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The United States and the Pentagon have disclosed there are significantly more troops in Afghanistan than previously reported. Just a week after President Trump released a new strategy to end the war after 16 years, this report shows that the numbers of US troops to be much higher than previously thought. According to Pentagon officials, there are […]

The United States and the Pentagon have disclosed there are significantly more troops in Afghanistan than previously reported. Just a week after President Trump released a new strategy to end the war after 16 years, this report shows that the numbers of US troops to be much higher than previously thought. According to Pentagon officials, there are […]

Back to the gym on Thursday morning for a Chest and triceps workout to include some push-ups, sit-ups, and kip ups. Then a 5-mile run over varied terrain. Remember to stay hydrated and mark your progress down in your workout log book. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x 12 Bench Press 3 x […]

The home football season for Garden Grove High School will start next week with an historic significance and observance. On Friday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m., the Garden Grove Unified School District will hold a special dedication ceremony at the district’s new Michael A. Monsoor Memorial Stadium at GGHS, 11271 Stanford Ave. The new state-of-the-art stadium […]

Wednesday is Hump Day of the week,  so we’ll head to the gym for a back and shoulders workout and then head out for a 5-mile ruck march. Remember to stay hydrated while on the march and mark your progress in the workout log book. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x 12 Lat […]

Tuesday morning is time to go back to the gym to work on pull-ups and rope climbing preparation as well as Leg Day. Go heavier with the sled push to build up some explosion and it will definitely help with the rucksack marches. If you don’t have access to climbing ropes, (which my gym doesn’t) then […]

We get email and tweets via social media all the time and most of them are great questions that we get about preparatory training for Special Operations Forces. And we’ll normally answer a private message with one in kind. But at times if there is a really good question, especially one that we get from […]

The U.S. military has sent countless dogs to serve alongside soldiers in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere since Sept. 11. They have become a valuable member of the troops working in some of the toughest battlefields in the world. With increases in technology, including constructing mannequin dogs, the Pentagon is ensuring many more of them will […]

Happy Monday, we’ll do prep for the UBRR (Upper Body Round Round) by doing a small Pretest on the Pushups, Sit-ups, Crunches, and V-Ups two times. Go thru the entire cycle and then do it again and see where your fitness level is. This will lead to our article later on this morning perfectly. Ensure […]

We’ll kick off things today with our Sunday morning rucksack march. A warm up of pushups and planks followed by a fast paced 5-mile ruck march with a 45-pound minimum to start the day right. The ability to carry a rucksack is of paramount importance in Special Operations. Remember to stay hydrated throughout the ruck […]

Shoulder and back exercise this morning in the gym before a 4-mile run to top things off. If you have access to any ropes, you should start incorporating rope climbing into your workouts. If not towel pull-ups are the next best thing. Mark down your progress in your workout log book and remember to stretch well […]

As one can guess from the title of this, it isn’t going to end well. I have a built-in bias against anyone wearing a Che Guevara shirt. Every time I encountered this, it usually ended in an ugly fashion.  Sorry, but there it is. And I’ll spell out my experiences below. One of the biggest […]