Simplicity In a world filled with complexity, stress, and an ever-growing to-do list it’s pretty easy to get overwhelmed when we try to layer fitness & nutrition onto an already hectic life. Especially if we don’t know what we should & shouldn’t be doing… If factor in the hundreds of thousands of articles, magazines, blog …
Heavy barbells are great. Heavy bodies can become a liability. So I want you all to be like a gymnast or like that old wiry guy in the gym who surprises you when he can lift way more weight than you ever would have expected. In the past, we talked about how to get strong …
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 …
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 …
That’s the question right? I mean just about everyone and their brother has some sort of strength program that made them awesome, you know like Wendler, Cube, Conjugate, and the list goes on and on and on. But the real question is: How do you get stronger? Let’s conclude this article before we even get …
Running with a weight vest, or body armor, is pretty common for most (combat arms) military folks and even law enforcement these days. So in this article we’re going to cover: The benefits & drawbacks of running with a weight vest or body armor How training with a weight vest can improve your power by …