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The Everyday Responder — 76 episodes
#76 - Easy Runs Don't Build Weak Tactical Athletes
#75 - Endure When Others Quit (And 5 Books Every Tactical Athlete Should Read)
#74 - My Training Has Never Been Better. Here’s the System - And What I’d Steal if I Were You.
#73 - 7 Training Requirements for Tactical Athletes. 1 System
#72 - Behavior Science Behind Tactical Performance with Sarah Welsh
#71 - PR Your 2 Mile, 3 Mile, or 5 Mile Run - The Tactical Athlete Training System
#70 - Training Around BS Mandatory PT
#69 - Airborne School With One Week Notice - What Real Readiness Actually Looks Like
#68 - 3 Hours a Week. In Uniform. Here's How I'd Train.
#67 - Tactical Fueling Guide
#66 - Q&A - Pacing your time trials, S&C in the same session, long term training dev, navigating injuries & more
#65 - The Everyday Responder Training Model
#64 - Running Capacity Without Breaking Down (For Tactical Athletes)
#63 - Dustin Lebel - Go From Gassed to Ready
#62 - Tactical S&C: Stop Using a Flamethrower to Light a Candle
#61 - Colleen Rilling, Tactical RD - Asking the Right Questions Fuels Optimal Performance
#60 - 7 Lessons From Administering 500+ PT Tests
#59 - Lauren Kalil - Don't Be a DMO (Display Model Only)
#58 - The Difference Between Gym Strong & Uniform Strong
#57 - 8 Lessons From Training, Uniform, and Life (2025)
#56 - Will Schiller - Owning the Business of Lifestyle Wealth
#55 - Q&A - Increase pushups & pull-ups, dial in habits, confidence to lift heavier, losing LB's while maintaining strength, & more
#54 - 1SG Jason Schwarzer: You Are Who You Think You Are
#53 - What It Takes to Run a 50K | Assemble Performance Interview
#52 - The Everyday Responder Framework
#51 - Therealjumpmanjay - Creating Capacity Inside & Outside of Uniform
#50 - Make Weight Without Sacrificing Strength
#49 - 50K Recap - The Power of Having a Coach
#48 - The Double Standard That’s Killing Your Performance
#47 - I Trained Like an Idiot Until I Learned These 4 Rules
Episode 46: Q&A - Combating burnout, high-performance habits, nutrition recs, strongman for tactical athletes? & more
Episode 45: Build Strength, Stay Sharp, and Remain Operational
Episode 44: The Counterintuitive Approach to Running Faster for Tactical Athletes
Episode 43: Q&A - 25k recap, overcoming slumps, your next competition, great mentors, training injuries, & more
Episode 42: Who Does This Serve? The Tactical Athlete's Decision Filter
Episode 41: Lessons in 50K Training That Apply to Sustaining Career Longevity
Episode 40: Q&A - Goal setting, RPE breakdown, combatting post-shift binges, book recommendations, BW training on vacations, & more
Episode 39: Are You Mission-Ready? Find Out in 5 Days
Episode 38: JUSTIN JONES: The Road to Redemption 50k
Episode 37: 10 Truths That Might Piss You off (But Keep You Operational)
Episode 36: THE MILLENNIAL VETERAN: How Service Members Re-Define Who They Are Today
Episode 35: Excellence Redefined for Tactical Athletes
Episode 34: Mental Endurance: Unlock Performance Through Daily Execution (Pillar #2)
Episode 33: Why Experienced Tactical Athletes Are Getting Outperformed
Episode 32: Everyday Responder Pillar 1 - PRs with Purpose
Episode 31: MANNY MUSTACHE - Chase Discomfort, Build Leaders
Episode 30: Persistence > Perfection: Auto-Regulation for Tactical Athletes
Episode 29: Q&A - Drop run times, running for conditioning, lose weight without tracking, & more
Episode 28: 5 Questions That Separate Mission-Ready Athletes From Box Checkers
Episode 27: 5 Important Lessons I Wish I Had Known Sooner (Training, Work, Life)
Episode 26: 5 Nutrition Tactics for Tactical Athletes Who Hate Meal Prep
Episode 25: Transform Mandatory PT from Obligation to Opportunity with These 5 Fixes
Episode 24: Q & A - Mental toughness and grit, building up runs after a hiatus, diet “kick starts”, training around shift work, step by step to navigating injuries, & more
Episode 23: The Most Common Tacticool Program Red Flags
Episode 22: Program Hopping Is Killing Your Progress—Here’s the Smarter Approach for Tactical Athletes
Episode 21: MATTHEW PAETZ - The Blueprint to Building an Unshakable Mindset
Episode 20: Deep Dive Into My Current Training Split
Episode 19: The Everyday Responder System; Step by Step Breakdown to Sustainable Results
Episode 18: Go/No-Go’s That Aren’t Standards but Should Be
Episode 17: 5x Guaranteed Ways to a Forced Training Hiatus
Episode 16: STEW SMITH - The Mindset Needed to Thrive in the Tactical Community
Episode 15: Q&A - Best way to start with nutrition, how you plan and program for multiple goals, improve runs without increasing training time, finding the "perfect" program & more
Episode 14: Are You Running Rampant or Running for Results? 6 Mistakes Tactical Athletes Make Trying to Drop Run Times
Episode 13: Q&A - Cutting weight while maintaining strength, training with a packed gym, coaching advice, how to improve consistency, & more
Episode 12: 5 Painful Truths About Why Tactical Athletes Struggle to Sustain Their Training - And How to Take Back Control
Episode 11: How to Silence Your Inner Critic
Episode 10: The Real Flex for Tactical Athletes
Episode 9: The Everyday Responder - The Last Mindset Shift You Will Need
Episode 8: Q&A - CPAT, Vo2 max & Goodhart's law, training while sick, squatting with long femurs, how many sets in a session, training compliance, & more
Episode 7: Functional Tactical Athletes Hit These 4x Targets Every Week
Episode 6: New Years Non-negotiables to Dominate 2025
Episode 5: Tactical Athletes Need a Different Game plan; Our Struggles, Common Mistakes, and Solutions.
Episode 4: Tactical Athletes Step-by-Step Programming Guide to Becoming More Physically & Mentally Resilient
Episode 3: How Tactical Athletes 10X Results, Get More Done, & Protect Their Time With These Training Principles
Episode 2: The #1 Way Tactical Athletes Sustain Results With Lifetime Value
Episode 1: The Everyday Responder Origin Story & the Solution to More Resilient Tactical Athletes