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 …
Plain and simple: This article is about why you should meditate to get fit as f***. I’ve been training since age 14 in all manner of sports. Martial arts, swimming, water polo, rock climbing, cross country, discus, backpacking, and finally, CrossFit. However, I also studied Buddhism extensively the same year I began martial arts. Believe …
Know Yourself: An Introduction to Psychometrics Get to know yourself and become a better human being. Do you find it hard to get up on time in the morning, connect well with people, but your relationship is a mess. What’s the deal? In this post, we’re going to talk about psychometrics, both so that you …
The Most Powerful Way To Truly Protect Yourself From Not Only Covid, But The Majority Of Modern Disease Hey guys. Let me start by saying I LOVE writing for HRD2KILL. This is an awesome community of go-getters. With that said, the info I’m here to provide can and should be used by anyone. Let’s have …
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 …
Hello HRD2KILL community. It is an honor to be writing this article for my friend and fellow health coach David Morrow. I am a health and fitness writer with a long background in sports and athletics. At age 22 I crashed hard, and spent the next two years recovering from complex chronic disease. Now …
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 …
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 …
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. …
