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Scott officer scores perfect on 9 out of 10 PT tests

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  • By Airman 1st Class Jake Eckhardt
  • 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
Editor's note: This article is part of a monthly series highlighting Team Scott members who have scored a 100 percent on the PT test and excel at fitness.

For Maj. Mike Good, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (TACC) Channel Operations Deputy Division Chief, physical fitness is a top priority in both his personal life and professional career. In fact, he has scored a 100 on nine out of his 10 PT tests.

He said that most people, no matter how in shape they appear to be, must work hard to reach their desired level of fitness. For him, this means putting in at least five days of physical training per week.

As for Good's personal fitness schedule, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, he usually runs for 45 minutes, stopping about every eight minutes to do a set of push-ups and pull-ups. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he switches it up with some low-impact cardio and core exercise.

"By exercising five days per week in this way, I can maintain my fitness level while also allowing my body enough time for recovery," he said. "On the rare occasion I miss a day during the week, I try my hardest to make it up over the weekend."

In the months leading up to his fitness test, Good begins steadily increasing the intensity of his normal routine.

"Three months before my PT test, I begin to live more by the motto I learned while serving in the Army, 'Train like you fight,'" he said.

To do this, Good starts timing his push-ups and sit-ups at least twice a week. On his Monday and Friday run days, he also starts to incorporate quarter mile intervals, slowly building up to running each one at his fitness test pace. When the PT test is about a month and a half away, he then increases the intervals to a half mile and eventually the full mile and half, all at his test pace.

While he considers fitness to be an important part of his military career, Major Good also stresses that the other many benefits of exercising are just as important to him.

"It makes me feel better, and if I don't do it I usually feel guilty," he said. "At this point, it's become a habit and often provides a nice kick-start to my day."

Even though his strategy for exercising has changed quite a bit since he became a father to his now seven month old, his mindset on the matter has stayed the same.

"As long as I'm physically able, I will continue to regularly exercise in some form not just for the feel-good sense it gives me, but for its many other benefits as well."