MOPs & MOEs

Mar 09 2025 154 ep. 74 mins 33
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Changing the fitness culture of the force. Your one stop shop for all things fitness for tactical professionals.

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Stolen Lunch Money with Steve Beynon

Mar 09 2025 80 mins  
After they complete initial entry training all soldiers are entitled to Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) to help pay for food, but many of them have most of it deducted to pay for meals provided in dining facilities (DFACs). Recent investigative reporting by our guest, Steve Beynon, has revealed striking inconsistencies between how much money is taken from soldiers in the form

Medical Standards for Military Service with COL (R) Chris Meyering

Mar 02 2025 89 mins  
1.35 million applicants received a military entrance physical from 2016 to 2020, and about 15% of them received an initial disqualification. More than half of these disqualified applicants sought a waiver, and they were more likely than not to get approved. This whole system can be frustrating and opaque, so in this episode we dive into the medical standards and waiver process with

Military Injury Research with Dr. Dan Rhon

Feb 23 2025 81 mins  
How much do we really know about injury risk and prevention? Our guest this week argues it's less than most people think, so we dive into the state of the research to figure out why. There aren't many people as qualified as Dr. Dan Rhon to discuss the problem of musculoskeletal injuries in the military. He has a bachelors in applied health, a masters in physical therapy, an

The Economics of Health with Professor David Cutler

Feb 16 2025 81 mins  
Why are there more MRI machines in Massachusetts than in all of Canada? Why is healthy food getting more expensive faster than processed food? Why does our medical system prioritize providing treatments over improving health outcomes?Our guest this week answers all of these and more, and he's among the most qualified people in the world to take on these questions.Dr. David Cutl

Part-Time Hitters (Crossover Episode)

Feb 09 2025 90 mins  
This week we're bringing you an episode from Part-Time Hitters, where Eric Evans interviewed us about all things military human performance. We discussed H2F, MOPs & MOEs, Leg Tuck Nation, and how to improve performance in the part-time military.Go check out more from Part-Time Hitters and their supporters!Part-Time Hitters Website (a podcast about the reservist life)The Fr

Injury FAQ Part 2: Lower Back Pain, Tendonitis, and Why Foam Rolling Doesn't Work

Feb 02 2025 77 mins  
Welcome back to part 2 of our injury conversation. From prevention to treatment, in this episode we're answering all of your questions about anything to do with injuries. We collected these questions from you the listeners (and Instagram followers) and our Physical Therapist John is back to answer everything we didn't get to in part 1. Topics discussed in this episode inc

Injury FAQ Part 1: Running Cadence, Shoulder Impingement, and Why You Should Stop Icing

Jan 26 2025 65 mins  
From prevention to treatment, in this episode we're answering all of your questions about anything to do with injuries. And of course to do that we needed an expert, so our Physical Therapist John is back on pod. He has a background working with human performance teams and currently serves in Special Operations. The primary topics we discuss in this episode are: Bracing, sleeves

Make America Healthy Again: Our Thoughts (Part 2)

Jan 19 2025 67 mins  
Welcome back to part two of our Make America Healthy again breakdown. In this part of the conversation, after wrapping up the last of the key elements of the MAHA platform, we dive into the key personalities. Specifically, we went through many of the participants from "American Health and Nutrition: A Second Opinion," a roundtable discussion hosted by Senator Ron Johnso

Make America Healthy Again: Our Thoughts (Part 1)

Jan 12 2025 56 mins  
We're starting the new year by diving straight into a politically sensitive topic. According to their platform, Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) seeks to drive a transformative agenda by aligning health-conscious, independent-minded voters with candidates who have the ability to disrupt the status quo. This includes prioritizing regenerative agriculture, preserving natural habit

Nutrition in America: How We Got Here with Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian

Jan 05 2025 79 mins  
This is a rerun of an episode we did a year ago. As our last holiday rerun before we get into fresh content, this one helps to set the stage for our first couple episodes for 2025 which will discuss the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, aka MAHA. You might be surprised that many of our biggest problems today are the results of solutions to the problems we faced a few decades a