Question And Answer

QUESTION I will be attending Seal Officer Assessment and Selection in the middle of May.  It is one week of physically intense training comparable to the first phase of BUD/S. From what I’m told there will be an intial PST and that is the only official assessment. The other things include  1.5 mile ocean swim, […]

QUESTION I’m a student in an outdoor college program in Upstate NY that trains it’s students to become guides/instructors in various disciplines. At the end of our time in the program our Senior Capstone, or Senior Expedition as we call it, must be done which includes planning and executing an expedition relevant to our studies. […]

QUESTION Hi, I’m a Coast Guardsmen my goals are pretty simple, I’m very interested in your training programs. Looking for the one that suits my needs. I’m trying to be a Company Commander ( drill instructor ) very competitive it requires you not only to be physically fit but they also look into cosmetic qualities […]

QUESTION If you have an opportunity, I would love to discuss some concepts that I can translate back to my work. I work in the SOF community, and most mission sets you can translate to the gym/ work out time. One item I have found that hasn’t been crossed over is performing operations in full […]

QUESTION I am interested in starting a subscription. As a physically active Hospital Corpsman in the USN I am interested in becoming a Special Amphibious Recon Corpsman in the future. Committing myself to training these next two years my aim is to pass the initial test and get into the pipeline as soon as I […]

QUESTION Just got back from selection and was selected. Thanks for what you do. Your ruck based plan truly helped me be physically ready and allowed me to focus on the mental aspect of the course. My question is, I have from now until January before I start the pipeline. What plans should I do […]

QUESTION First I wanna say thank you and let you know I passed the US Forest Service Smokejumper selection course, and I feel that using your program definitely prepared me for the course. Second, I wanted to ask you what program would be best for Pro Ski Patrol.( Currently working through Monster Factory, then will […]

QUESTION Which plan would you recommend for pure strength maintenance?  I’m at a point now (365# front squat, 255# push press) where I don’t really desire to focus on strength and get a whole lot stronger, but know if I don’t train strength I will lose it.  I’m looking for a plan that has minimal […]

QUESTION I’m an active duty Army officer who is looking for a PT program, and I remember a lot of guys using Military Athlete when I was supporting a special forces group. In one instance, a guy who had been significantly hurt used a custom program from you that brought him back not only full […]

QUESTION I was just trying to figure out how to put something together with the Afghanistan pre-deployment package along with heavy lifting. I’m in the Wisconsin National Guard and we are deploying at the end of February.  I have around 5 weeks with equipment. ANSWER You could pair the Afghanistan Pre-Deployment Training Plan with the […]