Are You Missing This One Chronic Pain Relieving Step?
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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.
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.
So what’s holding back your body from optimal health and performance?
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The “New World” A lot can be said about the “new army” and the changes that have taken place over time that you hear the older active duty and veterans talks about. The world is changing, so how does a new army recruit prepare for it? The way conflicts are being fought are changing as …
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Article #1 – Fix Your Squat I want to fix your squat, 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 our warfighters. Specifically, we dug into the topic of movement and how our mobility and …
COVID 19 Survival Strategies
It would be unfitting, nay, irresponsible for me to not write about COVID 19 survival strategies during the pandemic. All my talk about being hard to kill would be just a clever tag line a came up with on a run one day. Alas, the day has come to see if I’m worth my mettle. …
Your Brain On Iron – How Lifting Can Improve Your Mental Health
Do we have our entire model of mental health treatment upside down? I’m trying to get a better understanding of how my mind works and how to better incorporate my HRD2KILL philosophy into my day to day mental health protocol. With this comes not only daily rituals and practice but loads of reading and listening …
How To Not Suck At A Long Distance Run
The Army Run was held September 29th, 2019 and I was proud to be taking on the Commander’s Challenge of 26.1 km; the longest run I would have ever completed. However, come race day, the wheels fell off and I had the worst run of my life. Why? I’ll be going over the 3 main …
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Lift Or Die!
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How To Prepare For The Army Run
Running season is in full swing. Some of us have taken on some HUGE challenges and tackled their first half marathon, triathlon, Ironman etc. It’s really impressive to see. However, plenty of us just wing it when it comes to preparing for our next big challenge. Let’s look at 3 things you can implement that …
Running High
Hands up if you think this is about the euphoric feeling you get after you finish a good run? Well, you’re not entirely wrong. I’ve recently started experimenting on myself with different cannabis products and running performance and I wanted to make you aware of my findings. Since this is an n=1 sample size, there …
Shin Splints – The Unglamorous Injury
Odds are, if you were ever in the Army, you’ve had to dance with shin splits (metaphorically and literally). Technically, this is “Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome” and is caused by a number of compounding factors but it’s essentially due to too much running and marching and an inflammation of the tissue connecting the muscles to …
Episode 6 – Steve Karagioules
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I got injured during the war; it’s the best thing that ever happened to me
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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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 …
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 …
The HRD2KILL Podcast Is Available For Download
So the beauty of running my own business is that I can implement any wild idea I have. Let me introduce one of those wild ideas, the HRD2KILL podcast. This is going to be the go to podcast for military, L.E.O. and EMS pros. The goal is not just entrepreneurial but it’s aim is to …
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This episode of the podcast we have Yves Leduc-Butterworth discussing his hard fought lessons on overcoming trauma and becoming an advocate for veterans upon his return from his tour in Afghanistan. As the founder of the Concordia Veterans’ Association and ex president, he believes strongly in the value that veterans bring to the academic community. …
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 …
Shin Splints – The Unglamorous Injury
Odds are, if you were ever in the Army, you’ve had to dance with shin splits (metaphorically and literally). Technically, this is “Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome” and is caused by a number of compounding factors but it’s essentially due to too much running and marching and an inflammation of the tissue connecting the muscles to …
How To Not Suck At A Long Distance Run
The Army Run was held September 29th, 2019 and I was proud to be taking on the Commander’s Challenge of 26.1 km; the longest run I would have ever completed. However, come race day, the wheels fell off and I had the worst run of my life. Why? I’ll be going over the 3 main …
Are You A Champion?
Episode 6 of the HRD2KILL Podcast is out and I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve Karagioules about his new book, The Heart of a Champion and what he’s learned along the way. Steve was basically raised in the Army. His years spent in the Canadian Grenadier Guard Cadet Corps gave him a skill set …
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Strong People Are Hard To Kill
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. …
