As we’ve been discussing the past few weeks, making your fueling plan as high a priority as sleeping and training will provide a foundation for excellence and propel you every step of the way toward your audacious goal. You’ll have more energy, you’ll digest more of your training, you’ll recover faster and it will allow […]
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Last week we discussed how ridding your diet of simple sugars will allow you to capitalize on your body’s ability to generate optimal, sustained levels of energy and power output. Some may feel that the quality of fuel is not so much of an issue as long as you’re out there burning it off. You […]
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In last week’s post, we gave you a series of simple tips to get you started on the path to a high-performance diet. A high-performance diet is the equivalent of a low-inflammation diet. Perhaps the best way to illustrate the role of inflammation in regards to your physical and mental performance is by taking a […]
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SEALFIT Stamina: Cornerstone to Preparing for the Unknown & Unknowable As we celebrate our nation’s birthday, it’s a good time to reflect on the qualities that have made our country so great–and how we can embody those same attributes… One of those is stamina, or your ability to keep going for the long haul. Just […]
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My experience as a Navy SEAL triggered a sea of change in my perception about the potential of human performance. For starters, being one of the 40 out of 180 in my class who survived Hell Week provided a new reference point for what the human body could handle in terms of a relentless onslaught […]
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The Truth About SEALFIT Training “Il meglio è l’inimico del bene”—“The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good”—wrote Voltaire, the great French philosopher known for fighting for the freedom of expression. In regards to engaging a character-building program like SEALFIT, I take Voltaire’s quote to mean quit dithering and get on it. Rather than put […]
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Aristotle In my book, 8 Weeks to SEALFIT: A Navy SEAL’s Guide to Unconventional Training For Physical & Mental Toughness, I tell a story about a middle-aged business owner who described himself as common. He’d hit his 40s, and […]
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Part 5 of the Warrior Yoga series Warrior Yoga: Yoga as a Performance Engine by Mark Divine Though Yoga is considered a workout by those who enjoy sweating in a Hot Yoga class or blazing through a vinyasa power yoga sequence, it is also being embraced by many athletes and warriors as a supplement to […]
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Part 4 of the Warrior Yoga series Warrior Yoga: An Adaptable Mind/Body/Spirit Practice (in more ways than one!) by Mark Divine In this series of posts, we’ve examined some of the benefits to be gained through a consistent yoga practice. Particularly how yoga can be at the heart of a Warrior’s daily rituals, rituals that, […]
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