The Hardest Part of the Day - Ep. 47
"The hardest part of the day is getting out of bed" is a common phrase among successful SOF selection candidates. Aside from serving as the sort of inside joke that helps people bond and encourage o...
6 Sep 202324min
Casey Glass: Training for Longevity - Ep. 46
Casey Glass has been a strength and conditioning coach at an active-duty special operations unit for nine years. Alongside helping the operators she works with to excel in their training workups and d...
23 Aug 202343min
Stew Smith: How to Master the CSS and Crush the PST - Ep. 45
Stew Smith is a former Navy SEAL Lieutenant and an NSCA CSCS who graduated from the US Naval Academy and Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, also known as BUD/S. For over 25 years, he has been ...
9 Aug 20231h
Common SOF Prep Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Ep. 44
After 15 years of preparing individuals for SOF selection programs, we have seen many mistakes and their consequences. This podcast covers the most common mistakes we've made and sees trainees make be...
26 Jul 202324min
The Science of Heat Adaptation and Heat Stroke - Dr. Douglas Casa - Ep. 43
Dr. Douglas Casa has been the CEO of the Korey Stringer Institute since it was founded in 2010 and has been a professor of Kinesiology at the University of Connecticut since 1999. The mission of the ...
12 Jul 20231h 1min
Leading from the Front - Ep. 42
We often think of leadership, particularly in special operations, as manifest in the form of some big heroic act. That can be the case; the military is full of those examples. But far more often, a ...
28 Jun 202311min
Seb Lavoie, Part 2: SWAT/ERT Selection, Leadership, and Mindset - Ep. 41
This is the second half of a two-part episode with Sebastien Lavoie. Please check out the first episode if you haven't listened already. In that episode, we discussed Seb’s early career, his time on t...
15 Jun 202344min
Seb Lavoie, Part 1: Elite Tactical Team Leadership and Selection - Ep. 40
Sebastien Lavoie, a veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Armed Forces with over two decades of dedicated service, is now the CEO of Raven Strategic Inc. after retiring ...
13 Jun 202345min
