Are You Still Being Nagged By Lingering Soft Tissue Injuries That Hold You Back?
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Let Me Show You How To Get Out Of The Pain Cave
Members of the sheepdog community come to me a little bit lost and a lot frustrated. They’ve tried a whole range of products, workout plans and fad diets to get healthier, but they still haven’t attained their standard and haven’t even considered online coaching.
Maybe that’s you right now? You’ve tried to eat better, do more PT, started meditating but your body and health isn’t changing.
The majority of the sheepdogs I work with are SO CLOSE to achieving optimal health. They’re just missing a few small (but crucial) tweaks that make all the difference. Once we sort out the adjustments that need to be made together, their bodies change and the frustration can end.
Whether you are seeking out to be an elite warfighter or be a more present and active parent you will benefit from habit based, online coaching created by someone who has literally sweated in the trenches with you.
So what’s holding back your body from optimal health and performance?
I’m here to help you find out!
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THE BIG 5 KETTLEBELL ASS KICKER
We fitness people like to get fancy. We like to give exercises complicated names but all we really need is a kettlebell and some basic movements. We like to tell you that you need 1800 different tools to get a good workout in. You need complicated machines, stability balls, giant elastic bands, digital tracking devices, …
The A.T.H.E.N.A. Program: An Online Training Program for Women Who Served
A.T.H.E.N.A: Alliance, Tenacity, Health, Exercise, Nutrition, Authenticity, are the core elements I had in mind while creating our brand-new training program for women veterans. HRD2KILL Training Programs are proud to announce the first wave of registration for our latest project designed for veteran women in Canada. So, if you personally know a woman veteran, …
A.T.H.E.N.A : Un Programme d’Entrainement Pour Les Femmes Qui Ont Servi Notre Pays
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This Is A Test : Keeping Your Head In The Game In 2021
Let’s be frank, 2020 has been testing every single one of us and our mental health more than anyone could have ever imagined. The worst thing is, 2021 may not be any different! Everything we had so carefully planned to reach our fitness goals went out the window. Personally I had planned to partake …
How To Keep Our Warfighters Fighting With Dr. Kelly Starrett
Dr. Kelly Starrett is the granddaddy of mobility training and the inventor of Mobility Wod and the newly created, The Ready State. He has written multiple NY Times bestselling books; Becoming A Supple Leopard, Deskbound AND Ready to Run. He is my go to for everything mobility related and the inspiration for my book, The Nimble Warrior. We sat …
Sleep Or Die – A Navy SEAL Explains Why Sleep Deprivation Is Killing You
Sleep or die is a mantra that should resonate in every warfighter’s head. We are terrible at managing our sleep and Dr. Kirk Parsley has seen the damaging effects, first hand, of not getting enough sleep while serving with the U.S. Navy SEALs. Odds are most of you are not getting enough sleep and …
The Ultimate Fasting Guide
Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash Hey guys, let’s talk about one of the most powerful tools in the weight-loss arsenal: Fasting. Fasting is a kick-ass weapon for improving your metabolism, lowering your cancer risk, and getting a great body if you’re a guy. If you’re a girl, it gets a little more tricky, but we’ll …
Three Dimensional Training: Why You Need to Step Out of the Squat Rack More Often then You Think
I often get asked what the best exercise or the best form of training is. My common answer, “It Depends”, frustrates the hell out of most people. Most people just want you to tell them that the best thing to do is what they are already doing or what they already love to do in …
Could Your Flat Feet Be The Cause Of Your Shin Splints?
How many of you reading this have had to deal with shin splints at some point during your military career? I bet that a good portion of you have because it has been shown that up to 35% of American military personnel suffer from shin splints. Could your flat feet be the cause of your …
T-Series Part 2: The Best Exercise For Testosterone
This past month I have become very interested in a little hormone that ain’t so little: Testosterone. This chemical is the lifeblood of male health, and that ain’t news. Yet very little is done to monitor or maintain testosterone levels in the modern world. It’d be bad enough if that were all, but testosterone has …
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I wake up some mornings and I can’t walk properly. Worse, some days I can’t go to work since my back is so jammed up nor can I play with my son either. I’m limited to how long I can stand and how long I can sit, it is a lingering reminder of the Afghan …
How Handstand Push Ups Changed My Life
“Holy sh*t, I’m like Bruce Lee!” That’s exactly what I said to my coach after a year of hard work and grinding it out after I got my first set of three handstand pushups completed in the winter of 2017. That whole day, I was riding the crescendo of a wave of accomplishment and pride …
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There are some things that you can safely assume will never happen in your life, like; successfully helping a Nigerian prince find his fortune, getting a royal flush and watching the Toronto Maple Leafs win a Stanley cup. Add to that list, for me, deadlifting with my mother. Anyone that has known me for any …
Training New Tactical Athletes At The Royal Montreal Regiment
Photos by Ben Mumme @ Lens by Benz The RMR depot platoon showed up in force for the one day seminar on, “The Tactical Athlete” held December 1st and RMR home station. The guiding question for the day was, “what is a tactical athlete?” A tactical athlete is a person with the physical ability, stamina …
I Got Fired So I Initiated The Protocol
What do you do when life kicks you hard, below the belt? Have you ever been fired, divorced, lost a close friend or family member, house burned down? Maybe all of them in one day? It’s amazing how much shit can hit us in an instant and even more amazing how some people are able …
We Own The Night – A Short Account of a Night Patrol in Afghanistan
Every step, precipitous. Every sound, unnerving. The growls and hollers of dogs alert the residents to our presence. We are owning the night. Psychologically imposing our will that we are not afraid of the last bastion of insurgent activity. Fear lives in the darkness, save for the sickening green world I perceive through the lens …
Got A Bad Back? Here’s A Plan To Fix It
You can’t do the same shit everyday and expect things to get better, can you? I’ve heard the same problem over and over again, “Dave, my back hurts all the time, I stretch and see my osteo/chiro/physio and it never seems to get better.” Does this sound familiar? When I hear it, it immediately reminds …
Working On Nimbleness With The Canadian Grenadier Guards
On December 15th, soldiers from the Canadian Grenadier Guards listened, participated and moved through a series of lessons and movement screens geared for the tactical athlete. As mentioned in a earlier post, the Tactical Athlete, is a concept that helps set the tone for a soldier’s physical development plan. With the demands of the every …
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Train Hard, Stay Alive! Drop your pills and pick up your barbells! Can you feel that? It’s the wind of change gently wisping across your face. I’ve felt it for a little while but have you? People are starting to change their outlook on their lives and their health. Take a look around your neighbourhood. …
T-Series Part 1: Why Warfighters Have Low Testosterone, and How To Test Your Hormones Properly
Photo by israel palacio on Unsplash From PTSD to brain injury, a military background greatly increases your risk of Low Testosterone. And you’re at risk to begin with. I’ve heard that the average testosterone levels of a modern day 25 year old are the same as those of a 60 year old man in the 1920s. …
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Do You Hip Hinge Bro? In the second instalment of the “Keeping Our Warfighters Fighting” series, we’re looking at the hip hinge. I want to fix your hinge, today. This series is the baby, born from a conversation I had with Dr. Kelly Starrett on the HRD2KILL Podcast, about how we can do better when training …
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When I was starting out as a personal trainer, I wasn’t really sure how a reservist can train for selection. But I’ve subsequently been able to put in countless hours of programming and have figured out a few things along the way. My first crack at it was with Alex. One day he approached me …
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Get a clipboard and start leading Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.” Colin Powell Powerful words and 100% true. …
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Dr. Kelly Starrett is the granddaddy of mobility training and the inventor of Mobility Wod and the newly created, The Ready State. He has written multiple NY Times bestselling books; Becoming A Supple Leopard, Deskbound AND Ready to Run. He is my go to for everything mobility related and the inspiration for my book, The Nimble Warrior. We sat …
Got A Bad Back? Here’s A Plan To Fix It
You can’t do the same shit everyday and expect things to get better, can you? I’ve heard the same problem over and over again, “Dave, my back hurts all the time, I stretch and see my osteo/chiro/physio and it never seems to get better.” Does this sound familiar? When I hear it, it immediately reminds …
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If you’re an athlete, I bet you’ve heard of inflammation. We can all remember our coach telling us to ice that painful joint, but what if I told you inflammation goes beyond the pain of an injury? You see, inflammation is base level biology. Any time there is damage, inflammation occurs. This inflammation signals our …
