FITNESS | Selection Injuries: The Good, Bad And Ugly, Part 2 I was screening a group of candidates after several weeks of running-intensive training. One candidate, a highly proficient collegiate runner…
FITNESS | Cleaning Up Your Form: Rowing With Olympic Rower Raoul Rodriguez In this installment, Raoul talks through common mistakes that pop up on the rowing machine, and the best way to…
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FITNESS | SOFLETE Jiu-Jitsu Detachment With the growing popularity of UFC, and consequently Mixed Martial Arts, and the U.S. Military’s focus on ground…
FITNESS | Respiratory Physiology, the Brain, and How to be Better Today Than You Were Yesterday Breathlessness Background: Dyspnea & Affect As athletes who push ourselves, we all know what it feels like to be out…
FITNESS | How An Olympic Silver Medalist Sets Up a Rower We had our friend Raoul in to grace us with his wisdom and straighten out our rowing form. Hopefully this…
FITNESS | When Your Body Says Stop: How To Read The Signs and Maximize Recovery Remember when we thought that training 24/7 would make us stronger, faster and healthier? Well in the last few…
FITNESS | 15 Things I think During a New Workout Ever since we started dating, my wife and I have had an agreement which states that she can drag me…
FITNESS | Evolution of Military Gymnastics: Part 1 At nearly every juncture during my last decade in the military, the topic of how to adequately test soldiers’ fitness…
FITNESS | How An Olympic Silver Medalist Sets Up a Rower We had our friend Raoul in to grace us with his wisdom and straighten out our rowing form. Hopefully this…
FITNESS | When Your Body Says Stop: How To Read The Signs and Maximize Recovery Remember when we thought that training 24/7 would make us stronger, faster and healthier? Well in the last few…
FITNESS | 15 Things I think During a New Workout Ever since we started dating, my wife and I have had an agreement which states that she can drag me…
FITNESS | Evolution of Military Gymnastics: Part 1 At nearly every juncture during my last decade in the military, the topic of how to adequately test soldiers’ fitness…
FITNESS | No Gear, No Problem! For many of us, especially those who travel for work, we find ourselves without a proper gym to hit those…
FITNESS | Heel Pain is a Real Pain Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common foot problems causing pain on the sole of the foot near the…
FITNESS | The General Adaptation Syndrome General adaptation syndrome (GAS) is the predictable way the body responds to stress” -Hans Selye (1907-1982) Nature has many of…
FITNESS | Reppin' Yo Sets Sets and Reps are the units of measurement in the recipe of training. Coaches go after specific stress adaptations in…
FITNESS | Low Back Pain isn’t Normal! Here’s How To Fix It We have covered how important the feet and having good toe dexterity is for everyone, especially tactical athletes. In this…
FITNESS | Selection Injuries: The Good, Bad And Ugly, Part 2 I was screening a group of candidates after several weeks of running-intensive training. One candidate, a highly proficient collegiate runner…
FITNESS | Cleaning Up Your Form: Rowing With Olympic Rower Raoul Rodriguez In this installment, Raoul talks through common mistakes that pop up on the rowing machine, and the best way to…
FITNESS | Selection Injuries: The Good, Bad And Ugly, - Part 1 Just about anyone who endures a selection course will come out a little worse for the wear. Some injuries are…
FITNESS | SOFLETE Jiu-Jitsu Detachment With the growing popularity of UFC, and consequently Mixed Martial Arts, and the U.S. Military’s focus on ground…
FITNESS | Respiratory Physiology, the Brain, and How to be Better Today Than You Were Yesterday Breathlessness Background: Dyspnea & Affect As athletes who push ourselves, we all know what it feels like to be out…
FITNESS | How An Olympic Silver Medalist Sets Up a Rower We had our friend Raoul in to grace us with his wisdom and straighten out our rowing form. Hopefully this…
FITNESS | When Your Body Says Stop: How To Read The Signs and Maximize Recovery Remember when we thought that training 24/7 would make us stronger, faster and healthier? Well in the last few…
FITNESS | 15 Things I think During a New Workout Ever since we started dating, my wife and I have had an agreement which states that she can drag me…
FITNESS | Evolution of Military Gymnastics: Part 1 At nearly every juncture during my last decade in the military, the topic of how to adequately test soldiers’ fitness…
FITNESS | No Gear, No Problem! For many of us, especially those who travel for work, we find ourselves without a proper gym to hit those…
FITNESS | Heel Pain is a Real Pain Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common foot problems causing pain on the sole of the foot near the…
FITNESS | The General Adaptation Syndrome General adaptation syndrome (GAS) is the predictable way the body responds to stress” -Hans Selye (1907-1982) Nature has many of…
FITNESS | Reppin' Yo Sets Sets and Reps are the units of measurement in the recipe of training. Coaches go after specific stress adaptations in…
FITNESS | Low Back Pain isn’t Normal! Here’s How To Fix It We have covered how important the feet and having good toe dexterity is for everyone, especially tactical athletes. In this…
FITNESS | The Importance of a Good Aerobic System: Achieving the Anaerobic Threshold In the last blog I wrote, The Importance of A Good Aerobic System: Keeping You & Your Teammates Alive Longer,…
FITNESS | Toe Dexterity, the Foundation of Performance We’ve been doing a series for the tip of the weeks on the foot. When we look at our…
FITNESS | SFLT Fight Club It is not uncommon in our line of work to pursue excellence in other areas. Maintaining the mystique of general…
FITNESS | SOFLETE: Basic Customer Review I like the idea of training for life, and I guess what that really comes down to is being able…
FITNESS | Sled Sprint Training BLUFF: Sled resistance at 10-20% of body weight improves max velocity and at 30-40% of body weight it improves acceleration.…
FITNESS | Overcoming the Intermediate Phase As athletes or pursuers of complex skills, many of us get caught in this slow, frustrating purgatory of development known…
FITNESS | A Case for Slowing Down I used to run too fast. My bi-weekly jog always—always—escalated into a Forrest-Gump-like pace. I’ve lived on…
FITNESS | Law Enforcement Fitness For the Long Haul: Rookie Season The police academy got you all skinny, now the streets are going to get you fat. Ever heard of “the…
FITNESS | Time to Get Off Your Ass - Literally Many studies over recent years have highlighted something that is hopefully quite obvious: lots of sitting is bad for you.…
FITNESS | What is RPE? RPE or Rated Perceived Exertion is a metric used by many to self-measure exertion during physical exercise. While subjective in…
FITNESS | Do-It-Yourself Farmers Carry Handles Getting that grip strength down, pushing your heart rate through the roof, and building some nasty traps are some of…