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Rant: How Crappy Food Won Today

Bottom Line Up Front: Today I am going to just rant (vent? complain?) about the past 4 hours. There is a call to action at the end to at least make me feel better. 1100 hrs It started innocently enough…

What is CrossFit?

Bottom Line Up Front: There is a lot of confusion from those within the fitness community and from those outside it about CrossFit. I hope to clear it up so you know the answer next time someone asks “What is…

Archery Elk Hunt Packing List Review

Bottom Line Up Front: I executed a DIY OTC archery elk hunt in Colorado this year. I wrote about the whole experience here. This post is a detailed look at the archery elk hunt packing list itself. As I already…

AAR: Colorado Archery Elk Hunt

Bottom Line Up Front: I planned, prepared, and executed an archery elk hunt in Colorado this year. In accordance with the US Army’s Operations Process (plan, prepare, execute and assess), this is the assessment and after action review. In true BLUF…

Thoughts on Current Physical Fitness Training Program, July 2016

Bottom Line Up Front: This is a summary and explanation of my physical fitness training program as of July 2016. Background Before I tell you about what I’m doing for physical training, I should tell you why I am doing…

The Framework Exercise Program

Bottom Line Up Front: Exercising without planning will lead to less than ideal results. The framework exercise program offers the minimum structure while giving maximum flexibility to the athlete to execute their strength and conditioning plan. In my last post, I…

Training vs Working Out

Bottom Line Up Front: There are a lot of people who are dedicated to exercise that do not have a plan with their training. This post will cover the benefits of training vs working out. I was listening to another…

Comfortable Pants for People With Athletic Builds

Bottom Line Up Front: After years of research into pants for those of us with thick thighs, here is a round-up of the options for comfortable pants for people with athletic builds. I have not often been able to find…