The best review on TacFit Commando that I have read was done by Steve Barnes. He is a friend of Scott Sonnan the developer and originator of TacFit Commando. I have not done this program but Steve lays it out very well in his blog. Basically, Scott is an international martial arts expert and master fitness instructor. He has taught this system to secret service agents, SEALS, MMA fighters and other emergency services personnel. The exercises use only body weight, no equipment or large space is required and everything is downloaded on your computer or iphone.

Let me make it clear: I am hardly unbiased. Since first meeting Scott eight years ago, I’ve been a cheerleader. I participated in the pre-launch portion of TacFit, during which I had a financial interest in its success. I have no such interest now, and feel better about talking about it on this blog.

First, what it is: TacFit Commando is a download-only three-month program, a refinement of his “TacFit” program which was designed to provide wide-spectrum fitness to First-Responder type units. Using a variety of fun but simple equipment, it looked like great fun, very efficient. I only tried it once, several years ago when I visited Scott up in Bellingham. Sharp, smart, fun, functional.

TacFit Commando seems to take everything Scott did with TacFit, and modifies it so that:

1) It requires no equipment

2) It requires virtually no space (the area covered by a Yoga mat, basically)

3) All the motions are components of the core motions used by first responders, police departments, SpecOps, martial artists (both striking and grappling).

4)The motions increase in complexity rather than merely adding reps, weight, or speed. This is a very good thing.

I didn’t get into TacFit too much, so I am going to talk about TC in comparison with Scott’s other programs. It is the first time my buddy has put the entire package together properly. For years I’ve been begging him to collect his Body-Flow, Intu-Flow, and other ideas into a single package that teaches you how to apply it in your workouts. Rmax’s curse was the same as its glory: there is simply so much depth that it is hard to know where to start. Scott was creating product at such a high level, and he himself is such an evolved athlete (arguably the overall fittest human being I’ve ever met) that he can forget what it is like to be a mere mortal.

I come from a martial arts background and that’s how we trained mostly with our body weight and resisting against someone else. I like the idea of 30 min workout sessions, using functional exercises that are adaptable to any sport or athlete. I’m going to get the TacFit Commando program and will report back about my progress. I’m always interested in learning new ways to stretch, build my core muscles, get stronger and increase my cardio system.