Women in Service CJ Gotcher | January 20, 2016 "Opening up the combat arms to women will be a difficult adjustment...but we can help prepare for them with effective physical training; developing stronger, faster, and more resilient candidates who can excel at the standards in their pipeline schools." Continue reading
The First Three Questions Mark Rippetoe | December 30, 2015 "I get asked about this a lot: what do I do when I get stuck? Go to an intermediate program? I’d rather ask this question: Why are you stuck when you shouldn’t be? And then I always ask these 3 very important questions, in this order..." Continue reading
Diagnosing Silly Bullshit Austin Baraki | December 23, 2015 "A charismatic speaker who can draw in your attention and trust...Prolific and confident use of highly technical, “pseudo-profound” jargon...All of this topped with a fine garnish of vaguely familiar-sounding buzzwords." Continue reading
Strength in Combat Adam Lauritzen, SSC | December 09, 2015 "The reality is that in order to win, someone has to go somewhere and physically stop the enemy from doing whatever it is we disagree with, and this will be dependent on the strength of the individual combatant. In every modern conflict, singular acts of valor occurred, which demonstrate an ever present need for our troops to be individually strong." Continue reading
Why (Almost) Nobody Should Pull Sumo Kyle Mask | November 25, 2015 "Conventional deadlifts actually work the back and hips harder, and a mechanical analysis of the two styles will show us why this is the case." Continue reading
