Former Navy SEAL Jeff Byers attended BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) at an early age. At 19, he found himself having two deployments with SEAL Team One for 5 years, from 1996 to 2001. “It was some of the best memories I’ve ever had. The best friends I’ve ever had,” he said. “The best experiences I’ve […]
Overtraining is a curious thing: while we want to push on; we want to become stronger, faster, more agile, and a better all-around athlete, but in order to do that, you must rest and recover. And sometimes, you need to completely power down and rest. The consequence if you don’t? At the very least diminished […]
This is a common question we get from athletes who are starting out and trying to figure out how to make gains in the garage gym. Hey! I want to be able to do the below workout as prescribed in 25-30 mins like you listed below after 5 months of the SGPT365 workout series. What […]
“COVID 2020” has been challenging in so many ways. My heart goes out to those who have passed away during this pandemic and a prayer of strength to those in harms way. A part of me asked “should I ride while others are in crisis?” or “should I move forward in a time of need […]
Chriss Smith Jr., now 53 years old, was already 29 years old when he first joined the Navy. Growing up, his father brought his family all over the country as part of being in the US Air Force for 26 years. Born and raised in Kansas, he got his first job working at Mcdonald’s. It […]
Controlling Chaos: Information Diet With today’s 24 news cycle we are bombarded daily on TV and the internet with too much bad news and information. Ask yourself the question – does it affect me directly? Can I make a direct impact? Tim Ferris popularized this idea and uses this template for the Info Diet No […]
On Thursday, July 9, 2020 a woman soldier became the first female Green Beret according to the US Army Special Operations Command. The National Guard soldier (her name is being withheld due to mission security concerns for special operations troops), graduated from Army Special Forces training, received her Special Forces Tab, and donned her Green […]
Recently Youtube fitness star Stan Browney set the world record for the most pushups in 30 seconds (47 pushups) in April 2020. In the spirit of competition he challenged his viewers to beat him – and one of them stepped up to challenge and did 50 pushups in 30 seconds. This guy’s name is “Igor” […]
“He froze like a deer in headlights…” During the Seattle Riots on May 30th, a Local News Crew’s contracted security was able to disarm two rioters who stole loaded AR’s from 2 Police Cruisers in Downtown Seattle. Listen in as he talks with Garand Thumb about the situation, how it escalated and what action […]
Over this past weekend – elite athlete Hunter McIntyre broke the world record for the Murph Challenge workout. This workout is performed world wide to honor those that have served this great country in times of need. The Murph Challenge is a CrossFit workout consisting of a mile-long run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air […]
Should you go back to your gym post Covid Peak? A Navy SEAL Answers Got a great question from an athlete the other day about returning to their gym now that states are starting to open up businesses. Here’s my opinion on this as a former gym owner and now someone who […]
As a former Navy SEAL, I get asked all the time what kinds of equipment, tools and gear I carried in the field and what was my favorite. Check out this list of some of the basic and exotic equipment that Navy SEALs choose to carry into the field to get their missions done. On any mission […]
World Record Deadlift! The Mountain from Game of Thrones sets new record! Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, “The Mountain “from “Game of Thrones,” sets a new world record by deadlifting 1,104 pounds/501 kilograms. Core to extremity! That’s how functional strength is gained! Remember, skinny is pretty but it’s not functional. You need fuel and energy to […]
New Marine Corps Boot camp recruits go through Hell as they check in as civilians. Watch them get their worlds rocked from shaving their heads to making them wear claustrophobic gas mask and scream “aye, aye sir.” From rope climbs, pugil stick fighting, to massive amounts of running and pushups and mud. RECRUIT WORKOUT […]