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Tactical Conditioning vs General Fitness

Military Fitness
January 22, 2026•1 min read

Tactical Conditioning vs General Fitness

Core Difference
Tactical conditioning prepares individuals for unpredictable, high-demand tasks, while general fitness improves broad health and physical capacity.

Tactical Conditioning
Prioritizes durability, load tolerance, and performance under fatigue and stress.

General Fitness
Focuses on health, basic strength, and cardiovascular fitness without task-specific demands.

Why the Difference Matters
General fitness does not automatically translate to operational readiness.

Key Takeaway
Tactical conditioning is fitness with context and consequence.

What Is Training Load? | What Is Fatigue? | What Is Recovery?

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Combat Fitness exists to produce capable humans. Tactical fitness for military, law enforcement, and people who refuse to be weak. We focus on strength, work capacity, endurance, and resilience that transfer outside the gym. No trends. No feel-good bullshit. Just hard training for people who expect more from themselves.

Combat Fitness

Combat Fitness exists to produce capable humans. Tactical fitness for military, law enforcement, and people who refuse to be weak. We focus on strength, work capacity, endurance, and resilience that transfer outside the gym. No trends. No feel-good bullshit. Just hard training for people who expect more from themselves.

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