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Fitness Over 40 and 50+ Answers to Your Concerns (One Step at a Time)
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Rebuild Yourself and Learn How to Move Again Do you want to get back into the habit of fitness for health and performance learn how to move with less pain, lose weight, build muscle, and look and feel better? I know these are my primary goals as I age well into my sixth decade on this planet. Getting started can be tough especially if all you know is what you used to do when you were in your teens and twenties. Have you experienced failure with lack of consistency and building good habits like you had 20 years ago? You may be...
Tactical Fitness: Training Because Your Life / Buddy's Life Depends On It
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It's Not My Job to Motivate You to Serve Your Country / Community Quick Video Answering this Question About Lacking Motivation Tactical Fitness Means Being an Asset in Any Situation Sticking with a consistent fitness program is a common challenge, especially when immediate consequences aren't visible. For those preparing for military, law enforcement, or other tactical roles, a common piece of advice I share when I hear "I do not have the motivation every day to train. How do you do it?" My response is a bit of truth that the recruit/candidate needs to understand, but also a bit of reverse...
What Should Your BUD/S Class Up PST Scores Be?
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Navy PSTs Matter - They Are the Entrance Exam for All Special Warfare/Special Ops Programs. All Navy Special Warfare/Special Ops candidates are well aware of the Navy Physical Screening Test: 500yds swim CSS, pushups 2 min, situps 2 min, pullups max, and 1.5 mile run. This is the entrance exam that matters if you want to enter the training to go SEAL, SWCC, EOD/Diver, Rescue Swimmer, and Special OPS Independent Duty Corpsman (SOIDC) / SARC. Other Navy programs also require this entrance exam. However, are you aware of the "extended" PST they give BUD/S candidates the week prior to classing...
Psychological and Physiological Challenges Create both Mental and Physical Toughness
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Understanding Psychology and Physiology to Our Advantage in Life Outdoor Workouts: Rain, Mud, Wind, Don't Matter - Get it done. Toughness that makes us resilient in life is rooted in both psychology and physiology. Born out of inspiration and evolving into habits and discipline, the physical and mental challenges we endure each day are what make us resilient to stress. No one is immune to stress, but with the consistent movement outside our comfort zone, we find toughness on the other side. Toughness is a multidimensional quality that extends beyond mere grit or physical endurance. It is a blend of...
Will Taking a Civilian SCUBA Diving Course Help You at Dive School or BUD/S Second Phase?
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Quick Answer: Yes and Maybe... Taking a civilian scuba course before military dive school can be beneficial by improving water comfort, providing basic equipment and physics familiarity, and building confidence in the water. All of which can make a difference, but the most significant factor remains that the student needs to learn new tactical skills quickly. Because it's not a substitute for military training, as military diving uses different systems, such as closed-circuit rebreathers, and instructors will retrain all techniques to military standards. Ultimately, mental and physical capability in the water is more critical than a prior scuba certification. Personally, I...