Katie Whelan is a contributing writer for Coffee or Die Magazine. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from Thomas Edison State University and is an active duty U.S. Army staff sergeant, assigned to 1st Special Forces Group. Katie also plays center and defensive end for the Seattle Mist (LFL) football team and is a two-time national champion. She is a Minnesota native but currently resides in Washington state with her daughter.
The same butterflies in your stomach as you’re walking off that helicopter. The same anxiety and excitement, heart racing. You’re confident in who you are and how you’ve prepared, but you can’t help but have that swelling and shortness of breath in ...
In the 45 years since the Fall of Saigon, many stories of the Vietnam War have been told in books and movies. Of all the tales, there has been one perspective of the war that has been greatly underrepresented — the women who served. The 1960s ...
“There has been an accident. Some planes hit the really big buildings in the city. We don’t know if he’s coming home.” Brittney Roy was 7 years old when two airplanes hit the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Although Roy ...
The human body — the heart beats, the blood streams, the lungs inflate and deflate. The brain sends signals to the rest of the body to make it move. This is the way most healthy human bodies work, at least on a mechanical level. Under ideal ...
A general assumption is that in order to lose weight, gain muscle, or get in better physical shape, you have to work more and work harder. While it’s true that the body must be put under stress in varying degrees for muscles to grow, what is ...
“All Soldiers must be 'sold' upon the necessity of being in excellent physical condition. The leader must convince the men that a high level of fitness will give them a much better chance to survive in combat situations. When troops realize their ...
The job of an athlete is often romanticized. What the general public sees on television is only a glimmer of reality. Everyone can probably agree that athletes conquer many physical barriers to reach their goals, but it is almost impossible to grasp ...
Deadlifts are a power movement. This simple yet satisfying act involves loading a bar with heavy plates, chalking up your palms, and pulling it off the ground from a dead stop. It’s the essence of strength: you pick it up and then put it down. No ...
The holiday season is officially upon us, and you know what that means: food, drinks, traveling, and a wealth of reasons to not exercise. It’s easy to reach for that extra piece of pie and that eighth glass of wine because “it’s the holidays.” It’s ...
What’s the first thing that nearly half of the world does before getting out of bed? Check their phone. More specifically, check social media. We spend nearly four hours a day on our phones, and half of that time is spent on social media. Our ...
