John Mackersie, Pt. 1 - Special Operations Strength & Conditioning Coach - Ep. 57
John Mackersie is a strength and conditioning coach with over 15 years of professional coaching experience in collegiate athletics and within special operations. John began his coaching career in Divi...
13 Dec 202330min
Planning for Failure - Ep. 56
Over the past decade, we’ve helped prepare hundreds of clients for dozens of different SOF selection courses. Through this process, we’ve developed an extensive model of what’s required physically and...
30 Nov 202345min
Alex Hutchinson, Part 2 - Pain, Effort, and Performance - Ep. 55
This is the second half of our conversation with Dr. Alex Hutchinson. Dr. Alex Hutchinson is an author and journalist based in Toronto, Canada. His latest book, Endure: Mind, body, and the Curiously...
16 Nov 202332min
Alex Hutchinson, Part 1 - The Limits of Human Endurance - Ep. 54
Dr. Alex Hutchinson is an author and journalist based in Toronto, Canada. His latest book, Endure: Mind, body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance, is an exploration of the science a...
15 Nov 202329min
The Curse of Knowledge - Ep. 53
The curse of knowledge occurs when an individual, often unknowingly, assumes that others have the background or knowledge to understand a particular topic. Once we know something, it's tough to reme...
1 Nov 202327min
Shaun Taylor, Part 2 - 24-Hour MTB World Champion, Coach, Mentor - Ep. 52
This is part two of our interview with Shaun Taylor, a founding member of Canada's tier-one SOF unit, JTF2. Shaun has also managed to fit numerous other careers into his lifetime, ranging from coffe...
19 Okt 202350min
Shaun Taylor, Part 1 - JTF2 Tier One Plank Owner - Ep. 51
Shaun Taylor has had a dizzying array of careers and life experiences. He was one of the original members of JTF2, Canada’s tier-one special operations unit, and retired as a warrant officer. Shaun...
17 Okt 20231h 2min
Long-Term Strategy: Sprints and Maintenance Phases - Ep. 50
One of the most common training mistakes is the all-or-nothing trap: alternating between phases of intense effort and consistency and doing nearly nothing. The fitness industry consistently reinforces...
4 Okt 202318min
