A Drink to Take Away Aches and Pains
Here’s a drink to take away muscle aches and pains. 2 lbs carrots 3 oranges 4-6 (4 inch pieces) each of ginger and turmeric A scoop of protein powder if…
Austere Medical Tip: Improvised Pelvic Splint
https://youtu.be/WtFBs_DXHwI Austere medical tips for stabilizing a fractured pelvis with supplies you have in your aidbag. If you don’t have a pelvis sling you can fashion a hasty sling out…
Special Forces Soldier Takes a Break to Enjoy The Finer Things, Sonoran Desert Whiskey Terroir
I’ve only been into whiskeys and scotch’s for about the last ten years or so, that said, I’m hardly a connoisseur but something more along the lines of one who…
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The Few, The Weird, the Uniquely Wired
It took me a long time to decide to write this. Partly because I had to put some personal things into words. Things which I, like many of us, almost…
Saving Lives Beyond Classrooms
Over the last couple of years, the field of medical tactics (a.k.a. Tactical Medicine, or several other names by which it may be known in your neck of the woods)…
Making The Push-up Great Again
Introduction The push-up is an iconic exercise that has gotten a bit of a bad rap in recent years. In the old days, the push-up was declared to be one…
New Sport Measures Military Fitness
If you’re a reader of Spotter Up then it’s safe to assume you count yourself as a member of the “tactical community”. As such, I have to assume that you…
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Brandon Coleman, Phoenix VA Whistleblower and His Incredible Journey.
Several years ago a mutual friend of mine first introduced me to Brandon Coleman at a favorite breakfast place of ours aptly named, Matt’s Big Breakfast. All three of us…
The Cold Hard Truth About Cardio
Bottom line up front: “Cardio” is not what you think it is. Everyone is doing it wrong and for the wrong reasons Understanding the truth will take your training to…
Power Training Essentials
Power training is one of my favorite subjects and this article is only going to cover a fraction of what I can teach on the subject. An article on the…