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The 4.72 Ton Workout!!

January 12, 2011 – 21:00

The other day I moved 4.72 tons in 20 minutes- no joke.
Now that’s some serious!
How did I do it?
With complexes.
I performed a 3-minute total body kettlebell sequence complex consisting of a KB 1-Arm Clean, Forward Lunge, and Overhead Press.
In other words it was 3 total movements that hit my whole body and I seamlessly flowed [...]

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Complexes: The Simple Way to Burn Belly Fat

January 10, 2011 – 17:06

I have always found that success leaves clues so I obsessively study the methods of the many great coaches and business minds out there- I find it fascinating
One thing that I keep seeing time and time again in my research is the KISS principle:
Keep It Stupid Simple
It love this concept and I firmly strive to [...]

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Top 4 Uses of Cardio

August 21, 2010 – 11:36

So by now we all know cardio flat out sucks for fat loss.
If it’s the bottom of the totem pole for fat loss, then what is it good for?
1. Recovery
A common practice among hockey teams is to do a ‘flush ride’ on an airdyne bike immediately following a game. This flushes out all the toxins [...]

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How to make Crossfit look easy-The adventure into Tacfit

April 5, 2010 – 05:00

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 [...]

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Door Kicker Fitness- Part II

March 16, 2010 – 05:00

I received another message literally days after the first question on operator training. This one was in reference to testing procedures. This is unedited and may be a bit all over the place, but hope you can pick out the good stuff out it.
For an actual testing process, I would use some form of obstacle [...]

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Tabata’s: What the hell are they?

March 9, 2010 – 05:00

Tabata’s: What the hell are they?
Tabata’s aren’t some silly Italian bread or a some dirty street cat. They are a very effective method to improve both aerobic AND anaerobic capacities. Not only that but they blow torch fat off like white phosphorus and challenge your mental capacities to the limit. All in four minutes….

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Door Kicker Fitness Part 1

March 2, 2010 – 07:00

I recently received a message asking about strength and conditioning for law enforcement, speciffically a SWAT breacher. Below is my reply on my thoughts on it.
Hey (insert silly false name here to protect identity), first off thanks for protecting your local citizens every day. It’s a job not many respect until they need you.
Here’s my [...]

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