Be PARA Fit

The 4-week formula to elite physical fitness - are you ready to Be PARA Fit? Transform your lifestyle and fitness with the powerful new programme from Major Sam McGrath, former commander of the legendary PARAs' P Company selection process. Whatever your fitness level this 4-week formula evolves with you, equipping you to take on your most ambitious goals, maximize your potential and achieve transformational results. CHALLENGE yourself and your body with the same endurance training and functional movement patterns used during PARA selection. BUILD a lifestyle that complements your training with Major McGrath's pyramid approach, aligning firm foundations of sleep, nutrition and mobility with a structured exercise regime. CONQUER your fears and unlock a 'Paratrooper Mindset', with a focus on progress, not perfection, and the confidence to embody the PARA maxim 'Ready for Anything'.

Sam McGrath was the youngest soldier to achieve the rank of major since the Second World War and ran the selection course for the crack Parachute Regiment for three years. While still a serving soldier he completed the Bob Graham Round for the Help for Heroes charity - an endurance challenge climbing 42 peaks in the Lake District with a combined vertical ascent of 27,000ft over 72 miles - and all in 24 hours. At the age of 31 he left the Parachute Regiment and joined an Investment Bank on their MBA graduate programme. He now works as an Investment Banker in Singapore combining a high-profile and demanding job with family life and several fitness challenges.

Foreword by Lieutenant General James Bashall Introduction: The Paratrooper Spirit 1. Paratroopers: The Ultimate Warriors 2. The Para Foundations of Mental and Physical Fitness 3. Para Fit Training Principles 4. Training Programmes 5. Force Multipliers: Fitness Aids 6: Fit for life: Effective Goal-setting 7: Challenges Acknowledgements and Support Our Paras