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, …
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 : Alliance, ténacité, habitudes de vie saines, exercice et authenticité, étaient les éléments auxquels je pensais lorsque j’ai créé un tout nouveau programme et service personnalisé pour les vétéranes des Forces Armées Canadiennes. HRD2KILL Training Programs est fier d’annoncer la première vague d’inscription pour ce nouveau projet ouvert aux femmes vétéranes des FAC. Si …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
As a coach that has worked in the industry for close to a decade, I have had the privilege to coach and work with hundreds of women in a variety of settings; in fitness classes large and small, in workshops and certification courses, through online coaching and in one and one personal training. My first …
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 …
The first time I ever performed an American Swing it was taught to me by a Russian kettlebell sport world champion. The irony of this moment was not lost on me. It was included as part of a conditioning circuit during a two day kettlebell sport certification. I had been swinging kettlebells for years …
