Observations on Working with a Coach by Phil Ringman | March 08, 2022 I hired a coach because I was stuck due to two fixable issues: poor technique and not knowing how to program effectively. Four months in, it's some of the best money I've ever spent. Continue reading
One Year of Low Volume Training by John Petrizzo, DPT, SSC | January 11, 2022 As the years have gone by, like most of us, the available time that I have to train has become more and more compressed. I have always worked multiple jobs...[i]n the fall of 2020 my wife and I welcomed the birth of our son. At the same time my mother was dealing with complications from a stage-4 cancer diagnosis. To say that life stress was at an all-time high and available time to train was at an all-time low would be an understatement. Continue reading
Running Won’t Get You There by Tyler Perkins | October 26, 2021 For the vast majority of my life, I would have considered myself a runner – the awfully slow, ungifted, lumbering sort – but a runner, nonetheless. At 17, I joined my high school’s cross-country team to prepare for my enlistment in the Navy where I planned to try my hand at Naval Special Operations training... Continue reading
Harder to Kill by Bruce Trout, SSC | October 05, 2021 Who am I? Well, I suppose that depends on who you ask. I am a husband, a father, a son and to some a hero. I don’t want to get ahead of myself so let me start with the basics. Continue reading
Training with Chronic Injuries: A Case Study by Alexander Pisanello, DPT and John Petrizzo, DPT, SSC | August 25, 2021 My name is Alex Pisanello and I am a 35-year-old service-connected veteran. Over the course of my time in the military, I served in a variety of combat operations including several deployments and suffered numerous permanent injuries as a result...Traditional physical therapy failed to alleviate painful symptoms, restore strength and optimize my ability to function. Continue reading
