Finding a good holster for your pistol with a light can be a real pain. Often times there are only a few companies making holsters for it, and they will only do holsters for the most popular light and gun combos, but what if you carry something that is not quite as popular? Well you are in luck. The Blackhawk Omnivore holster is a level two retention holster that can fit over 150 types of pistols. Keep reading to see how it does this, and my experiences with this excellent piece of gear.
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17 Most Important Gunfight Stats: Backed By Data and Real World Experience
Gunfights are awesome to watch on TV. The good guy wins, and bad guys go flying through the air in a spray of blood. Unfortunately, these types of images we see on the silver screen rarely have much in common with reality. This can lead us as armed professionals, and concerned citizens, to make some critical errors if we ever find ourselves on a two way range. Keep reading to discover the 17 most important gunfight statistics backed by data and real world experience.
5 Weeks of Functional Fitness Programming During the Competitive Season
The competitive season is upon us. You’ve been working hard all year to try and move up the rankings. You’ve carefully tracked your stats, and been very disciplined in your programming, but what kind of program should you do during the open to maximize your fitness for this month long event? Keep reading to see 5 weeks of programming that is specifically tailored to allow you to crush the open WODs, and continue to improve your fitness.
The Lightest Tactical Gear: What $31,000 Can Buy You
Your body armor is killing you. In fact, everything you carry is probably trying to kill you. This is because those in the military, police, and contracting professions are carrying more equipment than ever, and it is costing us. This is one area that seems that no matter how much technology we throw at the problem, not much progress is made. There is some good news. I’ve spec’d the best equipment and shown you exactly how much it costs, weighs, and where you can get it. Keep reading to find out just how much cutting edge tactical equipment lightens your load.
Individual Fitness Programming for SEALs, Marines, and Regular Joes
Yeah, yeah, we all know functional fitness is great and Rich Froning is amazing, blessed be his name, but is it right for everyone? I would say yes, but you must tailor your personal programming for your own needs. If you are a military member this is going to be fairly wide and varied. An infantryman will have different needs than logistics personnel, which will have different needs than an assaulter on a SEAL team. Keep reading this article to learn how to assess your individual needs, and set up your own, individualized fitness program.
Gear Review: Garmin Fenix 3HR for Functional Fitness, and Endurance Athletes
Wearable fitness devices have exploded in popularity in the last few years. What initially started as basic stop watches with a heart rate monitor, that were the size of a typewriter, are now sleek devices that can do sophisticated data analytics, providing you with tons of valuable information. As a person who takes their fitness seriously, keep reading to learn why you should be using the Garmin Fenix 3 HR.
Carbs Equal to Steroids: New Nutrition Research for Functional Fitness Athletes
Oh no, he’s writing about carbs. We’re all gonna get fat, and all of our followers will flock to other Instagram accounts. It’s true, this article will cover some recent, hot off the presses research, that investigated performance and carbohydrate intake. Keep reading to discover how much carbs can improve your performance. Spoiler alert it’s as much as hard training on steroids!
3 Amazing Dry Fire Practice Tools That Save You Thousands of Dollars
If you don’t dry fire then screw you. Just kidding, but seriously. Dry fire practice is the only way you will ever move past the beginning stages of firearms training. Unfortunately, this type of training, while incredibly important, has been pretty much the same for the last 50 years. Now, with the advent of apps, lasers, and a few other modern tools, we can measure and time all of our key metrics to become better shooters. Keep reading if you want to find out 3 tools that will allow you to shoot like a boss, and save you thousands.
7 Best Resources for Functional Fitness
If you perform a google search for “fitness tips” you will receive over 12 million results. This leaves us with a bit of a conundrum, statistically speaking. We know that all these resources can’t be worth while. Sure, some will be great, most will be ok, and some will be downright wrong, or dangerous. So where are we to go for quality advice? Keep reading to see the 7 Best resources for functional fitness training.
A Better Functional Fitness Ranking System
Functional Fitness has been a sport for over a decade, with it gaining massive popularity in only the last few years. As a relatively new sport, it still lacks some of the features of more mature sports, such as basketball, football, etc. One of these glaring deficiencies, is the lack of a valid ranking system. Keep reading to discover the five levels for functional fitness athletes, that cover everyone from the newest beginner to the fittest on earth.
