"Adapt and overcome". News flash. It IS possible to do an Adaptive 4 Minute AQT.
Yes, there's photographic proof (in case it takes a while to be able to do it again. 🤣)
In transforming my own gimp-ness over the past 21 months😂, perhaps hard earned knowledge will indeed help and/or encourage other mobility challenged students or instructors.
First off, none of the regular seated positions have been possible for me…. yet. What does work is the open leg position with the derrière on a chair instead of on the ground. Exactly the same steady hold factors and shifting still apply. See picture.
After being told by the orthopedic doc, "you need to forget about a low stoop", the going prone part remains a work in progress. Adapt and Overcome. Upon seeing video of my impromptu 4 min AQT, my talented physical therapist suggested some video homework to come up with best body mechanics to avoid further injury. 😁 Of course work continues on other deficits too.
I had been thinking about doing the 4 Minute AQT for quite some time, but not totally sure how to adapt. In an impulsive moment, I just did it for real with prepped mags already sitting in the range bag which meant stage 2 & 3 each got shot with a mag change. Dang! Add the super slow moving shooter time to that and it meant firing at almost hyperventilating rifleman cadence. 🤣 Thank goodness the slow getting up after it's all over isn't timed!😜
True confessions…It is less time with "ouch" to do 4 Minute AQT than a regular one.
Thanks Wendy, Sybil, and Bruce for being safety officer, video persons, and timekeepers of this experiment.
Video of Adaptive seated position w better view
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0488gMVlrEv2EbTSTYTl-4AIgVideo of Adaptive 4 Minute AQT & Target
https://share.icloud.com/photos/098CbfrVVVfTV_gwpiqU21mzQThese are iCloud links good for 30 days