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Breaking Down the Army Fitness Test Changes with CSM Raymond Harris
On Monday the Army announced some major fitness testing changes that include removing the Standing Power Throw (SPT) and introducing sex-neutral stan…
1 year, 4 months ago
VO2 Max as a Vital Sign
In 2016 the American Heart Association called for Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF), generally measured using VO2max, to be included as a vital sign. T…
1 year, 4 months ago
Endurance Training 101: Top Down vs Bottom Up
This episode is all about identifying the right approach to endurance training for different types of athletes. Some people are genetically predispos…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Financial Foundation of Health and Readiness with Brendan Duebner
The human performance community often focuses on physical fitness at the expense of other domains. Recent holistic approaches have improved the ways …
1 year, 4 months ago
SEAL Mindset with Commander (Retired) Jon Macaskill
This episode covers a lot of ground. On the heels of last week's episode where we had to edit out our discussion of women in special operations, that…
1 year, 5 months ago
USASOC Command Sergeant Major JoAnn Naumann
CSM JoAnn Naumann planned on serving one enlistment in the Army to get a clearance and learn a language so she would be competitive for the Foreign S…
1 year, 5 months ago
Gym Myths and Truths: Research Review
In this episode we look at a few pieces of recent research that focus on how knowledgeable both health and fitness professionals and average gym goer…
1 year, 5 months ago
Stolen Lunch Money with Steve Beynon
After they complete initial entry training all soldiers are entitled to Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) to help pay for food, but many of them …
1 year, 5 months ago
Medical Standards for Military Service with COL (R) Chris Meyering
1.35 million applicants received a military entrance physical from 2016 to 2020, and about 15% of them received an initial disqualification. More tha…
1 year, 5 months ago
Military Injury Research with Dr. Dan Rhon
How much do we really know about injury risk and prevention? Our guest this week argues it's less than most people think, so we dive into the state o…
1 year, 6 months ago