As seen on SPIKE TV's DEADLIEST WARRIOR, Program Director Nick Hughes served with the famous 2nd REP, - the French Foreign Legion’s famous parachute regiment - as a frogman commando, then in Africa as both a frogman and signals operator. He is a Yoga Practitioner and holds six advanced Black Belts in various styles of Martial Arts, is a former Professional Boxer and a Krav Maga Instructor. During his stint as a body guard he protected members of the Saudi Arabian Royal Family, numerous rock and roll artists, diplomats, politicians, businessmen and movie stars all over the world including Russia and Germany.

We are forced to ask ourselves…

”Are our elite military and tactical law enforcement units training like athletes?”
Combat and Tactical Law Enforcement Units currently FAIL to train like the Athletes that they are and rarely implement breath and mind control in conjunction with Balance, Speed and Agility. We have created a program to revolutionize current training protocols and provide an adjunct to current fitness programs and training.

THE RESEARCH:

ASK THE EXPERTS
BODYWEIGHT TRAINING
Alwyn Cosgrove CSCS Co Owner of Results Fitness Santa Clarita CA
For years coaches have understood the benefits of strength training to help athletic performance. But performance is about moving your own body-that’s the beauty of bodyweight work-its self limiting, and immediately functional. The key is to select exercises that force the muscles of the body to work in concert with each other. Its great if you are working in large groups in the field and don’t have access to weights, and it’s great for warm up or conditioning circuits for more advanced clients.

BALANCE & STABILIZATION TRAINING
Greg Rose Co founder, Titleist Performance Institiute
Some of the most important muscles in your body are not involved in producing movement, but instead they provide static or isometric, contractions. These muscles act as nonstop stabilizers for routine movements as well as high level sporting activities. Balance & Stabilization Training improves the endurance of these muscles and teaches them how to correct imbalances and correctly fire in a coordinated fashion. Every training session should be included in EVERY workout session. This wakes up the intrinsic stabilizers of the body and prepares the athlete for higher levels of performance

STRENGTH TRAINING
Mark Verstegen MS CSCS President & Founder Athletes Performance
  Creator of the CORE Performance System
Power & Strength play a critical role in achieving peak performance, but ONLY when used to improve Movement Patterns. Too often programs are regurgitated power or Olympic lifting programs or others to make muscles bigger. The Power lies in making your muscles smarter, more powerful and efficient, to perform better in your sport or activity

PLYOMETRIC TRAINING
Mike Boyle World Famous Strength and Conditioning Coach
Plyometric Training builds concentric power and eccentric landing skills. The most important part of a plyometric program is developing landing skills. Injuries rarely occur in take-off.

PLANES OF MOVEMENT
Juan Carlos Santana Owner of Athletes Performance Boca Raton FL
All human beings move in the same planes of motion no matter what their performance level. A complete training program will move the individual through PUSHING, PULLING, TWISTING, RAISING & LOWERING the body and LOCOMOTION.

SPEED and AGILITY
Todd Durkin MA CSCS Owner FitnessQuest 10 San Diego CA
When training for Speed and Agility, 1st step explosive power and acceleration is critical. This can be a game breaker! Train with movements that improve your start and acceleration and create powerful hip and leg drive. Anytime you can be on your feet and create angles similar to how you will be when you are actually sprinting and accelerating in sport, the better. These movements will allow for an approximate 45 degree body angle, positive shin angles, and reinforce good acceleration mechanics.

IMPROVED PROPRIOCEPTION
(from Latin proprius, meaning "one's own" and perception) is the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. Unlike the six exteroceptive senses (sight, taste, smell, touch, hearing, and balance) by which we perceive the outside world, and interoceptive senses, by which we perceive the pain and movement of internal organs, proprioception is a third distinct sensory modality that provides feedback solely on the status of the body internally. It is the sense that indicates whether the body is moving with required effort, as well as where the various parts of the body are located in relation to each other.

BREATH CONTROL
4 second breathing is recommended by many stress physicians, and this deliberate breathing is practiced by many athletes. It assists in controlling your parasympathetic nervous system. When a stressful moment occurs, when you feel the urge to fight or flee, slow down for a moment. Now consciously inhale, one gentle and deliberate intake through the nose-to the full count of four seconds. The belly expands first, the rib cage second, the chest and back fill third and fourth the collar bones rise. The slow exhale is the hardest part of the process, requiring the most concentration. At the minimum repeat this breathing pattern holding your body still at least 5 times. The US Olympic Biathlon Team uses this technique to gear down from high speed to steady concentration. Their event requires them to ski at top speed then halt and aim and fire their weapon accurately. They use four second breathing to slow and steady their heart rate and their trigger finger. It is also scientifically proven to control stress during periods of physical and mental exertion such as combat. It will allow you to restore yourself moment to moment and steady your weapon.

The COMBAT ATHLETE MINDSET
Work IN Not Work OUT!

You need strength, endurance, and agility just to get through daily routines; resist fatigue, frustration, and distraction; and meet the demands of your job. Most traditional workout routines may make you lose a few pounds and may build a few muscles, however they do not focus on posture, breath control and the mind-body connection. Why not take the same amount of time and effort and follow a program that increases energy, sharpens your mental edge, and reduces and prevents nagging pains in your back hips and knees. Sound good? Here’s even better news: You don’t have to spend hours in the gym, deprive yourself of food, or acquire an advanced degree in exercise science to understand the regimen. The Warrior Athlete Program as the name suggests, includes everything you need and nothing you don’t. The entire routine can be done in the barracks or in the field. You won’t be forced to follow a diet program. You will learn basic principles that will enhance your performance. This is a long term strategy, NOT 6 weeks to 6 pack ABS. This isn’t about flexing your bicep in the mirror, having a social hour, or grunting and yelling in the body building gym. This is about staying focused and connected with yourself and YOUR own workout. The harder you workout in a one dimensional, linear, archaic fashion with the “NO PAIN NO GAIN” mentality the quicker your body will break down due to injury or illness. Stop paying attention to what the person next to you is doing and stop competing for the biggest bicep. It’s a vicious downward spiral-the harder you work, the more run-down you become and the less energy you have. No one can keep up this pace forever unless they have a well rounded balanced plan. All of the top athletes have a plan to sustain their performance throughout their career. Practice Semper Fidelis Warrior Athlete Program and find your own workout for you.

The idea behind this program is that everything starts from an individual’s “Center”. We want to build ourselves from the inside out, not just at the superficial level, like so many other programs. Your “Center” from a strictly physical standpoint, is much more than just your abs. Your “Center” is the midsection of the body-from the hips to shoulders-and this is the basis for all movement. Human Movement as previously discussed takes place in multiple planes spine moves in multiple directions. Unless your workout encompasses all of the above, it is doing you a disservice. Full Integration of Mind and Body is a must.