Archive: Blog

Rucking, or “ruck marching” is the act of you moving from point A to point B with a certain amount of weight on your back inside a rucksack (backpack). If you ever walked to school with your books in your backpack – that’s rucking. If you’ve gone hiking with a pack filled with food and... Read More

By Brandon Richey As a general rule of thumb, your body is always working to be efficient and to reach a state of balance. This balance, or homeostasis is something that is constantly occurring during your body changing and adapting to the environment that it’s exposed to. When it comes to the process of training,... Read More

When it comes to flying, there’s little room for error and absolutely none for errors driven by panic, especially if you’re coming in for a landing on a moving target such as an aircraft carrier. For comparison—the average length of a USAF is around 11,000 feet (there are bases with three different runways as aircraft... Read More

Despite careful care by his family, a thief somehow attained the bank account numbers and social security number of Richard Overton, a 112-year-old World War II veteran, generated a debit card and depleted the account. The discovery was made by one of Overton’s cousins when she logged on to make a deposit into his account... Read More

Navy SEAL-Approved Mobility Tools Foam Rollers, Bands and Massage Balls   If you have ever followed an intense training program you know the importance of stretching and recovery. Being mobile and flexible are keys to optimum performance. Keys to improving mobility and flexibility is making sure you use the proper tools and use them correctly... Read More

How a Navy SEAL Stays Hydrated in the Summer Heat As we continue to have a hot summer in many parts of the US and around the world, I wanted to cover a topic that some of you asked about. Symptoms of dehydration and heat exhaustion and how to stay ahead of it. Hydration is... Read More

One of the most respected and ancient martial art forms is Muay Thai. However, like the martial art forms it has spawned or become the foundation for, it also has a predecessor: Muay Boran (“boran” is pronounced so that it rhymes with “rain”—“bore-ain”) and means “ancient boxing”. This ancient form of fighting completely changed martial... Read More

Formed in 1977, “Delta Force” is the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D) in the US Army. Its primary focus is on counter-terrorism and the capture of high-value units (e.g. high-ranking ISIS members). The current official name for the SOF team is the Army Compartmented Elements—or, “ACE”. In this awesome video, John “Shrek” McPhee (the... Read More

As Master Chief Raina Hockenberry, the senior enlisted leader for CSTCA (Combinted Security Transition Command Afghanistan) concluded the last briefing of the day, an Afghan soldier opened fire through a window. She remembers everything from that day in 2014; 13 other soldiers were wounded as well. After being shot twice in the right leg, shattering... Read More

Watch this amazing video as David Eubank, 56 and a former Green Beret, now a US Aid Worker, dodges ISIS sniper fire to rescue a little girl caught by the battle. “I thought, ‘If I die doing this, my wife and kids would understand,” Eubank said. The action and rescue took place in Mosul, a... Read More

By Brandon Richey The pull-up exercise is one of the toughest bodyweight exercises that exist for any of us to perform..let alone master. The ability to build strength for the pull-up requires discipline, consistency, and rock solid technique. There is a very good reason as to why the military, fight gyms, and top notch strength... Read More

Check out this awesome video about US SOF (Special Operations Forces) Combat Diving School—training that the SOF of all branches must pass. This is in addition to the initial training the soldiers experience, whether it’s BUD/S, Ranger School, Force Recon or the US Air Force’s Pararescue Team. As the US Army describes it: “The grueling... Read More

By Brandon Richey One of the biggest killers to performance and your attempt to make significant strength gains is a lack of mobility in your major joints. The most common joints where problems originate tend to be either at the hips or shoulders. Of course this isn’t the case all of the time, but these... Read More

Check out this awesome video giving a peek into BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) training. Even if you aren’t on a path to join the SEALs or another Special Operations force—the video is still an awesome resource for understanding the concept that graduating from BUD/S is 80% mental and 20% physical. While you do need a... Read More