<p>Technique helps but so does practice – especially under simulated test conditions. One of the things CFA tests is endurance – you have very little rest time b/t events. Thus, the fact you can run a mile in 6 minutes one day and do 12 pullups the next day and 45 pushups the third day doesn’t mean you’ll do as well when you’re doing them back to back. (Nor, BTW, does USNA expect you to do as well in combo as you could with individual events).</p>