text: Chapter 6
  Program Design
  Program design is completed by H2F performance teams and approved by the unit’s
  command. The design must address the unit’s METL in accordance with the
  commander’s guidance. The program must be designed to assist Soldiers with their
  individual performance needs. Individualization is the principle that drives
  programming. The training cycle is dictated by an individual needs analysis and by
  follow-up assessments of the Soldier’s training objectives, performance level,
  proximity to combat, and ability to recover.
  SOLDIER ASSESSMENT
  6-1. There is no single unified assessment that works for every Soldier. Designing a program will depend
  on the current status of the Soldier and an evaluation of the physical and nonphysical demands of his or her
  job. At a minimum, the assessment includes movement analysis, physiological analysis, training status,
  physical testing and injury screening, nutrition strategies, sleep history, spiritual needs, and mental readiness.
  COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS
  6-2. Fitness is often broken down into and measured by commonly accepted parts often labeled
  components. These components have evolved with advances in exercise science and technology. The H2F
  System’s physical readiness training enhances the components of physical fitness and measures them in the
  OPAT and ACFT. Higher raw scores due to improved performance on the ACFT give commanders
  information about the absolute capacity of each of their Soldiers’ components of fitness. Leaders who know
  about fitness components understand how to regulate and apply training intensity. Soldiers need to train
  across all components to meet an infinite range of operational challenges and physiological demands.
  STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS
  6-3. Structural requirements are the physical and cognitive characteristics that provide the foundation for
  increased work capacity. They allow work capacity to increase through regular systematic participation in
  physical training that creates a healthy body composition, optimal weight to height ratios, strong bone
  density, good static flexibility and balance, quick reaction time, and perception. In short, Soldiers need these
  structural requirements to start and complete more work. Without structural integrity, training cannot
  commence or proceed. Table 6-1 on page 6-2 lists structural requirements.
  PHYSIOLOGICAL CAPACITY
  6-4. The H2F System is designed to progress a Soldier through regular and progressive training that builds
  movement lethality and mental toughness. Soldiers should aspire to achieve their absolute best. Some may
  achieve world-class performance levels and will inspire others to do the same, but it is the maximal
  physiological capacity (strength and endurance) of the whole formation that primarily concerns the
  commander, not the exemplary performance of a single Soldier.
  6-5. A lift that requires movement of 150 pounds is relatively easy for a Soldier who can carry 350
  pounds—his or her absolute workload. This high level of strength allows the Soldier to use relatively less
  effort to complete the task so that he or she can conserve energy for next effort. That same lift is harder and
  much more intense for someone whose absolute workload is 200 pounds. As relative work capacity
  approaches a Soldier’s absolute workload, the risk of injury is much higher. Leaders have to differ—