If you’re a functional fitness athlete, chances are your cardio sucks. It’s a harsh statement, I know, and I put myself in this category as well. Functional fitness athletes are pretty strong and mentally tough, with great anaerobic endurance, but they often neglect their aerobic conditioning. This is likely the single biggest factor that is limiting your performance. This article will discuss methods to increase your aerobic capacity, and still keep all your gainz bro.
The Off Season: Time to Fix These 3 Weaknesses
The competitive season is over, and for the vast majority of us that means that our competitive season is done, and barring Tonya Harding, we aren’t going to the Regionals or the Games. That means it’s our off season, which is the time for fun, trying new things, and fixing our weaknesses. Keep reading to find out how to structure your off season.
Gear Review Benchmade Nimravus: The Knife Rambo Should Have Carried
If there’s anything I learned from the movie Rambo, it’s that if you want to be a chiseled badass, then you have to have a fixed blade knife. That whole franchise would have been ruined if he hadn’t had that fixed blade monster he carried around. While we may not need something that big, a good fixed blade knife is a key piece of gear for anyone. Keep reading to see our thoughts on the Benchmade Nimravus.
The 5 Worst Kinds of Gun Guys
Everyone knows gun people are super cool and can wear sunglasses indoors without anyone saying a word to them, but let me tell you, there are some folks that are not super cool and maybe, in fact, are un cool. Some of them wear outlandish outfits, some have more guns than they do bullets. Keep reading to find out if you are one of these people.
Performing at the Highest Level Without Meat
Vegetarians and vegans have to fight many battles and one of the biggest is the stereotype surrounding a plant-based diet. The stereotypical depiction of a vegetarian is weedy and weak, particularly in the sports industry. Yet some of the world’s biggest and fittest athletes perform at the highest level on a vegetarian diet proving that going meat-free doesn’t equal lower performance levels.
3 Best Self Defense Tools: No Guns Allowed
There are a lot of articles on this website and the interwebs on how to carry a gun for self defense. They cover the types of firearms you should buy, gear considerations, and much more. This isn’t that type of article. This article will give you the 3 best self defense tools for when you can’t carry a firearm, or if you don’t feel comfortable doing so.
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.
