Casey Glass has been a strength and conditioning coach at an active-duty special operations unit for nine years. Alongside helping the operators she works with to excel in their training workups and deployments, Casey also manages their preparation training for selection into tier-one units.
In this episode, we speak with Casey about training for longevity. This is an important issue for anybody in the world of special operations. The intensity of the training and the pace of workups and deployments can take a major toll on operators, and they can pick up movement limitations and injuries surprisingly fast. Many SOF commands are sort of like laboratories designed to accelerate the aging process in athletes if you’re not actively accounting for longevity in your training and recovery processes.
During her time coaching special operators, Casey has seen this process play out countless times and, over the years, has developed an approach that helps prolong operators' lifespans so they can stay healthy and capable throughout their careers.
Timestamps:
- 00:00:20 Intro
- 00:01:27 What Does Training for Longevity Mean?
- 00:04:45 Energy Balance
- 00:09:30 Long-Term Effects of Under-Eating While Training
- 00:12:23 What Makes Operators Successful
- 00:13:52 Auto Regulation
- 00:17:10 Velocity Apps
- 00:19:35 Auto Regulation and Conditioning
- 00:23:16 Movement Quality
- 00:25:05 What Brings People Back to Damaging Training
- 00:28:28 Which Modality is Most Effective?
- 00:32:34 Types of Training Methods
- 00:35:38 Controlling Your Center of Mass
- 00:37:32 Cues for Good Positions
- 00:39:07 Contextual Factors for Stacking Ribcage
- 00:42:25 Social Media and Resources
- 00:42:55 Outro
For more about Casey, go to https://linktr.ee/warfighterhp
