The Evidence

THE RESEARCH
BEHIND
EVERY DECISION.

PREP programmes are not built on opinion. Every protocol, every progression, every prescription is grounded in the research base on military injuries, tactical strength development, and rehabilitation outcomes. This is the evidence we work from.

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By the Numbers

THE PROBLEM
IS DOCUMENTED.

Overuse injuries are the single largest cause of medical discharge in the British Army. The data below shows the scale — and the gap PREP exists to close.

61%
Recruit Injuries
of all recruit injuries during basic training are overuse injuries (Sharma et al, 2017)
38%
Medical Discharge
of medical discharges in the British Army are attributable to musculoskeletal injury (MoD)
1 in 4
Recruits Affected
recruits develop shin splints during basic training — the most common single injury
50%+
Preventable
of overuse injuries are preventable with structured progressive loading (current evidence base)
Our Approach

RESEARCH
INTO PROTOCOL.

Every PREP programme is built from peer-reviewed research, applied through clinical practice, and structured into protocols that actually work in the field. Three layers of decision-making sit behind every set, rep and progression.

  • 01Research baseThe latest peer-reviewed work on tactical strength, military injuries, and rehabilitation outcomes
  • 02Clinical applicationHow that evidence translates when applied to real military patients on a daily basis
  • 03Field validationRefinement based on outcomes — what actually returns soldiers to operational fitness
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The evidence base on military injury prevention has advanced significantly in the last decade — from tactical strength research to running cadence biomechanics, lactate threshold training and load carriage protocols. PREP's role is to translate that body of work into structured programmes soldiers can actually follow.

PREP Performance
Programme Methodology
Apply the Evidence

EVIDENCE
INTO ACTION.

Two structured programmes available — built on the research above, structured for real military service. Or browse our written articles for deeper reading on the topics.

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