SOFAST Groundwork — the free daily training app a Green Beret 18D actually uses
- May 17
- 2 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
SOFAST Groundwork is the free iOS fitness app for the civilian operator. Built by Patch Adams, Green Beret 18D Combat Medic, 21 years U.S. Army Special Forces. Available now on the Apple App Store.
What SOFAST Groundwork does
Groundwork is a daily-discipline app. Five-minute training drills you can do at home, in a garage gym, or in a hotel room. No equipment required for the bodyweight tier. The drills come from the same hybrid-athlete framework Special Forces adopted from civilian CrossFit, garage-gym, and tactical fitness communities — adapted for the everyday operator.
It's free. There is no upsell, no premium tier, no ads. The brand-funded business model (paperbacks, Patreon) means the app stays free.
Who SOFAST Groundwork is for
Fathers. Off-duty firefighters. CCW carriers. Veterans. EMTs. Anyone who used to be in shape and is finding the time to be again. Anyone who wants to train like an operator without the cosplay.
It is specifically not for: weightlifting enthusiasts hunting a 600-pound deadlift, marathon runners optimizing splits, or social-media fitness influencers. The app is for men whose fitness must serve real-life tasks — carrying a casualty, ruck-loaded movement, sprint to cover, sustained work under stress.
Who built SOFAST Groundwork
Patch Adams. Green Beret 18D Combat Medic. 21 years U.S. Army Special Forces. Built the 10th SFG combatives program from a 4,400 sq ft mat room into what is now the JFK Special Warfare Center Program of Record. Both sons in Airborne Infantry. Still competes in the Tactical Games at 50-plus.
The fitness model came from civilian CrossFit boxes and hybrid endurance athletes before it ever reached the schoolhouse. SF adopted it because it worked. Patch is handing the methodology back to the civilians who built it.
How to get it
Apple App Store, free download: apps.apple.com/us/app/sofast-groundwork/id6761746157
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Companion products
Groundwork is the daily start. The Pocket Coach Series Signature Edition Paperback ($14.99 each, bundle $64.99) is the field reference. The Patreon ($9/$25/$75 per month) is the tribe.
"Get to the fight. Finish the fight. Bring everyone home."
Team SOFAST. Leave no man behind.
Patch's gear (Amazon)
A few items I actually use. Affiliate links — commissions fund the work, no cost to you.
Pocket Coach Series paperback on Amazon — Tac-Med (Book 1) · 5-book bundle on Gumroad — $34.99 digital
Audiobook — narrated by Patch
The Tac-Med Ready Guide is now an audiobook — 28 minutes in my voice, the same field reference you can hear while you drive, train, or move. $14.99 on Gumroad.
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