During my time spent training for Pararescue Indoc I encountered many different obstacles in as many areas of my life. I know everyone is different in their own unique way, but we’re all on the same playing field when it comes to achieving the best. Whatever the direction it may be we all face obstacles […]
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PARARESCUE INDOC INTERVAL TRAINING FOR SPEED
Interval training can make you really fast, and prepared for your selection evals, but mind your conditioning. If you have a significant number of miles on your legs and want faster eval times, or just want to be a faster runner, then suffer through this workout and seriously watch yourself improve! If you have a […]
SURVIVAL FITNESS: THE MACGYVER WORKOUT
MacGyver was the super agent who could solve complex problems with the basic materials he had at hand. So, how would he get a good workout if he had little to NO equipment? Olympic Coach Jim Schmidt used to show us some of the best videos ever. Stuff he’d taken himself or stuff he acquired […]
GREENBELLY ENERGY BARS
Greenbelly founder Chris Cage decided to create a meal replacement bar after hiking 20 miles a day on the Appalachian Trail. He wanted to create an easy, nutritious and lightweight, no-cook meal after becoming frustrated with the lack of options for meals on-the-go. He thought they should be preservative free and tasty. According to Chris: […]
Less Lethal Weapons | Taser
Recently I wrote an article “LEO: Top 5 Less Lethal Tools”. This article covered OC spray, collapsible baton, Taser, blunt force projectiles, and sting/stun grenades. For this article we are going to take a closer look at some products from Taser; the X2, and X26P. Before we get into this product I think it’s important […]
VSOC F.O.B | Home Away From Home for SOCOM VETS
For those who are a part or were part of SOCOM, and maybe a busy contractor, being deployed constantly is part of the job. What makes some deployments easier to cope with is where you are going. I don’t mean the theatre of operation but the place itself…the F.O.B. Going to an good F.O.B. is always on the top […]
FOOD AS FUEL | GETTING LEAN WITH THE RIGHT MACRONUTRIENTS
mac·ro·nu·tri·ent ˌmakrōˈn(y)o͞otrēənt/ noun BIOLOGY plural noun: macronutrients a substance required in relatively large amounts by living organisms, in particular. a type of food (e.g., fat, protein, carbohydrate) required in large amounts in the human diet. a chemical element (e.g., potassium, magnesium, calcium) required in large amounts for plant growth and development. ARE YOU DYING DURING […]
Range 15 Movie After Action Report
If you’re a veteran and haven’t heard of Range 15 you may be living under a rock. A rock that lacks internet. Range 15 is the combination of two of the most American, most popular, veteran owned clothing companies in the world. Ranger Up, and Article 15 clothing. Most vets have probably heard of Matt […]
A Whey to Understand Protein Powder
Weather you are a fitness guru, or a couch warrior who is about to make the plug into the fitness world, there is one supplement you have heard of—protein powder. The market saturation for protein powder is at an all-time high, it can be confusing trying to understand what you may, or may not need. […]
Kill Cliff Energy & Recovery Drink
I’ve become less and less a fan of energy drinks that have flooded the market. Mainly because they mostly have non-natural ingredients and enough caffeine and sugar to power a small Asian sweat shop for weeks. So I was a little skeptical (with a dose of optimism) when I received a batch to try and […]