Die Living

07/25/2020

Stunning Morning in the mountains.
@ Pfeifferhorn Summit

06/14/2020

Adventures above 10k ft.

@ Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

02/28/2020

Have you seen the Game Changers documentary? Brooke West did and she tells it like it is👏👏

If you keep up with the ever changing diet trends, you’ve probably heard of the nutrition documentary The Game Changers. Through promoting vegan diets, particularly for active health-minded individuals, the filmmakers often refer to vegetarian and vegan diets or plant-based diets as if they are al...

02/12/2020

Put yourself first and actually make the changes you need to make.

I am a “suit”; a middle manager-beholden to the whims and desires of other suits with higher rank and dependent upon the performance of those below me in the corporate hierarchy. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. I went to college in the 1970s. I was a wrestler;

02/10/2020

If you’ve ever trained in hand-to-hand or close-quarters combat, you probably have Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. to thank.

If you’ve ever trained in hand-to-hand or close-quarters combat, you probably have Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. to thank. A Marine officer in the early twentieth century, Biddle was an expert in hand-to-hand and close-quarter combat who, quite literally, wrote one of the authoritative books on...

02/05/2020

Green Beret and SOFLETE poser Doug is joined by running champion and EOD officer Chris Pedi in the first installment of this three video series on improving your run times.

Green Beret and SOFLETE poser Doug is joined by running champion and EOD officer Chris Pedi in the first installment of this three video series on improving your run times. [%training-ad%]

01/31/2020

Here is your weekly hard to swallow pill.

This is the statement I posted on January 27, 2020 on many Veteran-associated pages after they re-posted the news article reporting Kobe Bryant’s death. “Brace yourselves for the veterans that will post about how Kobe Bryant’s death shouldn’t be mourned because he didn’t die on a

01/30/2020

"This morning I want to throw around a couple "hard to swallow pills". The military doesn't have a monopoly on sacrifice, and being a tough guy doesn't mean you don't struggle with depression. There are a lot of hard roads to travel in life, and as time passes I see the beauty in mere survival."

This morning I want to throw around a couple "hard to swallow pills". The military doesn't have a monopoly on sacrifice, and being a tough guy doesn't mean you don't struggle with depression. There are a lot of hard roads to travel in life, and as time passes

01/27/2020

"Regardless of your opinion of New Year’s resolutions (useless, with far better ways to pursue positive change, if you ask me), all of the quotes, promises and hashtags generally signal one thing: people are unhappy with their current state and they desire change."

It’s still January and overused catchphrases are still being tossed around in life both real and fake (i.e. social media). No doubt you’ve heard or read something along the lines of, “This year is mine!” Or, “You’re never too old to set another goal or dream

01/24/2020

Are your shoulders healthy?

SOFLETE Athlete, Dara Ching isn't just a lifting badass, she's also poised to graduate PT school this year, and brings a lot of useful human performance knowledge to the table. We thought the crew could benefit from some writeups on common trouble issues athletes might be experiencing and give you

01/22/2020

"So you want to get stronger for climbing, to build enough strength to hang from a boulder’s face? Well, contrary to what you might be thinking, strength training isn’t what you need. Climbing is."

So you want to get stronger for climbing, to build enough strength to hang from a boulder’s face? Well, contrary to what you might be thinking, strength training isn’t what you need. Climbing is. When I started climbing there weren’t bouldering gyms, there wasn’t YouTube, and

01/16/2020

"Denali. The name alone conjures certain images, certain feelings. The sheer size and heft of the mountain, intimidating, often deadly."

Denali. The name alone conjures certain images, certain feelings. The sheer size and heft of the mountain, intimidating, often deadly. Maybe climbing Denali is something you’ve done. Maybe you’ve stood at its base, feeling those feelings and seeing those images with your own two eyes. Now imagin...