Archive: Daily SGPT Content

Pavel’s Grease the Groove Method for Strength This article was first published in MILO: A Journal for Serious Strength Athletes under the heading “Chain Yourself to the Squat Rack and Call Me in a Year.” Our communist enemies, who are trying to bury us, have exercise breaks instead of coffee breaks. -Bob Hoffman, York Barbell... Read More

An `evil Russian’ trains the U.S. Marines: Pavel Tsatsouline helps train troops in the U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, now 18 months old. In the 1980s he was a physical-training instructor for Spetsnaz, the elite Soviet Special Forces units, where among, other duties he helped prepare Soviet soldiers to fight in Afghanistan. Now an... Read More

Interview with Coach Paul Wade The nation’s newest fitness craze doesn’t require fancy equipment, costly gym memberships or even personal freedom. Former convicts are teaching exercises they learned while behind bars, bringing jail-influenced workouts to men and women who don’t mind shaping up like they were locked down. “You don’t need a gym,” said Paul... Read More

Lee Wade Turner is the recent winner of the SEALgrinderPT 2011 pull up contest and is also a member of the famed Bar-Barians. These guys are the top dogs on the pull up bars with amazing workouts and empowering the inner city youth to be confident and to build their bodies. SEALgrinderPT catches up with... Read More

Maybe I made you think that this was going to be easy. Maybe I made you think that they just handed me a trident. Maybe I made you think that I never failed and had success daily. A warriors path is not easy but the reward is worth it. Check out this video – listen... Read More

  Have you ever noticed that top athletes and business people speak about their goal as if it is done? The best example of that and the master of speaking into existence is Muhammed Ali—“I am the Greatest” Recently, Chris Weideman shocked the MMA world. With a knockout of Anderson Silva (considered by many to... Read More

Check out these Frogman workouts. Simple but not easy. What the hell is a “Frogman”? They were the pre-cursors to the Navy SEALs, the UDTs or Underwater Demolition Teams. Frogman Workout #1 run 1 mile trail run 25 burpees run 1 mile trail 50 push ups run 1 mile trail with stream crossing 75 air... Read More

Just getting back from Kokoro camp 28 – what a blast. Tons of lessons to be learned throughout all of the 50 hours. One of the things I like to hear and learn from is…. What keeps an athlete from Quitting.  Many of us think about “Quit” but we don’t. Why? Check out these responses... Read More

Want to know the biggest difference athletes like Mikko Salo, Lindsay Valenzuala, Kristin Clever, Tommy Hackenbruck and the rest of us out there? Yes; they are CrossFit elites. Their Fran time is faster than yours. But it is not completely their athletic gifts.  It is the mental toughness that separates them from the rest of the... Read More

To get in shape for Special Forces training you need to put your body through a variety of workouts including weights but especially body weight exercises and running/sprinting. I came across the Fitdeck workout cards when I was out training at SEALFit in Encinitas, California.  I met the founder of FitDeck Workout and saw why... Read More

Kettle Bell Power + Speed Clinic at CrossFit Grinder Saturday June 8, 2013 from 9 am – 1 pm Learn one on one with top elite coaches – Brandon Richey (former UGA football Strength and Conditioning Coach) Brad McLeod (former Navy SEAL). For all athletes, especially football, baseball, wrestling and track. Here is what you... Read More

8 Count Body Builder Pushup and Pullup Pyramid Just got through trading notes with Stew Smith, former Navy SEAL and trainer and he sent me this article to share with all of the SEALgrinderPT readers to show them a pyramid workout that he does when he doesnt have much space or workout gear. Check this... Read More

Your battling out those last few feet of distance with a stone on your shoulder. You can see the finish line but all is blurry around you and your wobbling. Tunnel vision with soft fluffy edges. You mind begins to drift and wander. You tell yourself to push but the pain is unbearable and your... Read More

Have you been training the planche progression but are not getting anywhere fast? Wouldn’t it be nice to go from tuck planche to straddle planche in just under 4 months? Well I’ve been there and have done that and now I want to share my knowledge so you can do the same. When I first... Read More