Building the Elite Podcast
John Mackersie, Pt. 2 - Coaching and Programming for Special Forces - Ep. 58
14 Dec 2023
This is part two of our interview with John Mackersie. If you missed the first half, we recommend starting at part one, which is episode 57, just before this one. John Mackersie is a strength and conditioning coach with over 15 years of professional coaching experience in collegiate athletics and within special operations. John began his coaching career in Division I athletics and has been working with Special Operation Forces since 2013. He’s currently the head of strength and conditioning for an Army Special Forces unit. In addition to coaching, John has spoken and lectured on numerous occasions for the National Strength and Conditioning Association at both national and regional levels, as well as preparing individuals for certification and exam preparation.In this episode, we hit John with a rapid-fire series of questions from our audience about training for or with a Special Forces unit. We also discuss his advice for other coaches coming to the SOF world from university strength and conditioning backgrounds. Time Stamps:00:00:22 Group Workouts00:04:32 Training Consistency00:07:46 Yes, and?00:09:48 Time Spent With Individuals00:12:00 Separate Entities00:14:13 What to Do and Not Do00:17:32 Data Collection00:21:40 Direct Impact00:23:30 Sponsor Note00:23:56 Lightning Round-Tips on Raising A Family-Special Operators-Basic Fitness Standard-Opt Tempo-Strong Man Training-Mental Struggle-Maintain Self Discipline-Best and Worst Advice00:31:15 Social Media Presence00:32:04 OutroSend John angry messages about Olympic lifting: https://www.instagram.com/m_stronger/
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