Return to Duty

Amber Cycle - Return to Duty

Adaptive Reconditioning System

Who Is This For?

• Post-Rehab: You've completed Physical Therapy and need a performance ramp-up before full return to duty.
• The Restart: You've taken time off and need to rebuild your fitness base without the "day one" ego trap.
• The Foundation: You're new to structured training and need a solid, tactical foundation that adapts to your learning curve.

Why Choose This Cycle?

A proven system to safely rebuild and elevate your capacity across key domains:

• Resistance Training: Structural integrity and foundational strength.
• Running Mechanics: Safe reintroduction to impact and conditioning.
• Work Capacity: Building the "engine" required for tactical environments.

Modular Difficulty System

Unlike traditional programs that force you into a "Week 1, Week 2" linear timeline, the Amber Cycle uses a Modular Difficulty System. This allows you to bridge the gap between a rigid PDF and a private coach.

How it differs from a standard plan:

• Autonomy over Structure: Each session contains multiple difficulty levels. You choose the level for each specific session based on how you feel today.
• The Readiness Buffer: If you had a poor night's sleep or a high-stress day, you don't "fail" the program—you simply calibrate down to a lower level for that session and maintain the habit.
• Non-Linear Gains: You may be a Level 10 in Strength but a Level 3 in Running. This program allows you to progress in each domain at its own natural pace.

How to use it:

1. Assess: Before starting a session, check your energy and recovery.
2. Execute: Choose a level. Aim for an RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) of 6-8 for most sessions.
3. Audit: 
   1. Did the 60-minute session take 75 minutes? The level was too high for your current work capacity. Scale back next time.
   2. Was an RPE 4 session actually an RPE 9? You weren't recovered. Drop a level for the next session.
4. Graduate: You finish the Amber Cycle once you can consistently sustain the highest difficulty levels across all sessions.

How It Works

1. Purchase the plan.
2. Execute the sessions—progress through the levels at your own pace.
3. When ready, transition to a higher-tier Readiness Plan.

Investment

• $40/month – cancel anytime
• Your time, discipline, and effort—the real investment

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