http://www.marinecorpstimes.com By Gina Harkins Six months after the Corps rolled out its premiere functional fitness program, officials are working to ease apprehension among Marines who remain skeptical of the new workouts. They are establishing a training pipeline that will enable troops to teach one another, like they do with martial arts, and also indoctrinating new…
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By Tim Kauppinen As a law enforcement officer, you know that staying in shape is an important part of your job. You also know that it’s extremely difficult to find the time to work out consistently. Let’s face it, fitting in an hour or two of exercise every day is just not very realistic in…
Read MoreBy Susan Andrews Military training exercises is not just your ordinary aerobics workout; it’s absolutely more than that. This type of exercise routine is perceived to be more demanding compared to other types of conventional aerobic workouts. This workout routine includes exercises that intensely work out the upper body and the lower body muscles that…
Read MoreBy MSG (RET) MadMax Mullen The U.S. Army Special Forces Combat Divers School, Key West, Florida, is one of the most physical demanding courses in Special Operations outside of Delta and the Special Forces selection courses. This is a school that you just can’t be-bop up into expecting to pass. If that’s the mind set…
Read MoreBy Tom Diesel During the years that I have trained law enforcement officers and soldiers, I have both heard and witnessed incidents where they have been overpowered and hurt in the line of duty. Recently, I assisted two California motorcycle officers who were overpowered by a suspect. A mean right hook wielded by the suspect…
Read MoreBy Howard “Mad Max” Mullen Moving On OK, I see that you survived last week, so let’s kick it up a notch. By now, your body should be adapting to the running/cardio so let’s knock this final week out and do our first time trial. Here goes. Week Two program Day 8: 5-mile jog (8…
Read MoreBy MSG (Ret.) Howard “Mad Max” Mullen Running is the Fitness Core In Special Operations Forces, running is the backbone of an operator’s fitness program. Running comes to the point that it becomes second nature—a part of an operator’s lifestyle. Physical training (PT) is conducted five days per week, regardless of weather conditions—rain, shine, sleet,…
Read MoreBy MSG (Ret.) Mad Max Mullen Due to the popularity of the “The Blue House Raid: North Korean Commandos Are Hardcore PT Studs,” I have received numerous requests for more information on the raid, and a follow-up on the story. Many readers have never heard of “The Blue House Raid” and were intrigued by the…
Read MoreMaster Sergeant here. Okay, it’s that time of the year to start getting those bodies back into shape. Before you begin any type of workout regime or engage in any type of strenuous physical activity, it is important to receive a physical. If it has been a few years since you worked out, I can’t…
Read MoreBy MSG (Ret.) Mad Max Mullen Fitness for thought… Let’s imagine that you were going to war against the North Korean Army Special Operations Commandos. You would be going up against one of the best-conditioned commando units in the world. The North Korean Army has the largest standing special operations force in the world—it makes…
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