Episode 193 - 12 Dumb Training Mistakes I made as A Green Beret So You (Hopefully) Don't Have To Artwork

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The creator of Terminator Training Method, Kevin Smith, has been lifting weights and chasing peak performance for the past 17 years, the last 11 of which spent as a member of the US Army Special Forces. His obsession with strength and conditioning, nutrition, health improvement, and personal development have driven him to begin his own journey in the fitness industry. This podcast will include information and conversation on a wide variety of topics, including strength training, endurance training and conditioning, nutrition (for performance, body composition, and health), habit formation, and how to optimize your life. If you're sick of being misinformed or mislead, and interested in leveling up, this is the podcast for you.

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Episode 193 - 12 Dumb Training Mistakes I made as A Green Beret So You (Hopefully) Don't Have To

December 19, 2025

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In today’s episode, I break down 12 major training mistakes I made as a green beret that I’d go back and change if I knew better. I made these mistakes so, assuming you listen, you don’t have to.

I had a great time shooting this one. It’s chock full of nuggets and applies to SO MANY people’s training tendencies—future, current and even former SOF (as well as just general hard chargers).

I planned on making it a shorter episode, but I get really passionate and it went longer. All important stuff, though!

Thanks for listening! Here are today's topics!

1. Married to the barbell, anti machines/specialty bars

2. Olympic lifts, without the skill

3. Insane, sould crushing metcons

4. Ruck/kit running year-round

5. Doing Burpees

6. Training so hard and interfered with my on the job performance

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