Order of Man RUDY REYES | Improve Your Position, Always
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Mar 3, 2026 Rudy Reyes, Force Recon Marine, warrior-athlete, and conservationist, shares how to make conditioning a way of life. He talks about improving your position through work capacity, the primacy of wind and varied skills, dangers of over-specialization, and removing the mask to lead with purpose and humility.
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Alcatraz Swim After Learning To Dive
- Rudy recounts learning to swim in recon and later swimming Alcatraz to shore as a turning point.
- Becoming a combat diver taught him form and breath control that enabled long swims and endurance feats.
Skills Preserve The Brain And Proprioception
- Training skills that challenge body-in-space (swimming, gymnastics, kicking) preserves nervous system health and proprioception.
- Rudy links these dynamic skills to staving off cognitive decline and maintaining mobility.
Three Pillars Of Rudy's Training
- Structure training around three pillars: work capacity, skills, and strength.
- Rudy programs bomber circuits for work rate, specific practice (swim, climbing, shooting) for skills, and targeted joint/muscle strength days.
