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Building Neck Strength for "Running Boats" - Easy Supplemental - No Extra Equipment
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Building Neck Durability is as Simple as YES/NO and Side-to-Side Your head weighs, on average, 11 lbs. You have all the weight you need to build a strong foundation of the neck muscles right now. You only need to supplement a 10-minute Neck Drill to your normal workouts 3-4 times a week. But first, let me ask you: Are you preparing for special operations training and aiming to be durable enough for the load-bearing activities of selection? Do you want to carry logs, boats on your head, perform rucking and equipment carries, and fireman carries confidently? Look no further, as we have...
From Chafing to Soreness: The Ultimate Recovery Plan for Special- Ops Trainees Post-HellWeek
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Sleep, Nutrition, and Motion: Some of The Best Weapons for Recovery in Special-Ops Training PC: D.McBurnett @mcteams3842 If you've been through a grueling multi-day special-ops training event like Hell Week at BUD/S, you know how important it is to properly recover and prepare your body for the next several weeks of continued challenges. After the grueling gut check of events like Hell Week, you need to quickly figure out your recovery and rebuild as fast as possible. These tips apply not only to BUD/S but also to other special-ops training programs and rigorous military training within programs such as the Army and Marine...
Spec Ops Use of the Combat Swimmer (side) Stroke (CSS) Explained
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Why Special Ops Use the CSS and Not the More Common Competitive Swimming Strokes? This is the most common question asked (usually by lifelong competitive swimmers) about the military's use of the side stroke or the Combat Swimmer Stroke (CSS), aka the Combat Side Stroke. These typically appear in my comments section on the Instagram Reels or my CSS Critique TikTok Channel, and with the unfortunate trolling tone a teenage swimming athlete can offer. My answer with attitude: Just because you have spent countless hours swimming in a pool at competitive levels does not mean you know everything about swimming. There is another...
If You Want to Get Through Hard Times...Do Hard Things
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Leave No Weakness Undeveloped If you are not willing to do things that you do not like to do (because you suck at them), you are likely doomed to fail. No matter your athletic background, if you seek a challenging future progression that requires you to level up and bring your A-game every day, you will ultimately have to assess / test to determine your competitive strengths and weaknesses. Whether that is from high school to college athletics (or beyond) or choosing to serve your country in some of the toughest jobs in the world - Military Special Operations. The reason is to build...
Who's Ready for Summer?
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Summer Training - Time to Up Your Game We have been building up our reps and miles over the Spring and now have a nice foundation to take it to the next level. In this phase of training, there is more running, more repetitions of calisthenics as well as swimming and load-bearing activities. The workouts are longer and require typically a few hours a day of combined training events to get it done. If you are ready for the next level of Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization check out the Summer Peak Cardio Endurance / Stamina Training Cycle – with Optional...