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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 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 To Develop The Heart Of A Champion
