The Everyday Marksman

The Everyday Marksman


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Transformation Requires Sacrifice and Other Uncomfortable Facts
January 10, 2024

In the last episode, I mentioned something called the homeostasis problem. It's a way of viewing why big changes in life are so difficult to make. It was going to be a large aside in that article, so

The Martial Marksman Mindset: A Deeper Dive
November 29, 2023

Mindset is one of the core topics of The Everyday Marksman, and it's one of the four corners in our pyramid of performance, but I've never planted a flag in the ground about what exactly I mean by, "M

The Martial Marksman’s Training Philosophy: Simple, Not Easy
October 31, 2023

In the last episode, I discussed the Martial Marksman ideal and how it relates to the various topics I talk about here. One of the challenges that anyone going down this path quickly runs into is the

Virtue in the Crosshairs: The Martial Marksman Ideal
October 17, 2023

Every year, I tend to focus in on a "theme" to pursue. Sometimes it's personally, sometimes it's got a bit more to do with the site. For most of 2022, the key phrase was "Minimum Capable Citizen." The

Introducing the Rifleman Pentathlon: A Game for Martial Marksmen
August 01, 2023

For a while, I've been kicking around an idea for a new type of competition. I enjoy all the various disciplines I've played in, but also think that each of them in isolation is missing something. Tod

Agon and Aretê: A Foundation for Life
July 26, 2023

This is a philosophical one. For the last month or so, I've been obsessed with an Ancient Greek concept of excellence and how to apply it. Today's post is about presenting the core concepts and how I

Foundations of Patrol Rifle Marksmanship: Know Your Objective!
July 11, 2023

A while back, while talking about the latest revision to his sniper marksmanship book, John Simpson let me know that he had another book on the way- this one focused on patrol rifle marksmanship. Well

Radically Simple Strength Development: Consistency, Not Variety
May 09, 2023

This is both my review of a new book on strength training as well as an interview with the author. Over the last year, I've built up a library of strength and conditioning books, and I think I've sett

The 2023 West Virginia Gun Run: The Retrospective
May 02, 2023

Months of prep time, new gear configurations, and a lot of articles. I finally ran the West Virginia Gun Run this past Saturday. Here's some notes on how it went and what I'd do differently in the fut

The Four Corners Approach to Unlocking Peak Performance
April 18, 2023

Today I'm discussing a concept that's been brewing in the the back of my brain. While working on the book, I've needed a way to illustrate how different things we do relate to improving the whole and