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  • SEALFIT Training: Too Extreme For Mainstream?

    “We look at training as being as important to our life as eating and sleeping.”

    Mark Divine is speaking of the mental dedication typical of US Navy Seals when it comes to their intense fitness regimen. To say they take it seriously is an understatement.

    Divine is himself a retired Navy SEAL commander. He currently works as a fitness trainer.

    His book 8 Weeks to SEALFIT is meant to help inspire individuals looking to achieve a higher level of fitness.

    The workouts feature HIIT or high intensity interval training of various exercises including powerlifting, yoga, plyometrics, and martial arts. There are even strong man exercises.

    The nature of SEALFIT may get the attention of exercise fad chasers with their perpetual ten vanity pounds. Persons who hardly ever exercise but are looking for a “quick fix” solution to weight loss may also consider giving SEALFIT a try.

    This group of casual exercisers are often the target of various passing exercise phases. Money is collected. Results vary.

    But SEALFIT is different in that it’s based on a regimen that is proven to work. It has to work; the elite members of the Navy SEALs count on it to keep them battle-fit.

    Ihe issue isn’t whether or not this fitness routine works so much as it is a question of who, outside this portion of the military, is it best suited for?

    Neal Pire said that “if your goal is to lower your blood pressure, fit into that little black dress or look good for a girl” then you need to question “do you really need” to use SEALFIT.

    A sports conditioning expert at the American College of Sports Medicine, Pire also said that high intensity training can be extremely motivating. However, a person needs to have the right goals for that level of training.

    SEALFIT can seem intimidating, but if you are ready to dedicate not only your body to this higher level of fitness, but shift your mental approach to exercise, it’s something you may be able to do.

    Given the intensity, it is highly recommended that beginners to exercise avoid diving right in. You may even need to consult a medical professional.

    SEALFIT is not for fad and casual exercisers; take it seriously and it can reshape both your mind and your body.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Libya Strike Ends 15-Year Hunt for Abu Anas al-Libi

    “Members of al-Qa’ida and other terrorist organizations literally can run but they can’t hide,” Secretary of State John Kerry said in reference to this weekend’s US military raids aimed at al-Shabaab militants in Somalia and Libyan, Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, a.k.a., Abu Anas al-Libi.

    Al-Libi was wanted for his involvement in the 1998 bombings of US Embassies in Kenya (right) and Tanzania (left), in which over 220 were killed and 5,000 injured. Considering the span of 15 years since the bombings, predating the al-Qa’ida attacks of 11 September, Kerry said, “We hope that this makes clear that the United States of America will never stop in the effort to hold those accountable who conduct acts of terror.”

    1998 Bombings

    Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said in a statement today that al-Libi is currently in US custody after his capture, echoing Kerry’s comments that the US, “will spare no effort to hold terrorists accountable, no matter where they hide or how long they evade justice.” Hagel praised the US military personnel involved in both operations.

    The Libyan extremist was indicted in 2000 by a New York court for planning the East Africa bombings and other attacks aimed at US interests. Executive Order 13224 designates al-Libi as a global terrorist through his involvement in designated terrorist organizations and the UN has included him on its al-Qa’ida sanctions list.

    According to al-Jazeera, Tripoli is asking for US “clarifications” on the capture and while not wishing to affect a strategic relationship with Washington, the Libyan government affirms that Libyan nationals should be tried in their home country.

    A brother of al-Libi, Nabih al-Ruqai, reported to the Associated Press that al-Libi was parked outside of his house in Tripoli following Saturday morning prayers when he was captured by personnel in three vehicles that surrounded him, smashed the car window, grabbed his gun and him and left.

    [Images via Wikimedia Commons.]

  • Al-Shabaab Refuge Raided by US Navy SEALs

    In the early dark of Saturday, a US Navy SEAL strike in southern Somalia failed to obtain the intended target, Associated Press reports. The objective, an unidentified leader of the militant group al-Shabaab, is connected to the late September mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya.

    US military officials, speaking to AP, have confirmed the raids but released little other information so far and the Pentagon apparently declined to comment. The raid in Barawe, a town on the southern Somali coast about 150 miles south of Mogadishu, hit before morning prayers and had as its intended, “high-profile,” targets.

    No Americans were killed in the strike. Early reports on the raid indicated the al-Shabaab leader may have been killed in raid gunfire but little has surfaced since to confirm that, and the team is said to have been forced to withdraw before his status could be verified. Confusion also surfaced about what nations contributed fighters to conduct the attack in the small fishing town. The firefight lasted for more than an hour, drawing on aerial support from helicopters. A Somali government official says that his government, “was pre-informed about the attack.”

    This same town was the scene of a SEAL raid four years ago in which a high value al-Qa’ida operative named Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan was killed.

    Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the mall attack two weeks ago in which over 60 people were killed. The group has committed to other violence against neighboring Kenya which placed troops in Somalia two years ago in an effort to thwart al-Shabaab intentions to enforce strict Islamic law in the tormented nation.

    Since 2011, the group has mostly withdrawn from Mogadishu, finding refuge in towns like Barawe. The New York Times records a US security official as stating that the raid, “was planned a week and a half ago,” confirming that it was in response to the violence in Nairobi.

    A spokesman for al-Shabaab reported that one of its members was killed in the raid but says the militants beat back the SEALs.

    [Image via CIA World Factbook and YouTube.]