I love it when I meet people who know their “why.” People who are bursting at the seems with joy about their Why, their purpose on Earth and their goal in life. People who live their Why everyday make me happy. Dr. ACE is one of those people… Dr. Alexandra Carswell Engle (Dr. ACE) is […]
For as long as I’ve paid attention to the UFC, Tim Kennedy has been my favorite fighter. Hands down. But honestly, it has very little to do with what he does inside the ring. It’s everything he does outside of it. UFC Fighter, Army Green Beret, Entreprenuer as a co-founder of Ranger Up, aspiring cop…. […]
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve become a bit of an Instagram addict. I deleted Facebook from my phone after reading too much idiotic crap from both sides of the aisle and all the anti-cop rhetoric. But Instagram, I couldn’t shake it. Turned out to be a good thing. Because one day I […]
Dr. Kirk Parsley (@docparsley) is back! He’s our first return guest and I wanted to have him back on the show because I, and many of you, had so many questions for him after his last appearance in episode 10. If you’re just diving into fixing your sleep hygiene, give episode 10 a listen first. This […]
Scott Mann spent 23 years in the U.S. Army, 18 of those as a Special Forces (Green Beret) officer. Scott retired from active-duty as a Lieutenant Colonel, after tours throughout South America, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Scott is on a mission to teach Americans how we can defeat ISIS. As a result, you’ve probably seen him […]
James is the winner of the inaugural CrossFit Games, way back in the old’n days of 2007. Seems like a long ways away from the StubHub Center and the “sport of fitness” it is today. James is a huge supporter of first responders and he jumped at the opportunity to come on the show. We […]
Our guest is Dr. David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Dr. Klinger is a former cop with both the Los Angeles Police Department and the Redmond (WA) PD. His personal story includes his own OIS as a young LAPD officer. You’ve got to listen to […]
If you want to skip all these icky words and just sign up for the webinar, click here. Now, onto the show notes! MotorCop (@motorcop1), or “MC,”, is the first active-duty officer to have a podcast before me (at least that I’m aware of). He and his friend Happy Medic run The Crossover Show about […]
Aaron Barruga signed up for the Army after 9/11, and was offered a fast track into Special Forces (SF), eventually serving as a Green Beret. Aaron completed nearly 9 years of service along with 3 combat tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Pacific. After getting out of the Army, Aaron created Guerrilla Approach firearms training (that name will […]
This episode is exactly the kind of episode I set out to record and bring to other LEOs when I started The Squad Room. It isn’t a fun topic (though I think you’ll certainly still find it interesting), but it’s vitally important to our survival. Dr. Jon Sheinberg is a military veteran, a board-certified cardiologist, a […]
KP is our guest on this episode. KP and her partner “DC” started the Instagram page @fitcops about two years ago with the goal of providing motivation and inspiration to other law enforcement officers in the pursuit of their own health and fitness. To say they’ve succeeded is an understatement. The Instagram account has nearly 60,000 followers at this […]
David Silverman is the guest on today’s episode. David is a retired US Navy SEAL officer and the co-author of Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement in a Complex World. David’s co-author on that book is none other than four-star General Stanley McChrystal. General McChrystal wrote one of my favorite books on leadership and on reinventing […]
This is a minisode – a short, spoken essay on a topic relevant to the journey towards lifestyle optimization. Today, I wanted to talk about the nearly impossible task of creating from the place of scarcity. When we’re taxed, mentally, physically or emotionally, we are not capable of creating the opportunities we want out of […]
Click here to purchase Lean & Fierce: Tactical Fitness for Sheepdogs if you’re reading this on the show notes, go to thesquadroom.net/episode31 George is just a good guy. These days, there’s just less of him. A lot less. George is a peace officer in Ohio in the Cleveland area. In college I dated a girl […]
After having Whole Life Challenge co-founder Andy Petranek as a guest on episode 20, I wanted to try another one. My wife and I participated in the Whole Life Challenge that started in January. We both had a lot of success – and a few missteps. My wife, of course, killed it and exceeded her […]
Today’s guest is Nick Massie. Nick is better known to some of you as PaleoNick. Nick is CrossFit’s resident chef and a lot of his videos are featured on crossfit.com and in the CrossFit Journal. He’s also the instructor for the CrossFit Culinary Ninja course. Nick is a classically trained chef who has worked in […]
This show has an awesome giveaway – more on that below! If you’ve been waiting for an episode that will give you tips and advice on how to combine your nutrition and your training, this is it. If you’ve been waiting for an episode where we don’t talk about CrossFit the entire time, this is […]
This episode is an 8 minute guided meditation run by Traver Boehm. I’m doing it along with him. It’s a great “starter” session for someone looking to try it, and not sure where to start.
In this episode you’ll get a chance to learn more about how Traver taught me to meditate, and he’s going to help you too. After a few minutes of amusing ourselves, we jump into a guided meditation together. Give it a shot if you’re “meditation curious” but still identify as a non-meditator. Also, in episode […]
I first heard of Chief Jim Band as some of you did, through a video posted to the CrossFit Journal website. You can check out the article here and the video here. This was long before this podcast was even a shimmer in my eye, but even then I thought that I’d hope that someday […]
This mini-episode is an essay I wrote after a horrible week of line of duty deaths recently. Rest in Peace Sergeant Jason Gooding Seaside (OR) Police Department EOW February 5, 2016 Sr. Deputy Patrick Dailey Deputy First Class Mark Logsdon Harford County Sheriff’s Office (MD) EOW February 10, 2016 Deputy Derek Greer Mesa County (CO) […]
Check out our first t-shirt to support the show at teespring.com/thesquadroom Diane Urban is the Chief of Police of Hayward, CA. Obviously she wasn’t appointed chief straight out of the academy. So how’d she get there? She busted her ass and worked hard. It’s the same work ethic that got her to the CrossFit […]
This is a unique episode because we’re turning the tables on Traver as he becomes the subject of the episode. This episode is also going to require that you keep an open mind. But more on that later. Almost a year ago to the day of this release, I came to Traver with the idea […]
In this episode, we recap 2015 and my plans going in to 2016. Traver joins me again to talk about all the gritty personal stuff we haven’t covered with recent guests. Some highlights: 2015 was my year of getting waaaaay strong. Like scary strong – at least for me. But, I’m still too big. 2016 […]
Our guest for this episode is Clint Bruce. I’m not sure where to start with Clint’s resume. U.S. Naval Academy graduate NFL football player Navy SEAL officer (SEAL Team 5, BUD/S class 217) Veteran and first responder advocate. And frankly, that just scratches the surface. I had the fortune to hear Clint speak on Marcus […]
We made it to 20 episodes! That’s at least more than that stupid Ferris Bueller’s Day Off television sit-com from the 90’s. But it’s still not as much as Matt LeBlanc’s post-friends spin-off “Joey.” That made it to 22 episodes so I guess we have to keep going. Andy Petranek is our guest on this episode. Andy […]
Freddy Camacho is a couple things: A complete badass A laid back guy with zero ego. That’s a hard combination to come by, even in law enforcement Freddy is a newly-promoted sergeant for Union City PD, a good-sized city in the Bay Area and it’s a hoping area. He’s also a sergeant on their sniper […]
There is an old parable, attributed to the Cherokee Indians of the Two Wolves. An old Cherokee Chief sit with his grandson and tells him, “A terrible fight is going on inside me.” “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, sorrow, hate, greed, self-pity, […]
Mikal Vega is an interesting guy who has led an amazing life. Unlike the last few guests, he’s not in law enforcement though he is certainly a supporter of our profession. If his face looks familiar, it’s because you might have seen him on TV or in movies. He’s actually a professional actor, and he’s […]
I first met today’s guest several years ago, in the way that we seem to meet people these days – by email. Scott McGee is a well-known police officer in CrossFit and is definitely one of the O.G.s in getting CrossFit adopted by law enforcement agencies. Scott is a member of the Santa Monica PD […]
