FORT CARSON, Colo. — Senior leaders with 4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, work on boxing techniques Nov. 6, 2019, during Total Soldier Enhancement Training led by Soldiers with the World Class Athlete Program. A group of Soldier-athletes from WCAP instructed 4th SB leaders on boxing techniques, taekwondo, wrestling, agility drills, strength drills and proper running form. (Photo by Sgt. James Geelen)
By Sgt. James Geelen
4th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Master Sgt. Lamar Pryor, operations sergeant major, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, performs taekwondo kicks while wearing a resistance band Nov. 6, 2019, during a Total Soldier Enhancement Training course at Fort Carson, Colorado, led by Soldiers with the World Class Athlete Program. (Photo by Sgt. James Geelen)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Today’s society is about self-improvement. TV and radio stations show many ways for people to “improve” their lives, fitness and financial situation by earning degrees, attending the latest and greatest exercise class or playing the lottery. The Army has also addressed self-improvement with the Total Soldier Enhancement Training (TSET).
Earlier this month, leaders with 4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, attended a team building TSET class taught by Staff Sgt. Jermaine Hodge, wrestling coach assigned to the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), Installation Management Command (IMCOM). A group of Soldier-athletes from WCAP instructed the 4th SB leaders on boxing techniques, taekwondo, wrestling, agility drills, strength drills and proper running form.
“This program that we developed here at WCAP helps us to impart our knowledge and our abilities to the warfighter,” said Capt. Bryce E. Livingston, commander, WCAP. “Ultimately, the real mission is to fight and win our nation’s wars. We have a different mission here, but the opportunity to impact the Soldiers is what this is all about.”
The Soldier-athletes at WCAP helped motivate Soldiers to be better.
FORT CARSON, Colo. — 1st Sgt. Hector Rodriguez, 59th Quartermaster Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, performs lunges with a weighted training bag Nov. 6, 2019, during Total Soldier Enhancement Training led by Soldiers with the World Class Athlete Program at Fort Carson, Colorado. (Photo by Sgt. James Geelen)
“This is a great workout that kept our heart increased the entire time,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Phelicea M. Redd, brigade senior enlisted leader, 4th SB. “It’s great for high intensity training that breaks up the monotony of just going to the gym to lift weights or always going out running.”
The TSET program is designed to test Soldiers’ physical and mental resiliency by pushing them through a 90-minute high intensity workout. TSET helps Soldiers to be well-rounded and ready as well as to prepare for Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) training.
“This training would be beneficial to all Soldiers,” said Master Sgt. Lamar T. Pryor, operations sergeant major, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th SB. “If units added this class to their physical training, it would help Soldiers be more prepared for the new (ACFT).”
The Soldiers at WCAP look forward to assisting companies with their training in the coming months.
“We motivate the Soldiers to push beyond their comfort zones,” Livingston said. “We can usually train around 40 Soldiers at one time per session within the confines of our facility. We also tailor other types of TSETs, like running clinics, combatives clinics or however we can help the Soldiers.”
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Sgt. Maj. Paris Jackson, 230th Finance Management Support Unit, 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, carries a Soldier from the World Class Athlete Program at Fort Carson, Colorado, during Total Soldier Enhancement Training Nov. 6, 2019. (Photo by Sgt. James Geelen)