Battle Bunker

"The only easy day was yesterday." — Navy SEALs

Yesterday was leg day. Nobody on our staff agrees with this quote.

Do one strict pull-up right now and reply ✅

No kipping. We're counting

There is a 1,700 lb bucket of steel shot in our warehouse. We could move it.

We just walk around it now. It's family

Your kids don't know what your job is.

They know if you're on the floor with them or on the couch. Be on the floor.

Only about 1 in 4 American adults hits the minimum activity guideline.

The minimum. That's the bar and 3 out of 4 walk under it.

Nobody at the gym is watching you. They're all worried about who's watching them. Go.

Pull-up plateau fix: stop doing max sets.

5 sets of 60% of your max, every other day, for 3 weeks.

Volume builds the number. Ego just tests it

Every branch just went to sex-neutral PT scoring for combat roles. Navy's now testing twice a year. Air Force PT scores hit your evaluation starting February.

The standard moved. Did your training?

"If you're going through hell, keep going." — Winston Churchill

Churchill never did burpees but he had the general idea.