Almost 5 years ago I participated in my first GORUCK Challenge. For those of you who still don’t know what GORUCK is you should check out the videos on their website and you’ll get a decent idea. But basically… The GORUCK Challenge is a team event, never a race. Think of it as a slice …
So a couple of common themes you may have noticed around here are: #1 – More is not better (As I wrote about the Pareto Principle a couple weeks ago) #2 – I think all athletes, especially military and tactical types, should be selecting exercises based on how much bang they get for their training …
The Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, states that for many events roughly 80% of effects come from 20% of the causes. More specifically, 80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts. While I haven’t talked about this subject specifically it is something that has definitely been alluded to in numerous …
I get a lot of emails that sound like this: “I need to get my 2-mile run time down” “I’m having a hard time getting faster, without losing all of my strength” ” I’m planning on going to [selection/boot camp/OCS] and need to get better at everything!” And I love getting these emails because all …
Since it’s still the beginning of the year (I’m hoping you haven’t given up on your 2016 fitness and body composition goals yet) I figured I’d give you something else to chew on in regards to improving your body composition (i.e. Be less fat, look better naked, etc). While the general population of fitness gurus …
Read that quote again, I think I might make this the anthem of my 2016… 2015 is coming to an end. This is about the time of the year where people start to think about all of the shitty habits they have like eating garbage, not working out, and making excuses for why they can’t …
“I don’t have time to workout!” You’ve probably heard this before and I know I’ve heard it a thousand times. It’s the go-to excuse for people who lack either the proper motivation or discipline to get their asses in the gym and train. One of the biggest problems I run into as a coach is …
Looking better naked. Yep, that is probably one of the primary reasons you all workout, pay attention to your nutrition and read blogs like this one (and a dozen others). And even if it’s not the primary reason it’s a definitely a positive result of training. However, the best way to look better naked has …
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In the military, working out twice a day is almost a requirement to build actual strength and fitness. If you rely on the typical morning routine performed and it’s reliance on high-rep bodyweight movements and long, relatively slow, aerobic efforts you’ll probably end up with big holes in your overall fitness. If you’ve checked out …
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. – Sun Tzu, The Art …