What You Should Know About the New Special Forces/Special Operations Fitness Test There is a new Special Forces/Special Operations fitness test making its way around the team areas and creating a fun and...
Try Out These Killer Combo of Pyramids and Five-Minute Sets Finding a workout that pushes the mind and body but allows for rest when needed requires a fine line between pushing your...
How Navy SEALs Grow During Times of Adversity There's a silver lining to adversity that is critical to know. It's the confidence you gain from overcoming it that can't be...
How to Transition from a Football and Powerlifting Background to Become a Navy SEAL People often ask me how I trained for SEAL training before there were movies, books and websites helping people prepare. This...
6 Questions to Ask Yourself to Decide Whether SEAL Training Might Be Right for You A young man about to go to college emailed me with some specific questions about preparing for SEAL training as well as other...
Delving into the Many Ways to Define Mental Toughness Mental toughness has many definitions and is not limited to athletic performance and pain tolerance.
Mentally Tough? Why the Power of the Mind Is Crucial in Spec Ops Training Preparing for any Special Operations training program can be challenging and often lead to questioning yourself if you are...
Revisiting What Navy SEAL Hell Week Is Like After reviewing my article archives -- and, more specifically, my Navy SEAL-related articles, I realized I never wrote about...
How Best to Approach the Navy SEAL Grinder PT Workout The definition of "grinder" is the concrete-asphalt area at BUD/S where the students do their calisthenics workouts.
Assessing the Validity of 9 Rumors About Navy SEALS During my training to become a SEAL, I heard many rumors that made SEAL training seem like this impossible mountain to climb.
Marine Corps Boot Camp: How to Physically Train for Entrance into the Military The longer running distance and pull-ups alone are the events most people have trouble with when assessing themselves at the...
How This Enhanced ‘Murph’ Workout Will Benefit You During Log PT The Murph Workout -- a Memorial Day tradition that honors fallen Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy -- is popular throughout the...
The Great Pull-Up Grip Debate: Thumbs on Top or Around the Bar? A wide variety of grips can make your pull-up workouts more enjoyable and diversify the strain on wrists, elbows, shoulders...
The Best Fitness Exercises to Target Your Entire Upper Body This workout combination will feature useful combinations of upper-body pushing and pulling exercises for an effective...
How to Equalize Pressure to Relieve Head Pain While Swimming Underwater Many people learn to clear their ears (and sinuses) when swimming or diving underwater out of necessity.