Far too many athletes worry about the scale, and ignore the tape. But what they don’t know is that 5 lbs of muscle takes up far less room than 5 lbs of fat. And muscle is actually a fat burner, so the more muscle you put on, the more fat you burn. We concentrate on muscle building, and the differences between calories in versus calories burned. As a result, our programs not only provide weight and inches lost, but also long-term successes, where our athletes don’t fall back or struggle to maintain the standards. Even after they have left their service.

The NCAA, professional, or Olympic athlete have several things in common, no matter the sport. Their workout, nutrition, and supplementation programs are individually designed…as each athlete has individual needs, challenges, and strengths. Our programs use the same assessment and design metrics used by those athletes in order to build the Tactical Athlete into a top level performer. Unlike the athletes we see on TV though, the Tactical Athlete must be on the top of his or her game…or many times, lives are lost. There is much more at stake than the score of some ballgame.

There are a lot of programs, guides, and philosophies out there that will help you lose a quick 20 pounds, or increase your push ups by a couple of reps. Many are very good. The problem with many programs is that there is no follow up, no tracking, no long-term goals. No sustainability. For the Tactical Athlete, many times it is a yo-yo effect, where we chase one temporary goal after another. And then…once we leave the service we are in, everything falls apart because there is no one tracking, motivating, or advising them anymore. And the next thing you know, the Tactical Athlete is just an overweight, middle aged veteran. At Mission Ready Fitness, not only are we here to assist the Tactical Athlete in reaching and exceeding the standard, but then also making it all permanent so the Tactical Athlete can enjoy their life, even when we should be old and grey.