Knowledge

Why you get shin splints & how to avoid them
Shin splints… This is one running & rucking related injury that keeps popping up on my radar thanks to people writing me and asking how

Ruck training without the soul crushing volume
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

Strongman Training for The Military Athlete
So a couple of common themes you may have noticed around here are: #1 – More is not better (As I wrote about the Pareto

The Pareto Principle: Why “More” is not better
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

Training specificity & why goals matter
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

How Many Meals Should I Eat Each Day?
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

What Does Your Future Hold?
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

Short on Time? Workout Anyway
“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

High Intensity Intervals vs Steady State Cardio: The Fat Loss Showdown
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

Should I Train Twice Per day?
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