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The monthly training and recovery publication built specifically for tactical athletes: military, law enforcement, fire/rescue, and high-performers who operate under real-world pressure. No generic fitness content. No marketing fluff. Evidence applied to operational reality.
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What You Get Each Month
Rep by Rep is a long-form monthly publication, not a social media recap. Each issue is built around one central theme with supporting content across training, recovery, and performance science.
Training Deep Dive
One major training concept broken down with the science, the application, and the tactical context. Strength, conditioning, or movement, always relevant to operational demands.
Injury Prevention Spotlight
Evidence-based strategies for the most common injury patterns in tactical populations: low back, shoulder, knee. How to train around them, through them, and ahead of them.
Recovery Protocols
Sleep, nutrition, readiness monitoring, and stress management, the stuff that determines whether training works or breaks you down. Backed by research, written for operators.
ATP Labs Spotlight
One research-backed supplement reviewed with honest context: what the evidence actually says, who it’s for, and how it fits into a complete recovery or performance stack.
Q&A From Subscribers
Real questions from real tactical athletes, answered in depth. If you’re asking it, someone else is too. This is the section that gets most referenced in follow-up emails.
AXIS HP Insight
Monthly readiness data insights and early access commentary from the AXIS HP development team. Subscribers get a front-row seat to the research as it develops.
What a Typical Issue Looks Like
- Feature: Why Tactical Athletes Need Different Periodization Than Athletes p. 2
- Injury Spotlight: The Real Cause of Low Back Pain in Shift Workers p. 8
- Recovery Protocol: Building a Sleep System Around Rotating Schedules p. 14
- ATP Labs: Creatine: What the 2025 Research Actually Says p. 18
- Q&A: “My knee hurts when I ruck. Is it IT band or something else?” p. 21
- AXIS HP: Readiness Score Trends from Beta Testing: What We’re Learning p. 24
$15/month. Cancel anytime.
Rep by Rep Is Built for a Specific Person
This is for you if…
- ✓ You’re a tactical athlete: military, law enforcement, fire, or first responder
- ✓ You want training and recovery information grounded in research, not bro-science
- ✓ You’re dealing with chronic injuries and need evidence-based strategies
- ✓ You work shift work and know generic programming doesn’t account for your schedule
- ✓ You want to stay ahead of injury, not just recover from it
This is not for you if…
- ✕ You’re looking for motivation content and hype
- ✕ You want a shortcut that skips the work
- ✕ You’re not willing to apply what you read
- ✕ You want a social media recap rather than long-form education
- ✕ You’re looking for general fitness advice with no tactical context
PhD Student
University of Idaho
Written by Someone Who Has Actually Worked With These Populations
Over 20 years of coaching experience with military special operations, federal law enforcement, and fire/rescue personnel. Current doctoral research at the University of Idaho focused specifically on musculoskeletal injury prediction in tactical populations. The newsletter is the short version of what gets applied in coaching every day.
Evidence-Based Tactical Performance. Monthly. $15.
No fluff. No generic content. One publication built specifically for people whose physical readiness actually matters.
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