Running Through the Pain and on the Road to Whole Again
You ever run through the pain? I don’t mean have you ever run through physical pain such as having a stitch in your side or raced with a tight hamstring.…
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Truck Guns: Prepared Or Paranoid?
The concept of having a rifle in our vehicle “Just in case” has caught on as a trend by alot of the gun community. I feel that it is born…
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Basic Pistol Classes Need To Change: Modernize The Classroom
When students in classes are taught to shoot a rifle, generally it is much easier to get the student to an acceptable level of competency and proficiency. When students learn…
How to Mitigate Active Duty’s Performance-wrecking Culture
QUESTION FROM SOCIAL MEDIA: How do you train yourself effectively in the context of an active duty (especially junior enlisted) life, i.e. lack of sufficient sleep, worthless or damaging mandatory…
Difficulties Strengthen the Mind
“And be grateful. Our scars have the power to remind us the past was real” – Hannibal Yesterday I stopped in at my regular Laotian kitchen in the city for…
KETTLEBELLS & Athletes: WILL THEY BLEND?
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…
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Dallas Police Department 1 Year On
It is a logical anomaly that in this day and age our law enforcement as a profession learns mostly from tragedy. While not necessarily unique in that regard, we consistently…
The Angry Vet Hurts Us All
Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) By David K. Devaney SgtMaj USMC Retired Most people who are paying any attention to our military know that less than 1% of Americans serve in uniform.…
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Ultra Athlete at The Toughest Mudder
Toughest Mudder is a new competitive series by Tough Mudder. It is a series of 8 hour races taking place on a 5 mile obstacle course, beginning at midnight on…
We Must Honor the Dead by Celebrating Life
MENTOR. I don’t know why I wrote this. I was just driving down the road 15 minutes ago and thought about him. I’ve never understood death very well. I didn’t…