THE STRIDE PROJECT

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The Blog Series

Field Tested

Real-world experiments in human performance — written from the dirt patch, not the laboratory. I'm the test subject. You get the verdict.

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Building the Foundation: Youth Athlete Protocol

My younger brother asked me to build him a workout program for high school sports. Here's the simple, foundation-first 3-day athlete split I designed — and why simplicity beats complexity at this stage.

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The 33-Day Deployment Cut: Chaos, Creatine, and Data

Thirty-three days into the deployment cut — here's the full daily log. Weight, body fat, the training shift, and what the raw data taught me about cutting when you can't control the kitchen.

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Deployment Nutrition: Fueling the Cut

Bulking is a chore. Cutting is a grind. Throw a deployment in the mix and the whole equation gets harder — here's exactly how I plate my meals at the DFAC to hit my macros while on a cut.

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The Science of the Outdoor Grind

From deployment dirt patches to the science of sunlight: why skipping the conventional gym might just lower your cortisol and fix your sleep.

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Nature's Obstacle Course

From the buoyancy of the Dead Sea to the rugged canyons of the Mujib Nature Reserve, exploring how functional fitness lets us experience the world's most incredible spectacles.

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The Spark of Performance

Why I started this journey, my time in the military, and the commitment to finding the gap between average and exceptional.

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