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MOPs & MOEs
Changing the fitness culture of the force. Your one stop shop for all things fitness for tactical professionals.
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Combining Fitness and Community with Mike Erwin
Mike Erwin is a long overdue guest for this podcast, and he brings a wealth of insight that spans everything from his experiences in combat to leading multiple…
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Google's Culture of Health and Performance with Newton Cheng
Our guest for this episode is Newton Cheng, a father, world class powerlifter, engineer, and Google's Director of Health and Performance. In his work he leads…
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No Evidence of Far Transfer in Cognitive Training with Job Fransen
Job Fransen is a skill acquisition specialist working at the University Medical Centre Groningen in the Netherlands and a adjunct fellow at the University of…
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Programming for Strength: the Heavy-Light-Medium Method
We’re back with another “Xs and Os” episode about how to plan your training, this time focusing on strength specifically. In this episode Drew lays out his…
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Pseudoscience in Health and Fitness with Dr. Nick Tiller
How can we navigate a health and fitness space riddled with pseudoscience and misinformation? What does it mean to live in the post-truth era? How can we all…
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Roundtable: Women in Tactical Strength and Conditioning
This episode is a roundtable discussion about the experiences of women in strength and conditioning, and especially in the tactical environment. Erica…
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Vindicated: Low Fitness Standards with LTC Nick Barringer
We’ve been trying to get Nick Barringer onto the podcast for a few months now, but he’s too professional to get in the trenches with us. At least he was until…
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Building a Program for Israeli Special Operations with Guy Shamam
Guy Shamam is an Israeli Defense Force special operations soldier who transitioned into the reserve and is now working to address problems with the health and…
MOPs & MOEsHuman Performance in the Cockpit with A-10 Pilot Mike "Johnny Bravo" Drowley
On this episode we welcome our first general officer guest, BG Mike Drowley, call sign Jonny Bravo. Brrrrrrt enthusiasts will appreciate that he is an A-10…
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Athlete, Coach, Leader, Mom: a Conversation with Erin Williams
Erin Williams (aka @runstrongmama) is a mom, an athlete, a running coach, and an accomplished Army engineer officer. In this episode we discuss how all of…
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How to Get a Job in Tactical Human Performance
After a lot of questions we decided to do a podcast on how to get hired in tactical. Whether it's in uniform, as a federal civilian, or as a contractor, we lay…
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Tech Talk with Josh Hagen: Everything You Need to Know About Wearables
When leaders across the Department of Defense have questions about biosensing, wearable devices, or human performance data, Josh Hagen is frequently at the top…
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Zone 2 FAQ with Scott Johnston
Scott's first appearance was our most popular episode of 2022, so we're kicking off 2023 by bringing him back to answer your most frequently asked questions…
MOPs & MOEsYear in Review
If you asked Santa for more MOPs & MOEs for Christmas, your wish has come true! 2022 is coming to an end, and we wanted to look back at all the ground we've…
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How Much Is Too Much? Training Load and Injury Risk
We're trying something new with this episode and diving into the research a little bit. We're reviewing the International Olympic Committee's consensus…
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Cognitive Performance with Mike Mellinger
You guys have been asking for a cognitive performance episode for a while, so we brought Mike on to dive into it. We knew he would bring a valuable perspective…
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Gas Station Ready with Reilly Kelleher
Reilly is a legend up in the frozen north where he runs JBER Strength and Conditioning. It took us a while to get him on here, but he's definitely the most…
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Definitely not Legal Advice with Matt Fitzgerald
In our continuing effort to not get fired and/or go to jail over this podcast, we thought it might be prudent to talk to a legal professional. Matt's…
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How to Build Your PT Plan
No guest this time, just Alex and Drew trying to answer one of the most commonly asked questions we get here at MOPs & MOEs. Many of you are tactical…
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Mind the Crack, with Chiropractor Aaron Kubal
Continuing our side quest of talking to the professionals calling BS on their professions, we're chatting with Chiropractor Aaron Kubal. He works specifically…
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How to be a Benevolent Guru with Angus Bradley
Angus Bradley is the quintessential Australian. He's a surfer who dropped out of college to tour with his band before getting into Olympic weightlifting which…
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The Master of the Sword
On this episode we welcome the owner of what may be the coolest job title on the planet: COL Nick Gist, the Master of the Sword. He leads West Point's…
MOPs & MOEsCrossover Episode with Not Your Typical Doctors
This time the tables were turned and we were guests on the Not Your Typical Doctors podcast. We're airing it on our feed to give you guys a taste of their…
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Dave DeGroot 2: ACFT Boogaloo
Based on popular demand from many of you who listened to his previous episode, we brought LTC David DeGroot, PhD back to dive into the research process that…
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State of the Pod
Six months into making this podcast, we wanted to take a pause to talk about how it's going, and more importantly where it's going in the future. There are way…
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Thinking about Thinking with Chris McNamara
As our first repeat guest, we brought Chris back to have a conversation about thinking. Specifically, we wanted to cover several logical fallacies that often…
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Death in Navy SEAL Training: A Conversation on PEDs in Special Operations
Our guest for this episode is former Navy SEAL Jamie Monroe, who still lives near Coronado and has remained involved in the SEAL community including mentoring…
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A Chat with Jordan Feigenbaum of Barbell Medicine
Sometimes Instagram drama can be productive, and this conversation is proof. After joining in on a classic MOPs & MOEs debate about periodization, Dr Jordan…
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Future Soldier Prep Course with Remey Dondoyano
The Future Soldier Prep Course, an effort to help aspiring soldiers meet the physical and academic standards for enlistment, has received a lot of media…
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Down Under with Rob Orr, Australian Army Human Performance Officer
Our guest on this episode is Rob Orr, who was just honored as the Tactical Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year! Rob leads the Tactical Research…
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The Heat Is On! with Thermoregulatory Physiologist LTC David DeGroot, PhD
David DeGroot's Army journey from enlisted soldier to senior research physiologist provides him a unique perspective on how we approach health and fitness. He…
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Frequently Asked Questions: Round 1
Lots of you ask questions on the MOPs & MOEs social media platforms that require more in depth answers than it's possible to provide in a quick DM or comment…
MOPs & MOEsTo Infinity and Beyond! Space Force Human Performance with Carl "Shep" Sheppard
Many of you have sent in articles or asked questions about the news around Space Force's fitness test (or lack thereof), so we thought we'd bring on an expert…
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Hybrid Training with Alec Blenis
Alec Blenis is a lot of things: Georgia Tech physics grad, former professional Spartan Racer and competitive ultramarathoner, current Murph world record…
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The Dr Seuss of Strength: Coach Mark Taysom
There is probably not a Human Performance demographic that Coach Taysom hasn’t had experience with at this point. He's trained everyone from children to…
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Why Physical Inactivity is a National Security Crisis with Dan Bornstein
We recorded this presentation just prior to a briefing Dan Bornstein gave to Congress on the threat to national security posed by the physical inactivity of…
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How to Win Best Ranger with Vince Paikowski
Vince Paikowski has multiple combat deployments with the 75th Ranger Regiment, won the Best Ranger Competition in 2021 with his partner Alastair Keys, and has…
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Challenging Tradition with John Kiely
On this episode we welcome Drew's hero to the conversation: Dr. John Kiely. He established himself as a serious athlete with several Irish national…
MOPs & MOEsSpirituality in Human Performance with Chris Pokorny
Chris Pokorny is a chaplain with Air Force Special Operations Command, and in addition to his Master of Divinity, also has a Master of Social Work degree. It…
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Sleep for Tactical Performance with Allison Brager
Sleep is foundational. Insufficient sleep compromises almost everything: marksmanship, leadership, interpersonal skills, decision making, weight loss, and of…
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Assessments with Chris McNamara
We invited Chris McNamara onto the pod to talk about assessments in tactical strength and conditioning. Chris is both a seasoned special operations leader and…
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What is Tactical Physical Training?
What makes training "tactical"? Is it working out in a uniform? Is it wearing body armor? Is rucking tactical? So many questions, and so few clear answers. In…
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Zone 2 Training: From Mountains to Tactical with Scott Johnston
From starting out as a D1 collegiate swimmer to coaching Olympic medalists to training operators for the most elite selections, Scott Johnston has a lot of…
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Injury Prediction: Fact or Fiction?
A month ago a study on injury prediction technology was released that got the tactical human performance space EXTREMELY riled up. Today, we have the authors…
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Technology in Tactical Human Performance
Do pedometers work in space? As the Space Force works to implement a wearable device-driven fitness standard, we're here to ask the important questions. Join…
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Paradigms in Strength and Conditioning with Evan Peikon
Evan Peikon is a physiologist & bioscientist who focuses on human performance, including consulting for elite athletes and military special operations. If…
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Nutrition Myths with Sam Leyh
You guys have nutrition questions, but we aren't nutrition experts, so we called one in to help out! Sam Leyh is a Performance Dietitian working in Air Force…
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Pro Sport vs Tactical with Brendon Huttmann
Our guest on this episode, Brendon Huttmann, recently transitioned into tactical human performance after a long and accomplished career in professional…
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Strength vs Endurance
In this episode we take on the classic question: which is more important for tactical athletes, strength or endurance? For once we have an answer that's better…
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Episode 1: "Tactical Athletes" with Nate Palin
In our first full episode we have a conversation with the one and only Nate Palin about whether "tactical athlete" is a useful term. Nate has been a big part…
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Episode Zero
Welcome to the MOPs & MOEs podcast! In this pilot episode we'll introduce ourselves, explain what the "MOPs & MOEs" concept is all about, and lay out the way…