Category: FITCOM

Tips on staying active, fueled and ready to overcome all obstacles.

How to Make a Sandbag Pill for Weighted Ruck Runs

Lately I’ve been going on Ruck Runs to build myself up for the GORUCK Challenges I’ll be doing in Oklahoma and Dallas this year, followed by the GORUCK Ascent in September with Mike. While I haven’t done many Ruck Runs since leaving the Navy, I still use the construction techniques I was taught at BUD/s… Continue reading How to Make a Sandbag Pill for Weighted Ruck Runs

GORUCK Tough: An account of GORUCK Challenge Class 031

On May 7th, I completed the GORUCK Challenge (class 031) in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and will be forever changed. If you aren’t familiar with the Challenge, it’s billed as a team event that lasts 15-20 miles and around 8-10 hours. Although, the cadre loves to under promise and over deliver. Straight from their site, here is… Continue reading GORUCK Tough: An account of GORUCK Challenge Class 031

Learn How to Climb Rope like a Navy SEAL and Build Functional Strength

So why should you climb rope? First of all, if you’re not including rope climbing in your routine, you’re missing out on one of the best forearm and grip workouts around. Climbing rope is also at the core of the Functional Strength discussions we’ve had here on ITS. Just as we advocate being able to… Continue reading Learn How to Climb Rope like a Navy SEAL and Build Functional Strength

Swimming for Fitness, Combat and Lifesaving Applications

As we continue to build our article library on diving, I’d like to branch off with a few articles on the basic principles of swimming, how our military uses it and why you should work it into your exercise regimen. Today we’ll be addressing some core information on swimming as a skill-set and looking at… Continue reading Swimming for Fitness, Combat and Lifesaving Applications

Corps Strength Fitness Program: Initial Review

I recently received a fitness book called Corps Strength from former U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant Paul Roarke, who had contacted us a few weeks back to see if we’d be interested in reviewing his program. While initially skeptical, I emailed him back and expressed my interest in reviewing the book and offering my honest… Continue reading Corps Strength Fitness Program: Initial Review

Preparing for Soft Sand Running at BUD/S

Preparing for BUD/S or not, running on soft sand is an excellent way to train and exercise. Students at BUD/S will run on the soft sand (SS) on a daily basis, which is very different than harder sand or surfaces. Whether on a conditioning run, the O-course, running up and over the berm, boats-on-heads, logs,… Continue reading Preparing for Soft Sand Running at BUD/S

Functional Strength: Developing the Pull-Up

We’ve recently talked the importance of physically being able to save yourself, and one of the most important aspects to this is upper body strength and the pull-up. Again, functional strength movements are movements the body makes naturally. Let’s talk realistically here for a second, is the guy that grunts and groans way to loudly… Continue reading Functional Strength: Developing the Pull-Up

Can You Physically Save Yourself?

First off, this post is not meant to be discouraging. It’s quite the opposite actually. Self-sufficiency can mean many different things to many different people. It can mean not only having the skills to know what to do in certain situations, but having the stamina and strength to make those skills work. That’s what we’ll… Continue reading Can You Physically Save Yourself?

How to Train for Running When You Have a Life

Let me start off by throwing in a caveat, I’m not an elite runner. I never ran in high school or college, nor am I truly any type of physiologist or scientist. I have however, over the past few years, taken a bigger interest in running, combined it with my longstanding interest in learning about… Continue reading How to Train for Running When You Have a Life