Archive: Daily SGPT Content

just got this question from a SGPT athlete: “For tough endurance events. I’ll use Kokoro as an example. It’s a fifty hour event. You can’t train 50 hours in a row several times to get ready. Can you tell me how to train the right way to get ready for long endurance events? TIP #1... Read More

Just got this question from an SGPT athlete: Hi my name’s Joe, I’m trying to lose weight because I want to join the U.S. Army. I have a good idea of how to go about doing that but I wondered what exactly your approach would be. What are the best thing I can do to... Read More

By Navy SEAL Veteran Brad McLeod 4-20-2016 Should I Be Running in Boots to Get Ready for BUD/S? We get this question every few weeks with athletes asking about wearing boots while running to prepare for BUDS. We checked in with a few experts like Stew Smith, Don Shipley’s crew and the medical staff at... Read More

We get this question all the time – “I want to be Lean and Mean – How can I build a physique like a Navy SEAL?” or “How do Navy SEALs build muscle if they run so much all the time?”. The truth is that most Navy SEALs are not trying to get jacked and... Read More

SGPT: Tell us about yourself? I work as both a strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist with the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, one of the national Olympic training centres in Canada for both winter and summer sport. I’ve worked exclusively on the summer sport side of things for the past decade. Currently I act... Read More

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The Frog Hill workout is based on the infamous hill on San Clemente Island where BUDS trainees live and train. With 20 lb ruck sack (back pack) 400 meter brisk hike up hill 25 push-ups Return to bottom of hill 25 push-ups Return up hill 25 burpees Return bottom of hill 25 burpees Return up... Read More

Just got this email question from William who ask “How did you deal with the day to day grind at BUDS Navy SEAL training?” I have answered the question before “what is the hardest part of BUDS?”. I said that it was overall the daily grind of training and how it wears you down. You... Read More

I spend a fair amount of time on the road – either driving to events or going to do crazy endurance stuff in the woods. I have always been a big fan of what used to be called “Books on Tape” or now known as “Audiobooks”. Back in the day working in Atlanta the traffic... Read More

A Training Review by Alexander Castiglione I had the chance to attend one of James Yeager’s Fighting Pistol classes at Tactical Response in Camden, TN this past weekend – March 19th and 20th, 2016. I went into it with an open mind, expected to learn some new drills, but also expecting to already have a... Read More

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If you are going to be a winner then you have to do what champions are doing. Just spent the past week with Coach Divine and SEALFIT cadre working with the warriors in Canada. While others slept in late and enjoyed the warm comforts of sitting on the couch – the Canadian warriors were crawling... Read More

Check out these videos and tips to get you started with land navigation in the field. Note – with any videos you watch you must spend time in the field with a competent instructor to learn the basics. The US Army Special Forces Land Navigation Course is an advanced training program designed to teach soldiers... Read More

I was talking with a friend this morning about life and its many problems. He explained how things were not going well for him and that wanted to just run away. Quit everything. Both of us can relate to that situation as life can throw us some hellacious curve balls. We both agreed that he... Read More