Army Weight Control Program
Overweight Soldiers need not perform PRT with a special group. Instead, they should participate in unit PRT and continue to
train with their units. However, they may require supplemental PRT plus education on diet and exercise (Chapter 6, Special
Conditioning Programs, and AR 600-9, The Army Weight Control Program. The supplemental PRT session focus for overweight
Soldiers who perform unit PRT is on low-impact activities and resistance training to achieve caloric expenditure, build lean
muscle mass and promote optimal fat loss. Aim for 20 to 60 minutes of exercise by either walking or splitting the session
between machines (15 minutes each on the bike, stepper and rower). Leaders synchronize additional resistance training
activities with strength and mobility sessions conducted during unit PRT. These additional training sessions should focus on
total body strength development.
Overweight Soldiers not performing unit PRT should follow the activities on the unit schedule and supplement with further
aerobic exercise. Resistance training for overweight Soldiers should be initially limited to normal PRT activities such as
conditioning and climbing drills. Resistance exercise can stimulate muscle growth and aid fat loss. The more lean mass is
present, the more calories are needed to sustain it. Weight loss may not occur if lean mass is added through resistance
training. In this case, Soldiers will have a lower body fat percentage, but not a lower weight. Because AR 600-9, The Army
Weight Control Program, specifies that satisfactory progress for this program is measured in pounds, not body fat,
reassessment of the Soldier’s progress should include both weigh-ins and circumference measurements.
Overweight Memorandums >> E-profile system >>
Overweight Counseling Statements >>
DA Form 5500 Body Fat Content Work Sheet >>
Overweight Soldiers need not perform PRT with a special group. Instead, they should participate in unit PRT and continue to
train with their units. However, they may require supplemental PRT plus education on diet and exercise (Chapter 6, Special
Conditioning Programs, and AR 600-9, The Army Weight Control Program. The supplemental PRT session focus for overweight
Soldiers who perform unit PRT is on low-impact activities and resistance training to achieve caloric expenditure, build lean
muscle mass and promote optimal fat loss. Aim for 20 to 60 minutes of exercise by either walking or splitting the session
between machines (15 minutes each on the bike, stepper and rower). Leaders synchronize additional resistance training
activities with strength and mobility sessions conducted during unit PRT. These additional training sessions should focus on
total body strength development.
Overweight Soldiers not performing unit PRT should follow the activities on the unit schedule and supplement with further
aerobic exercise. Resistance training for overweight Soldiers should be initially limited to normal PRT activities such as
conditioning and climbing drills. Resistance exercise can stimulate muscle growth and aid fat loss. The more lean mass is
present, the more calories are needed to sustain it. Weight loss may not occur if lean mass is added through resistance
training. In this case, Soldiers will have a lower body fat percentage, but not a lower weight. Because AR 600-9, The Army
Weight Control Program, specifies that satisfactory progress for this program is measured in pounds, not body fat,
reassessment of the Soldier’s progress should include both weigh-ins and circumference measurements.
Overweight Memorandums >> E-profile system >>
Overweight Counseling Statements >>
DA Form 5500 Body Fat Content Work Sheet >>
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TC 3-22.20
Survival
Field Manuals
Army Counseling
DA Form 31
DA Form 4856
Warrior Tasks
Battle Drills
Operations
TC 3-22.20
Survival
Field Manuals
Army Counseling
DA Form 31
DA Form 4856
Warrior Tasks
Battle Drills
Operations
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