?
The site gives you every test and every threshold for nothing, and it always will. The book is what turns the tests into a programme: the test day protocol, how to read your score as a shape, and the twelve week block written session by session. If you only want to know where you stand, the free card is enough.
Do I need equipment to take the tests?
Nine of the eleven need a floor, a wall and a chair. The other two need somewhere to hang and a pair of kettlebells. If you have neither, you can still take nine tests today and know most of what you need to know.
What if I score at Foundation on everything?
That is the shape that moves fastest of the four, and the book says so. Flat at Foundation across the board means the twelve week block works on all of it at once, and one rung on four tests in a single block is a normal result from there.
Is it printable?
Yes. It is a PDF laid out for Letter paper, and the card at the back is designed to be printed on its own and carried.
The list
Half price for the first hundred.
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