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Run 800 meters Then two rounds of: 50 Burpees 40 Pull-ups 30 One-legged squats 20 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 pood 10 Handstand push-ups Then… Run 800 meters *substitute as needed **If no kettlebells then use sandbag or rucksack (military backpack). Post time to comments. U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Justin E. Schmalstieg, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,... Read More

1) So tell us about yourself and your background. I’m just country and enjoy a good fight every now and then. The training, the competition makes me feel alive. I was born and raised in the south and wouldn’t want it any other way. I love to be an underdog and thrive in that role.... Read More

In the middle of the afternoon of July 22, Trader Joe’s employee Sean Gerace was in the back room of the store when he heard shots being fired up front. Thinking quickly, he ushered his fellow employees upstairs to a storage area for safety. From there, he helped them escape out a window and down... Read More

If you aren’t serious about including kettlebell training in your workouts on a regular basis, I will say that you’re downright cheating yourself out of the most optimal fitness gains known to man. There are several reasons why kettlebell snatches will supercharge your functional fitness and today I’ve compiled a list of 20 reasons as... Read More

Ranger School is a 61-day combat leadership course oriented toward small-unit tactics. It is open to all Army soldiers—enlisted, warrant officer and commissioned officer. From mountains to swamps, food and sleep deprivation, long and weighted plank holds under the hot Georgian sun at Fort Benning; there’s no doubt about it…you have to be a serious... Read More

We get a lot of questions here at SGPT about how to become a Navy SEAL. Everyone goes through the same training at BUD/S, but everyone experiences (and prepares for) it differently. In this video, Clint Emerson—SEAL Team 6 Member and author of 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative’s Guide to Surviving in... Read More

Don Shipley has a hard job keeping all of these nutbag fake Navy SEALs in check. They say there are 10 phonies running around for every one legit SEAL there is. And from what we’re seeing, especially since Osama bin Laden was killed, it’s probably higher than that. Do they really think they won’t get... Read More

Since the 1980s, the Army’s fitness test has been relatively simple: 2 minutes max push-ups, 2 minutes max sit-ups, 2-mile run. Officials have found that the current test doesn’t truly show a soldier’s level of fitness and readiness—either while serving, or for entry. Known as the ACFT (Army Combat Fitness Test) will now have these... Read More

By Brandon Richey When it comes to conditioning and you are including sprints into your regular training program, then you want to work towards becoming proficient. You should become faster, you should get better at doing your sprints, and then you can do more of them. However, once you have gotten better at doing sprints—and... Read More

Today’s post is the conclusion of the video series; if you mised them, you can watch Part 1 here and Part 2 here. US, Afghan and British forces have teamed up to strike out against the Taliban’s main source of income: Opium, as well as heroin and morphine, its two derivatives. The Taliban has frequently—and... Read More

Yesterday, we posted Part 1 of a video showing Marines raiding a Taliban opium factory. Here is the second part. Afghanistan is the world’s largest resource for opium, and therefore heroin (which is made from it) exported 9,000 metric tons of opium in 2017. That’s 87% higher than 2016. Nearly half of Afghan opium is... Read More

Allied forces have so far seized tens of millions of dollars worth of Taliban opium. Opium profits are mostly used to fund Taliban operations within Afghanistan, as well as worldwide. Once the poppies are harvested, what begins is called “Fighting Season”. It begins about a week after harvest, and is the most active time for... Read More

By Danielle Gordon Inside, we are inherently the same. Our desire to become leaner, stronger, faster, build muscle, look a certain way, prepare for a life changing event. We desire to OPTIMIZE our body. The first component (in my humble opinion) of healing, optimizing and allowing greater health is to check in with your gut.... Read More

On Thursday, June 21, 2018, as youth soccer team toured a cave, monsoon rains caused it to flood without warning. While the boys were able to reach a patch of dry ground, their exit was now blocked. Unable to call for help, it took the Thai SEALs and other search officials 9 days to locate... Read More