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What The Hell Is Conditioning?

July 18, 2017

Fitness Movements, Intel & Opinion, Mission Fitness, Planning

Most people have seen the term “strength & conditioning.” We all have a very solid idea of what strength and strength training are. But what the hell is “conditioning?” If you turn to the dictionary we g... Read More...

KETTLEBELLS & Athletes: WILL THEY BLEND?

Nate Morrison

July 12, 2017

Fitness Movements, Mission Fitness, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

Today I received the following question on our Facebook Group: “Nate, would love to know your thoughts on Hard Style KBs vis-a-vis GS KBs for building transferable strength for everyday hard living as well a... Read More...

CQB Education Part 2 by Project Gecko- Breach Denied

Guest Writer

June 27, 2017

CQB, Fitness Movements, Tactics

https://youtu.be/2hKlsCEmoyI In this Video, we are going to talk over the breaching, and some of the actions which hinder the security of the team and their initial performance. It is important to reme... Read More...

Jon Dufresne Doing Shooting Drills: 2-2-4-2-2

Michael Kurcina

June 18, 2017

Firearms, Fitness Movements, Mission Critical, Shooting Tips & How To

Shooting is a skill, and to keep it one needs practice. Repetitive instruction builds the skills you need for shooting quickly and accurately. Different drills are used to develop different skills. Shooting ... Read More...

Dry Fire Practice with Jon ‘Mochabear’ Dufresne

Michael Kurcina

June 14, 2017

Ammunition & Reloading, Firearms, Fitness Movements, Mission Fitness, Planning, Prepping & Survival, Shooting Tips & How To

In this video from Sage Dynamics, Jon discusses his philosophy and techniques for dry fire. Jon Dufresne is a former US Army Ranger. He deployed multiple times with the 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment to the... Read More...

The DOD Needs “Tactical Athlete Culture”

Nate Morrison

June 10, 2017

Fitness Movements, Mission Critical, Mission Fitness, Mission Health

There are many things I have learned over the past few years. As a military human performance expert, it is my responsibility to explore the issues that affect the military physical fitness of soldiers and oper... Read More...

Basic Tactics: Have a Plan Before Clearing Danger Areas

Michael Kurcina

May 20, 2017

Concealment, CQB, Escape and Evasion, Fitness Movements, Home Security, Intel & Opinion, MASTERY, Mission Critical, Mission Security, Planning, PSYCHE, Tactics

Tactics Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. Horace We want to again restate this article is not a “be-all” “end-all” article that will... Read More...

Basic Tactics: Single File Formation

Michael Kurcina

May 20, 2017

CQB, Fitness Movements, Home Security, Intel & Opinion, MASTERY, Mission Critical, Mission Security, PSYCHE, Tactics

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. Horace We want to restate this article is not a “be-all” “end-all” article that will solve every ... Read More...

The Saxon Definition of Strength

Nate Morrison

May 15, 2017

Fitness Movements, Intel & Opinion, Mission Critical, Mission Health

The great Arthur Saxon is still considered to be the all-around strongest man known to history. In his 1905 book, The Development of Physical Power, he gave the following extended definition of strength and... Read More...

Important History – What is Gymnastics?

Nate Morrison

May 14, 2017

Fitness Movements, Mission Critical

As they say, the truth will set you free!! Nowhere is this freedom needed more than in the field of physical fitness training. Fortunately, the truth is not so difficult to find, especially when armed with a ma... Read More...