MILITARY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
STRENGTH & POWER
Regardless of your role in the military, maintaining adequate relative strength and power are two of the most important physical traits. We focus on developing strength that can be applied in real-world settings - from carrying heavy gear and operating in full kit to handling random, heavy objects. We can tailor the emphasis on absolute and relative strength to suit your job and operational setting.
MOVEMENT & ATHLETICISM
Moving well is essential to reducing injury risk and achieving a long and successful career. It also allows you to train consistently and enjoy your work with fewer aches and pains. Maintaining your ability to sprint, change directions quickly, jump over obstacles, and perform many other athletic maneuvers also enables you to perform at your best in any situation.
CONDITIONING
We tailor your conditioning program to meet the demands of your job and your goals. Regardless of the specifics of your job, recovering rapidly after hard efforts is essential for performing well in any scenario. We develop this capacity through targeted conditioning work to keep you fit, healthy, confident, and able to perform at your best.
PROGRAM DURATION
Our program has no set length because it's highly adaptable and tailored to the individual, their job, physical baseline, work schedule, and goals, among other factors.
We offer flexible programming to keep you fit and healthy throughout your career. We can customize days per week, training emphasis, and mix of workout types (strength vs. conditioning). This includes the ability to pursue secondary goals, such as gaining strength, improving athleticism, building muscle, or enhancing conditioning, all while staying well-rounded and healthy.
THE PILLARS OF TRAINING
Training includes conditioning, strength work, calisthenics, athletic development, and everything else you'll need to be physically prepared to excel in the field. These aren't one-size-fits-all programs. Each program is based on your fitness, specific limiting factors, and timeline. PR tracking, suggested weights, running and rucking speeds, and heart rate zones based on your specific capabilities help you get the most out of every training session.
We deliver daily mental skill lessons to ensure you have the mental skills to navigate the physical, emotional, and social challenges of your career, including pain, fatigue, and cognitive demands. Every training session focuses on a specific mental skill. Daily lessons help you build mental skills to become more resilient and capable week after week, month after month.
OUR MILITARY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED THROUGH THE:
TRAINING ALSO INCLUDES
Become a rucking machine: Learn how to stay healthy as you build volume and become a rucking machine.
Crush your PT tests: Dial in your pacing, nutrition, hydration, foot-care, and other strategies to easily crush your PT tests.
Tired of getting hurt running? How you run is as important as a good training program. We'll teach you how to dial in your technique to shut down injuries.
Want to get faster? Technique and efficiency can make up to a 25% difference in your running speed. That means your 8:00 min/mile pace can drop to a 6:00 min/mile pace with changes to your technique. Our running skills course is baked into every training program, guaranteeing you'll not only become fitter but get more out of the fitness you already have
Stay healthy: Our proprietary movement screen app provides individualized movement drills to target your specific movement limitations so you feel better, stay healthy, and continue to get fitter month after month.
Bulletproof joints: We also have joint-specific assessments and movement interventions to help you bulletproof your joints and target any local issues or restrictions.
Access to all our tools & resources: Get instant access to everything you need to know about nutrition, heat acclimation, memory & cognition exercises, leadership & communication skills, hydration/electrolyte management, and snacking/nutrition considerations. Use these along with access to our extremely skilled and experienced coaching staff to answer all your questions.
FAQ
BTE Training Options
BTE Training App
- Goal-specific training programs based on your strengths, weaknesses, and desired training frequency.
- Daily mental skill lessons to help build your mind as well as your body.
- Access to BTE Coaches through messaging to get your questions answered (average response time is less than 8 hours).
- On demand workouts - finishers, movement circuits, bodyweight workouts, and add-ons are always available.
- Every training block & session includes an in-depth overview, so you know exactly why and how to get the most out of each training session.
- PR tracking, suggested weights, running and rucking speeds, and heart rate zones based on your specific capabilities help you get the most out of every training session.
- Access to BTE courses - Dialing in Sleep, Nutrition Fundamentals, Advanced Nutrition, Time Management, Cooking & Food Prep, Advanced SOF Prep Resources & Considerations
BTE Training App with Coaching Calls
- Everything included in the Basic Training App package
- Introductory 20-minute coaching call with Coach Miguel Zeran, aka "Z" to dial in your training program, set goals, and create a plan for accomplishing your goals.
- Monthly 20-minute coaching calls with Coach Z to continue refining your long-term plan in all facets of performance: training, nutrition, mental skills, sleep, & stress management.
- Bi-weekly in-depth check-ins with video feedback from Coach Z on all facets of your performance plan.
- This package is ideal for anyone who wants additional accountability and guidance without paying for the full 1v1 coaching experience
1-on-1 Coaching
- Individualized movement work to reduce injury risk and improve efficiency
- Fully-customized strength training to fit your needs, equipment, and schedule and keep you structurally balanced and resilient
- Work capacity training based on the demands of your job, selection, or event that you're training for
- Comprehensive energy systems development, including water comp training (when applicable) and individualized pacing and technique feedback
- Nutrition and supplementation guidance to optimize recovery, body-comp, and performance
- Individualized feedback with an ongoing dialogue with your coach to dial in your mental performance over time.
- Weekly check-ins with feedback on your performance, progress, and questions and unlimited email access to us throughout the process
Reviews
Best Performance Training Program
This is by far the best training program I’ve run for increasing performance across all domains. Coaches are extremely responsive and willing to answer any questions you may have. They genuinely care about your progress and celebrate wins while helping you through setbacks. Can’t recommend enough.
Exactly what I needed
This program helped me build the belief I could become an operator. I rarely deal with injuries or nagging pains and I’ve made a significant amount of progress.
Well Worth the Investment
After first hearing about the BTE programs on social media, I decided to give it a try after seeing a colleague successfully complete a demanding military course after using the program. Since starting, BTE has improved not only my fitness, but also key areas like nutrition, sleep, mental resilience, and overall movement mechanics – I’ve never felt or performed better.
I’m extremely happy with the results, and the value far exceeds the cost of the program.
50 years old and 5 years with BTE!
Started with BTE back in 2021 at 45 yrs old and I’m probably in some of the best life condition yet. Whether it’s physical, mental, nutrition, or just feeling good as I move as an older adult BTE has laid the path for me to follow.
Always accessible, always constructive, and always leaning forward into the art and science of getting the best out of their clients. So effective my son has enrolled as well as he prepares for SFAS and is hitting all benchmarks.
Extremely affordable based on your goals and where money goes. I have never regretted any money I have invested in BTE as the returns I’ve received from following their path have been life changing.
Great product, even better guys!
Unmatched training
This is a training app, yeah, the programs/coaching are unmatched, for sure, but it’ll end up influencing much more than just your deadlift or your run time. The amount of genuine care and effort is evident in every detail. There are continuous updates and additional programs that are essential for not only someone on a selection pipeline, but the average civilian. I came across BTE at a low point in my life and training has always been a means of pulling myself through – but I’ve never had a program link mental and emotional skills within a program. Committing fully to the BTE programming not only improved all aspects of my physical training, but my mental – it helped rebuild my entire foundation stronger and my capacity well deeper. The content on this app is incredibly useful, and their text book is a must read. 11/10 would recommend.
Best Programming Bar None
I have been an app customer for over a year now, and I continue to see gains across the board. BTE has kept me consistent with flexibility of schedule, super responsive coaches, and a wealth of information provided within the app. For the first time in my professional life, I’m not burdened by overuse injuries, yet maintaining higher output week in/week out. There’s simply nothing that compares, and I’ve tried it all over my career.
Shifting paradigms- training, mentality, practice
Initially coming onto BTE programming, was half expecting to be smashed from the get-go, like other programs I have used previously.
That’s not a dump btw, just an experience up until BTE.
For a heap of candidates, I’m sure that process has worked.
However, this program is really about addressing everything from the foundations up.
Building the Elite is not just a name, it’s a mission statement. Adhering to the program (or in some cases, not) has really shifted my internal paradigm around training, mentality, and putting it all into practice.
Being on this programming has shifted my mindset, and is really making me consider, and actively implement in all aspects of life, as opposed to ‘just’ training/ prepping for SOF, as if it’s totally separate to life outside of SOF, eg family/ work/ conflicting schedules, etc.
The team is professional, and have created an app/ program/ community, that reflects this.
Good, real feedback, good comms, well built app, that can be customized on the fly, if needed.
Regular check ins, and speedy response times really help keep accountability.
If you’re looking for something built for the long game of life, highly recommend checking this out.
Lifelong client
I’ve been with BTE for over 3 years now and the returns I’ve received are exponentially better than anything I had tried before. The wisdom derived for physical, spiritual and emotional training has helped tremendously in my journey, including finishing a Tier 1 SOF selection. I will forever be grateful to the coaches being available to answer questions 24/7 with knowledge grounded in reality and experience. 10/10 would recommend.
Building The Elite… Only way to describe it
I have been with BTE roughly 2 years now, I found out about them from a friend. I couldn’t recommend them anymore. Just absolutely amazing and ELITE top to bottom no complaints anywhere fo 60$ or 50$ a drop in the bucket for what your getting. I shouldn’t say this but they could charge whatever they want and I would still pay it. You do what they tell you to do and you will succeed and improve in more ways than just physical. I got absolutely no complaints I don’t even know what they could improve on honestly. I have no words for these guys just amazing and im grateful to have found them!
Best around
I started with BTE in 2024 and I have not regretted it. They helped me achieve a level of fitness I didn’t think was possible. They are very helpful, the workouts are specific to you and your goals. They will also adapt your program if you ask within 24 hours. You will not be disappointed.
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Become more resilient and capable every month
If you do 90% of your workouts in the first 90 days, we guarantee you’ll improve all areas of your fitness or you will get all your money back. We know our program works & stand behind it.