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Okay serious question – have you ever pondered what the training is like for fighter pilots?

Maybe it’s just me, but as a young kid growing up watching Top Gun I always wondered what training looked like for guys like Maverick, Goose, Iceman and Slider…and somehow I just knew it probably took more than just playing beach volleyball!

And today, we’ve got someone that can really help us shed some light on this topic!

Tyler Koch has over 13 years of experience in the field of Human Performance. Most recently, he worked as a Subject Matter Expert for the United States Air Force, overseeing Human Performance within the F-35 fighter pilot community.

He was also integral in founding the first ever Human Performance Initiative within Undergraduate Pilot Training.

And in this show, we’re going to take a deep dive into what it REALLY TAKES from a physical perspective to be a fighter pilot!

If you can deadlift 1.5-2x your body weight, and if you can do that, your ability to pull G’s is going to be improved. – Tyler Koch

This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:

• How Tyler got started in the world of physical preparation.
• His career arc, and how he ultimately he ended up working for the Air Force.
• What physical tools does it take to be a fighter pilot? And is there a “perfect” archetype?
• The background of physical development in the pilot community, and how it’s evolved over the years.
• How Tyler trained his pilots, and how the various levels of school along the way prepared them differently
• Neck Training 101: How race driving and flying are somewhat – but not entirely – similar.
• The biggest pros and cons of working within the military, and the concept of building a culture within a culture.
• The BIG Question.
• And arguably the most important question we discuss – how realistic is Top Gun???

Connect with Tyler:

• Tyler on Instagram

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