I made the drive to Bellingham. It’s suppose to be an hour and a half drive, but those of you that have seen I-5 around Seattle know to double your time minimum. It took me four hours. I had just spent 19 hours the day prior sitting in HMMWV’s, so needless to say I was [...]
Westside for 220th Skinny bastards
Warning: This program will make your clothes fit tighter, draw attention from really hot girls and become freaky strong. You’ve been warned!
Those of you not familiar with Joe Defranco, you’ve been missing out. The program that follows is from his WS4SB (WestSide for Skinny Bastards) series. Specifically I pulled the template from part [...]
September 24, 2011 – 17:13
Just a quick post on programming. This is just a template and we’ll get to the specifics later.
This is for a standard military member as the specifics aren’t there, job doesn’t matter much.
This is based off the 4×7 wave. If you’re on deployment, this should be a non issue. If you’re state side, suck it [...]
September 20, 2011 – 03:17
Gates of Fire
Reprinted with permission from Michael Yon
August 31, 2005
The top leaders of the Deuce Four: CSM Robert Prosser and LTC Erik Kurilla making the call to Daniel’s Mom outside the hospital
Mosul, Iraq
Combat comes unexpectedly, even in war.
On Monday, while conducting operations in west Mosul, a voice came over the radio saying troops from our [...]
September 18, 2011 – 03:15
Little Girl
Reprinted with permission from Michael Yon
May 14, 2005
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September 15, 2011 – 03:27
Deployment Fitness Guide
Warning:Fobbit jokes contained within. If you are offended, pease refer yourself to Mental Toughness Training
(Also known as the blue collar guide to getting things done not so fancy)
Updated as of 20MAR09
Welcome to the ever evolving Deployment Fitness Guide. This also applies to any first responders working in an active role. Within, the goal is [...]
September 15, 2011 – 03:26
Quick Start Guide
Updates as of 04 May 2009
The first 100 days of fitness in theater
Bare Bones Option-Under $35-$62 and some download time for you cheap bastards(and those that have no access to anything except what you bring on your back)
First 4 weeks- Minimum essentials prior to deployment. Bodyweight Exercise Revolution E-Book from www.bodyweightexerciserevolution.com and a [...]
September 15, 2011 – 03:25
Workout structure
If I shouldn’t be doing the sealrangerpjsniperspecialforces high intensity all the time workouts, what should I be doing? Couple different options. But either way you’ll be doing high intensity no more than twice a week. No seriously, don’t jack with the formula. I told my Squad leader once “Don’t f*ck with the system or [...]
September 15, 2011 – 03:24
Austere Equipment
Building your own gym just takes a bit of imagination. Here’s some things that worked for us. This list isn’t very extensive as this tour afforded us a decent gym or the items below were sufficient for what we needed when it was fobbit hour at the gym(for some reason these guys actually pay [...]