Baseline: Box breathing, then ROM drills. Complete 30-20-10 reps of 4-count mountain climbers, sit ups. Work Capacity: Partner workout… Partner #1 runs 200m, while partner #2 performs max rep sledge hammer hits. When partner #1 returns from the run, switch task. Repeat this cycle until as a unit you have performed a total of 500x […]
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Do you have a Personal Ethos? Part 1: The 5 Ethical Stands required to establish a personal code of excellence. Navy SEALs rely on proven strategies to accomplish their mission. Strategies are the over-arching methods employed to direct the energies, focus and resources of the team. In Kokoro Yoga, we also employ a variety of […]
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Baseline: Pre-SOP and box breathing, then ROM drills. Run 400m, 30x sandbag cleans, Run 400m. Work Capacity: Complete 3 rounds for time of… Run 400m with sandbag (80#/60#) 10x Sandbag Curtis P’s (80#/60#) Run 400m without sandbag 20x burpee Durability: Max duration plank hold (Pays to be a winner…winner chooses “motivational consequences” for other athletes). […]
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Baseline: Pre-SOP and box breathing, then ROM drills. 4 rounds – Barbell complex with push up chaser ( 75#-105#) Work Capacity: Complete the following for time… 100x Curtis P’s (95#/65#) *Any time you break (more than a 3 breath rest), stop what you are doing and perform 1x suicide sprint (start line – 5m – […]
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Last week I introduced the concept of Kokoro Yoga, which loosely translates as “Heart-Mind Integration.” It is a practice of cultivating a Warrior’s spirit and is the internal developmental practice Catherine Divine and I have developed to train SEAL and other warrior-athletes through my business SEALFIT. In this blog post, I would like to delve […]
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Baseline: Pre- SOP, Box Breathing and ROM drills, then: 10 minute Row (easy pace) Work Capacity: Complete for time: ENDURANCE BARBARA: 5 rounds: 20 pull up 30 push up 40 sit up 50 air squat Run 1 mile
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The disarming sound and the smell of fuel coming from the Armored Fighting Vehicles spooling up was modestly distracting. I was leading a contingent of 40 warriors from the 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery through their first session of Kokoro Yoga. These men and women, such hardy soldiers, didn’t seem to notice given their […]
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