In this episode I answer your questions from a diverse set of questions... My thoughts on military personnel charged with war crimes, leadership styles and their positive and negative impact on small teams, finding inspiration, situational awareness (preparation vs. paranoia), handling fear and doubt, and of course an update on the BJJ journey. Thanks to everyone who reached out with questions, sorry if I didn't get the chance to answer yours, there will always be another Q and A....
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 14 min
I am never able to answer all of the questions received, but I do my best to get to most of them. This week was going to be an interview, but sometimes life gets in the way, so I called an audible and dove back in to some unanswered questions. Advice for your members of the military, or young men and women in general when it comes to "Paying your dues," Forgiveness vs. Revenge, How to find your purpose post military, struggling with how to deal with those who "thank you" for your military servic...
Nov 06, 2018•48 min
Aaron Cross is an Army veteran with tours of duty in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He started his career as a "grunt," (his words, not mine) and then became an airborne soldier and served with multiple units, to include the famed 101st Airborne Division. On his last tour in Afghanistan his vehicle was targeted by an IED, an incident for which he received the Purple Heart, and ultimately lead to the end of his military career. Aaron has been very vocal and open about his struggles with PTS (Post Tra...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 38 min
I am consistently blown away by the questions that are submitted by listeners. I appreciate the time and effort taken to submit them, and I'll do my best to launch another episode to clean up those that I missed. In this episode I cover everything from fighting a sense of entitlement in your kids, what you should do if you encounter someone lying about their service (specifically SpecOps service), advice for those stuck in a job that they hate, raising teenage sons, and my thoughts on team sport...
Oct 22, 2018•53 min
The vast minority of citizens will never serve in the military. My father served before me, and his father served before him. I hope that military service ends with me, and that my children find other ways to serve. This episode is with my father, and we discuss our own family lineage, how and why we set our roots in the beach town of Santa Cruz California, and the history of our families military service. I am often asked about my service, and I can only reply with my own experiences. In this e...
Oct 09, 2018•1 hr 20 min
This is the second episode I have dedicated completely to Military Q and A. I have been incredibly surprised by the volume of questions, so the military themed episodes will continue from time to time. In this episode: What I would change from my time in service, the most important/valuable piece of equipment I was ever issued, healthy mindset for a career, killing, motivation, females in direct combat roles, and more. Enjoy
Sep 24, 2018•59 min
The 2018 bow hunting seasons has certainly had its ups and downs for me. I started my season on 25 August with Red Willow Outfitters in Northern Alberta, and just wrapped it up with a week of hard hunting in the mountains of Montana. There were many failures, many mistakes, and many missed opportunities. Those were the building blocks of my eventual success. The second half of this episode is devoted to Q and A from the internet. Kaepernick and Nike, managing adrenaline during, handling demotiva...
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Travis Davison is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the owner of Straight Blast Gyms in Kalispell, Whitefish, and Missoula Montana, as well as the Vice President of SBG International. John Frankl is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a professor in Seoul, and the man responsible for bringing BJJ to the Korean peninsula. Both men are masters of their craft, and continue to both educate and expose people like myself to BJJ. I have less than two months under my belt, pun not intende...
Sep 03, 2018•1 hr 34 min
JT Holmes is a man who makes the Dos Equis "Most Interesting Man Alive" look as if he has lived a boring life. JT is a professional skydiver, BASE Jumper, Ski BASE Jumper, Skier, Speed wing and Speed flyer (the first does not use skis, the second does), truck and Razor racer, public speaker, stuntman, and occasional actor. He calls the Lake Tahoe area home, and travels the world extensively creating content for his sponsors, and in general, pushing the limits of what is considered possible. Here...
Aug 27, 2018•1 hr 58 min
Chris Spealler is a return guest on the podcast. He is a former college wrestler, and most often known for his competitive days as a CrossFit Athlete. He had top ten finishes at the CrossFit Games in 2007, 2008, and 2010, and winning the Master category for 35-39 year old athletes in 2017. He is the owner of CrossFit Park City in Utah, a husband and father, and a passionate archer (sort of). The training program referenced in the podcast can be found here, at: Grunt Works , and can be used as a ...
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 40 min
Robb Wolf is a 2 x New York Times best selling author with his books Wired to Eat , and The Paleo Solution . He is considered one of the worlds foremost experts in Paleolithic nutrition, but also has a diverse background in strength and conditioning, as well as academia as a research biochemist. He is the host of The Paleo Solution podcast on Itunes , and his website RobbWolf.com is a vast resource for anyone with questions or interest in the Paleolithic approach to nutrition....
Aug 13, 2018•2 hr 6 min
Episode 51 is a mid week treat, and a repost of the Nock On Podcast 188. Josh Bridges is a former Navy SEAL, and current CrossFit Games competitor. We caught up with him mid travel home from the 2018 Games, where he made a quick pit stop at Dudley's house to pick up his new bow, and receive some shooting instruction. I'm not sure what is the competitive future for Josh, but bow hunting certainly is! John Dudley is a skydiver who is passionate about archery. He is the host of the Nock On Podcast,...
Aug 09, 2018•1 hr 38 min
Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL, Author , Speaker, host of the Jocko Podcast , owner of Echelon Front and Victory MMA and Fitness , as well as being a black belt in BJJ. If you are serious about leadership, his book, Extreme Ownership needs to sit on your bookshelf and be referenced often. John Dudley is a world class archer, coach, founder of Nock On Archery , host of the Nock On Podcast , and as of last week, a skydiver. John's breadth and depth of archery experience spans decades of comp...
Aug 06, 2018•2 hr 17 min
Jeremy Jones is a professional snowboarder, and the founder of Jones Snowboards. Paired with his brothers, who created the extreme sports media company Teton Gravity Research, they created an amazing trilogy of snowboarding movies: Deeper, Further, Higher. In addition to his amazing snowboarding ability and innovation, he is a passionate advocate for combating climate change. In 2007 he created POW - Protect Our Winters, an organization dedicated to reduce the effects of climate change through e...
Jul 30, 2018•2 hr 21 min
John Dudley and Chard Ward are both return guests. John is an archer, a hunter, a coach, and as far as I am concerned, a chef. Chad is a pit master, which I believe stands for chef that uses a barbecue instead of a kitchen top. Both Chad and John taught at the inaugural Nock 2 Fork event held at Traeger HQ, which I highly recommend attending. We discussed a wide range of topics from favorite BBQ, to favorite BBQ techniques, archery, and a little leadership. The most important aspect of this podc...
Jul 23, 2018•2 hr
Mark Twight is a man who has found success in many arenas. When I first heard his name, he was described as an Alpinist, an expert in the outdoors. The description did not do the man justice. Mark was not only an alpinist, he is an author, the founder of Gym Jones, an accomplished cyclist, and at one time a trainer to many stars that most would recognize from movies such as 300, and Man Of Steel. Mark and I met in 2005, while I was slowly climbing out of the hole that an injury from work, plus m...
Jul 16, 2018•3 hr 9 min
Todays episode is Q and A from the internet, with a twist. As fate would have it, my father and brother in law are here in Montana on vacation. As I was reading through the questions, I realized that they are both a wealth of knowledge from different backgrounds, and that their insight into the questions is equally, if not more valid than my own. Jason has been serving as a firefighter for the city of San Diego for over ten years. They operate in small elements, requiring teamwork, communication...
Jul 09, 2018•1 hr 26 min
At the age of 19 Jessica Lynch joined the Army, and just over one year later she found herself staged for the invasion of Iraq. During the initial surge towards Baghdad, her unit became separated from their convoy, and found themselves in the town of Nasiriyah. Her smaller unit was ambushed, and she became the first American POW (Prisoner of War). As Jessica and her unit were staging for the invasion in Kuwait, my unit was in Saudi Arabia, doing the same thing. As the war began, we began working...
Jul 02, 2018•1 hr 57 min
I am a few months late to get this out, but with hunting season just around the corner, the timing may be perfect. Between Barklow and Dudley, there are decades of experience in the field. I don't often get to spend time with both in the same place, so we definitely took advantage of it. We answered a variety of questions across a broad spectrum, from hot to cold, high altitude to low, long days to short. This is the first survival episode of at least two or three in the future. The more questio...
Jun 25, 2018•2 hr 6 min
A combination of recent events and a conversation with friends has had me thinking consistently thinking about adversity, and how we each decide to deal with our personal struggles. Bottom line, some of us deal with them better than others. Some dig their feet in, some throw in the towel. I have been fortunate in my life to be surrounded by mentors. They took the raw material I was born with, and enhanced it in many areas. As a society, I think we would be far better served to embrace this menta...
Jun 11, 2018•42 min
You had military questions, I had answers. I did my best to work my way through them and answer as many as possible....Quiet professionals, leadership strengths and weaknesses, DEVGRU, preparing for combat physically and mentally, pros and cons of military service, etc. I will try to do a military specific episode every so often, as there is obviously a desire, and no lack of questions. Enjoy
Jun 04, 2018•1 hr 33 min
Sean is a writer, veteran, non-profit founder ( care4us.org ) and a special needs father. He’s contributed to multiple media outlets including the Washington Post and Quartz and his first book Sixteen: A Rational Account of an Irrational Election was released this May. A veteran of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Sean launched the data, politics and society blog chartwellwest.com in 2015. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the University of San Diego Graduate School of B...
May 28, 2018•1 hr 54 min
I wrote this for my blog: Confessions of an Idiot Memorial day means much more than just time off to some families. It is a day to remember their loved ones, those that made the ultimate sacrifice. We would be well served as a nation to take more time to recognize and appreciate the cost of what we have, and those that bear it.
May 27, 2018•5 min
Round 2 with the one and only Josh Bridges. Josh is a retired Navy SEAL. We met when I was putting him through basic SEAL training known as BUD/s (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL). Post training we served together at SEAL Team Three. Post military our paths constantly crossed in the competitive CrossFit ecosystem. Josh has been competing in the CrossFit Games since before he left military service, meaning he found the time to train in the limited off time associated with an already arduous job....
May 21, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Answers to a variety of questions from the internet with topics ranging from Situational Awareness, finding your purpose and meaning both inside the military and when you leave, Andy Stumpf hunting camp curriculum, and snake oil salesman in uniform.
May 14, 2018•1 hr 5 min
A Thunder Chicken is a turkey, at least that is what I have been told. This episode is from our hunting camp deep in the back country of Kansas, where we were competing in the World Turkey Hunting Championships. Spoiler alert, we did not win. After two days in a blind I did not see a single turkey. I heard one, I think. The best part of any hunting trip for me so far has been the people, this trip was no different. Instead of being the new kid on the block in the archery world, I got to watch my...
Apr 23, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Other than the endless political banter, guns, and specifically school shootings have lead the headlines recently, and for good reason. My children are now being called the "Mass Shooting Generation," a term I wholeheartedly disagree with. Our use of language, much like our objectivity, has been utterly lost. We can continue to look for "light switch" solutions to these complex issues that did not arrive overnight, or we can, as a society, agree that there is a problem, and commit ourselves to t...
Apr 16, 2018•49 min
I did my best to answer a variety of questions received over the last six weeks from social media. Topics varied, but I covered everything from training, mullets, challenges and difficulties of being a military parent, blessings in disguise, skydiving and BASE jumping, broadheads, back country split boarding, and more. Thank you for all of the questions and support, I'll answer more of the questions in another podcast soon.
Apr 09, 2018•1 hr 13 min
John Barklow is the Big Game Product Manager for Sitka, a hunting brand based in Bozeman, Montana. Prior to his current profession, he served for 26 years in the United States Navy as a Diver. We met in 1997, when I was a punk new guy, and he was running the dive locker for SEAL Team Five. His background and experience is diverse...In addition to classical dive training, he is a wealth of knowledge in climbing, skiing, back country travel, snow safety, and survival, to mention a few. For 15 year...
Mar 26, 2018•1 hr 58 min
The CrossFit Games began on private property in Aromas, California in 2007. Participation and popularity grew rapidly, and by 2010, the Games had moved to the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, and were being broadcast on national television. At the apex of that rise was Rich Froning Rich finished 2nd in 2010, and then dominated the competitive CrossFit world for the next four years. He won the CrossFit Games as an individual competitor from 2011 through 2014, then as a member of a team in...
Mar 19, 2018•1 hr 18 min
