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4 Key Steps Towards Mental Development & Growth

Mental Toughness is the second mountain of SEALFIT training, hinting that it is not an easy “climb.” The ancient Greeks understood and embraced the concept of using hard physical training to develop the mind along with the qualities of good citizenry…such as discipline, honor, integrity, teamwork, fortitude and compassion. Those who have spent time in […]

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Eating for Primal Quest

Written by Performance Menu – Cassidy Mark Drake June 16, 2010 This month we are diving into how myself and a few team mates eat in preparation for this adventure race. That being said, this is somewhat endurance biased. At the same time, I have used it on quite a few clients in the past, […]

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Staying in the Fight: Part Six

During this final segment to the Staying in the Fight SEALFIT Journal series, I want to emphasize the significance of what we’ve covered and how everyday decisions can ultimately impact whether you succeed or fail in your life’s endeavors. A “staying in the fight” mentality is crucial for success in any endeavor. Whether you are […]

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Building Unbeatable Teams – Part 2

Building and unbeatable team is as crucial for a business to succeed as it is for a SWAT or SOF team to dominate their operations. In part 1 of this series I introduced the concept of Integral Theory as it pertains to Teams. As a quick review, we operate simultaneously in three primary “spheres” or […]

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Building Unbeatable Teams – Part 1

If you have been on a team that was firing on all cylinders and performing at an elite level, then you have experienced something magical. The level of output and synergy is through the roof. Everyone is happy, healthy and motivated, while working twice as hard as less developed teams. The elite team conquers seemingly […]

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Navy SEALs, the ‘quiet professionals,’ got bin Laden

By Ashley Fantz, CNN May 3, 2011 — Updated 1948 GMT (0348 HKT) Whether by sea, air or land — the SEALs are capable of any mission, as they showed Sunday by killing Osama bin STORY HIGHLIGHTS The elite SEALs who got Osama bin Laden are soldiers with sensitive mission experience SEALs are not Rambo […]

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Staying in the Fight, part 4

Staying in the Fight, part 4 Visualize Success Visualization is the creation or re-creation of an external experience in the “mind’s eye.”  Sports psychologists and top coaches have used visualization to enhance performance for some time now.  It is estimated that 90% of Olympic athletes use some form of visualization and 97% say that it […]

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Trip Moore prepares for SEALFIT

Trip Moore will participate in the three-week SealFit Academy. The focus of his preparations includes training with heavy weights and doing push-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups. By David RogersWhen some men reach middle age, they settle into comfortable lives devoid of physical challenges. Trip Moore isn’t one of those men. For the past eight months, Moore, […]

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