The world of sports nutrition is heavily saturated with many gimmicks and products that flat-out don’t work. Of those that do work even fewer are run by guys who understand what a combat athlete would need in order to sustain himself or to get him through a grueling workout / smoke session. Precious few groups […]
Men's Lifestyle
Sniper Apps for your Smart Phone
The precision rifle and sniper community has been turning out a ton of readily available sniper apps. Some are very affordable and some not so much. I’m going to give Loadout Room readers an effective medium by covering the affordable and easy to use apps that I personally use. These apps have everything you’ll need […]
Brutal Training and Body Conditioning
Brutal training, flogging, body conditioning and modifications are everywhere in old school martial arts. I myself went through some body conditioning of the Japanese flavor and hand & leg conditioning through my Thai Boxing days. It is nothing relegated to any one system or group. There are elements of it in physical rights of passages […]
FRAGO | Ask The Loadout Room
Editors note: We will attempt to answer most questions either on our Facebook page or if they warrant an article, we will write up a response and publish on our website. “FRAGMENTARY ORDER. A FRAGO is an abbreviated form of an operations order, it is issued after an OPORD to change or modify that order […]
YOU LIKE GETTING SOCKED IN THE MOUTH? HOW TO IDENTIFY A GOOD MOUTH GUARD
Background At 3 am, and at the age of 16, how do you explain to your father that you just got kicked in the mouth during a no holds barred initiation against multiple opponents and received a round house kick in the teeth and that in turn it split your lower lip open? Um, you […]
Ho-Ho-Ho: 7 of the Best Guns From the Movie ‘Die Hard’
(Originally published on Tactical Life) When we think of Christmas, we think of Santa Claus, presents under the tree, and John McClane (Bruce Willis) running amok inside the Nakatomi Building as a dozen terrorists try to kill him before he foils their plans. Surely, nothing says “Christmas” more than the 1988 movie “Die Hard.” RELATED […]
SKULL & PADDLE: A LIFESTYLE BRAND ROOTED IN TRADITION
The Marine Corps is a fighting force with many time honored traditions that include but are not limited to inducing epiphanies over copious amounts of alcohol as well as creating logos that are way cooler than those dawned by most units from other branches of service. The skull and the paddle have played a steady […]
5 ACTIVE DUTY AND VETERAN DISCOUNTS THAT ARE AWESOME
Want to find something awesome for your Battle Buddy or hint to your significant other that a magazine extender would be a nice compliment to your handgun? Here are 5 Military and Veteran Discounts that’ll solve your problems Cabela’s – Ah yes, the great outdoors are calling and Cabela’s has got everything you want. Cabela’s offers […]
Darebee | Free workouts at your fingertips
I spent almost a year on a Naval Vessel that had a gym the size of a broom closet. I hate crowds, waiting and lines so I stayed out of them. Working out and general PT became all about what I could with my own body, mostly equipment free. Doing 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and 100 this […]
Smith and Bradley Ambush PVD Watch
I’ve always admired a good quality timepiece. During my time in the Marine Corps I either wore my Seiko dive watch or a Casio G-Shock because of their ruggedness. The one thing that has always deterred me from getting a higher end watch is not necessarily the price, but not wanting to damage it during […]