Archive: Interviews

Very few athletes have what it takes to finish GORUCK Selection. The event is designed to expose weakness, test mental toughness, and push competitors far beyond their perceived limits. In this interview, Eric Kling shares the lessons he learned while becoming a GORUCK Selection finisher, including how he prepared physically and mentally, what kept him... Read More

Most aspiring Navy SEALs focus on the stories of the men who graduate BUD/S, but there is just as much to learn from those who don’t make it. In this interview, Roger Sierra shares his firsthand experience preparing for BUD/S, enduring the challenges of First Phase, and dealing with the injury that ultimately ended his... Read More

Success leaves clues. If you’ve spent any time around the SEALgrinderPT tribe, you’ve probably heard the name Glenn Bland. Glenn is one of those athletes who refuses to quit. Whether it’s crushing the SEALFIT Kokoro, finishing 100-mile endurance events, or standing on top of some of the most challenging mountains in America, he continues to... Read More

One of the things I enjoy most about being in SEALgrinderPT is getting to meet and know ordinary people who decide to do extraordinary things. Graham Dessert is one of those athletes. He is not a professional athlete. He is not a Navy SEAL. He is not someone blessed with unlimited free time or perfect... Read More

More than a decade ago, SEALgrinderPT sat down with Dale Comstock for what became one of the most popular interviews in SGPT history. That original 2014 interview gave readers a rare look inside the mindset, training, and operational world of one of America’s elite special operations warriors. Now in 2026, Dale returns to SEALgrinderPT for... Read More

Most people will never experience what it feels like to keep moving forward after days of exhaustion, sleep deprivation, pain, and nonstop mountain climbing. Joe Hashey recently did exactly that by finishing the brutal Cocodona 250 — one of the toughest ultra endurance races in the world. Covering over 250 miles across Arizona, the race... Read More

SGPT: Tell us about yourself? EGR: I was born in Chile and have lived in multiple Chilean cities. I also lived in Ontario, Canada, for 6 years from age 8 to 14. In 2016, I moved to Santiago, Chile, to get my engineering degree and have lived here since. SGPT: Did you have an athletic... Read More

Lock in. Today we sit down with one of our own: Bar Master Mark Cunanan. He’s the athlete who doesn’t just hang on the bar—he owns it. He puts in the time, sweat, and grit to set a standard in strength we all strive for. In our group, we demand more than muscles—we demand mindset,... Read More

Hooyah, warriors of the trench and the trail! Welcome to another no-fluff dispatch from the front lines of endurance and grit, delivered straight to the operational deck at SEALgrinderPT. Today, we lock eyes with a man who didn’t just run a race—he stamped his will into the earth and made it answer: meet Justin Smith,... Read More

Today we sit down with Arno Ilgner, Army Ranger, climber, and creator of The Warrior’s Way®. Arno took his struggles, failures, and victories and built a system to train the mind under pressure. In this interview, he talks about climbing as a classroom for fear, the mental tools that carry over into life, and how... Read More

We are always looking for warriors who step up and take on challenges that most people only dream about. Today we sit down with Hector Robles—an athlete, climber, and all-around grinder who has tested himself on some of the toughest terrain in the Americas. Hector’s not just a weekend hiker. He’s trained through CrossFit-style workouts,... Read More

SGPT: Tell us about yourself? Where are you from and where do you train? NG: Hello Coach Brad, I come from Germany and grew up in Hamburg in the north. After University I moved more and more south. Right now I live together with my family in Lichtenstein since eleven years. Six years ago I... Read More

The British SAS Fan Dance is one of the most infamous and grueling selection events in Special Forces history. It’s a real-world gut check—a hill march that pushes your body and mind to the edge. If you want to understand what you’re truly made of, this test will show you. What is the Fan Dance?... Read More

Meet Laurence McCullough — father, husband, everyday warrior. He’s 46, out of Atlanta, Georgia, and he doesn’t make excuses. He trains where he lives — in the woods, on the trails, and in his garage gym built for battle. He’s put in the time, the sweat, and the miles. From wrestling mats in high school... Read More