Product Reviews

'Not Dead, Can't Quit' -- no limit thinking with Navy SEAL Veteran Richard Machowicz

The warrior knows if he chooses the weakest path,
the only person he truly cheats is himself.
-- Richard Machowicz, "Unleashing the Warrior Within"

I have been using the new Lynx Performance Grips for my CrossFit workouts for some time now. I was first introduced to them by a member of our fitness center, who swore by their effectiveness, especially with the large number of pull-ups we do. The Lynx Grips are definitely innovative.

Mark & Tony:

I have been testing the Scott E Vest (http://shop.navyseals.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=114) for the past month and it is now a permanent part of my wardrobe. The vest is very warm and classy looking, and packed with cool pockets for gear.

November 20, 2007 - Press Dispensary - Fitness industry spending is at a record high, with seven million UK people registered as gym members*. But does money buy fitness?

The distinctive, all-cotton, almost-too-short-for-comfort shorts have been the iconic symbol of Naval Special Warfare since World War II.  And despite six decades of advancements in garment technology, present-day SEAL candidates are issued exactly the same shorts as those issued to the

I used to think I was pretty good at sit-ups. 

It wasn’t at all uncommon for me to comfortably knock out 100 or more within the prescribed two minutes of my bi-annual Navy Physical Readiness Tests.

Push-ups have been part of my every-day life since I first joined the Navy 16 years ago. Even since leaving active duty, the routine continues.

My jump rope was torn to shreds . . . again. Nothing I could find on the entire ship (excepting lengths of chain) could stand up to the abuse of the solid, rough-textured non-skid decks.

The order finally came to go. It was mid-2002, and those of us in the USS Abraham Lincoln Battle Group had spent the months since September 11, 2001 on constant edge, knowing that we’d be going over the horizon at moment’s notice.