All Episodes

#85 - Strength Training For Tactical Athletes: PR The 2 Mile (Part 2)

#84 - What discipline really means, combating performance anxiety, hitting protein targets, Vo2 max test for firefighters, training on panamas, & more

#83 - Tactical Performance and Training the Mind to Not Quit - with Coach Greg Amorelli

#82 - How Tactical Athletes PR The 2 Mile (Part 1 - The Running)

#81 - Q&A: 1.5 Mile to 2 Mile Run Change, Best Training Split, Worthwhile Supplements & More

#80 - "I'm Not Good Enough" - The Inner Critic Every Tactical Athlete Fights

#79 - Chase Values, Not Finish Lines: Ultras, SERE & the Journey of Life with Jon Fischer

#78 - Balance Is for Tactical Athletes That Haven’t Been Tested

#77 - Full Day of Eating (High Carb + High Protein) and Top Nutrition Questions

#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