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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
There is no better medicine for what ails you than lifting heavy objects. Find out one essential lift you should be doing to keep away the Grim Reaper. Lifting is built into our DNA – how else do you push an angry gorilla off your chest or lift and carry the deer you just killed, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“Man, I’ve got a goal to pass selection, I really like your training style. Can we work together to get me there?” This was the conversation that really started it all for me. THE IMPORTANCE OF GOAL SETTING Up until this conversation, I really wasn’t taking my personal training business seriously, I had a few …
I had an awesome conversation with my latest podcast guest, Jonny Collins, about how so many men are not living optimally. Are you ‘dangerous’ was the underlying theme to our conversation and what that means to the modern, western man. Being dangerous isn’t about kicking the shit out of the first, random dude you see …
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. …
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 …
