Commando Conditioned Fitness - The EverWild Podcast

Luke breaks down the nuance of zone two training and whether it’s beneficial for you, as well as how to improve your sprinting speed in seven days.

In this episode, Luke takes a deep dive into how we should really approach stretching and mobility work and whether it really protects you from injury.

Men over 40 are told they need special workouts, magic supplements and soft training plans to build muscle and stay strong. In this episode we break down the real science of muscle building after 40 for men – what actually changes in your body, and what still works exactly the same as when you were 18. We cover anabolic resistance, sarcopenia, strength training volume, recovery, sleep, stress, and...

Luke breaks down the drivers behind procrastination as well as two actionable strategies that he uses himself to get out the door when his legs don’t want to.

Most men who keep getting injured aren’t doing too much. They’re thinking about it wrong. In this episode, Luke breaks down the only real mechanism behind injury — load exceeding tissue capacity — and why blaming your shoes, your form, or your training style is keeping you stuck in a cycle that never ends. You’ll learn why running technique matters less than most people think, why the bodybuilder...

Is there such a thing as targeted fat loss on the belly? Unfortunately not, but we can definitely be smart in the way we approach our training to achieve the desired effect.

In this exercise Luke breaks down some fantastic questions from the Commando Conditioned Fitness community, getting into the detail that can matter when you’re balancing a high-level of Fitness with a busy life.

Luke breakdown questions from his coaching community, explain explaining the nuance and calling out the bullshit in the Fitness industry.

In this episode, Luke breaks down two important questions from the community. Is there space for fasting in performance and does running form really matter?

Luke discusses how a fear of failure used to stop him taking action and how he approaches things now to overcome it.

You've had a shit morning. Nursery drop-off was chaos. Work exploded before 9am. Now it's time to train. What do you do? Most men walk in and think "I'm going to beast myself to burn this off." Feels like control — but actually, the shit morning is still running the show. That's contamination. In this session, we break down the Stoic concept of the Inner Citadel — your mi...

Procrastination isn't laziness. It's usually a signal — misalignment with the task, missing inspiration, or decision fatigue. Beating yourself up doesn't fix it. Clarity does. The Stoics used Memento Mori — "remember you will die" — not as morbid pressure, but as a filter. When you genuinely remember that time is finite, the things that don't matter fall away. The stuff y...

In this episode, we dive deep into self-leadership, virtue ethics and how default conditioning quietly shapes your behaviour, even when you “know better.” You’ll learn how presence, autonomy and conviction fit together, and why your character (virtue) is the hidden engine behind all three. We break down the famous Asch line conformity experiment and show how the same social pressure plays out toda...

Day 5 of the challenge is coming — and it's going to feel harder than the rest. Not because the session is worse, but because of accumulated fatigue. Most people hit that wall and start negotiating. In this session, we break down the Stoic practice of Premeditatio Malorum: mentally rehearsing setbacks before they arrive. When you've already visualised the struggle, it stops being a surpris...

No matter how well you prepare, there will be moments when it's fucking horrible and you'll want to quit. That's not a sign something's wrong — that's the cost of exceptional. In this session, we break down Amor Fati: loving the struggle not for its own sake, but because it's proof you're moving past average. You don't have to live in the suck. But you have to be wi...

You don't control the number on the scale. You don't control whether the promotion lands. You don't control the weather. But you do control how you prepare, how you respond, and whether you keep moving. In this session, we break down the Stoic principle of the Dichotomy of Control and show you how to stop wasting energy on outputs and start stacking the only two things that are actuall...

It’s okay to not be where you want to be — especially if you believe in forward progress and higher standards.
What isn’t okay is pretending you don’t know why you’re there. In this episode, Luke challenges men to drop shame, stop victim stories, and take an honest look at their behaviours, patterns, and decisions. Not to beat themselves up — but to reclaim responsibility and momentum. This is a c...

Most men burn out because they try to live in one gear all year. In this episode, Luke breaks down why slowing down isn’t the same as moving slowly — and how strategic deloads, body intuition, and Stoic discernment create far better results than constant intensity ever will. Learn the science behind energy cycles, recovery windows, and performance waves, and discover how to choose the right gear o...

Most men panic because they believe they should already know everything. In the final week of the EverWild Stoic Sprint, Luke dismantles that expectation and teaches the true source of composure: confidence in your current capability. Learn how to think clearly under pressure, act decisively when things go wrong, and embody the Commando mantra — “No cuff too tough.” This is the skill that makes yo...

Most men collapse when motivation dips.
EverWild men don’t because they know discipline isn’t perfection; it’s course correction. In this week’s Stoic Mindset Session, Luke breaks down how mature discipline works:
how to respond to missed sessions without shame, how to stop snowballing setbacks, and how to repair the real problem rather than punishing the symptom.
If you want to act from identity...

Commando Conditioned Fitness Performance Nutritionist Adam and Luke have a relaxed back and forth on what they see is going on with Nutrition and the biggest pitfalls holding people back in todays day and age.

Growth never arrives gift-wrapped. In this EverWild Mindset Call, Luke shares how Stoic philosophy and Commando doctrine merge: every challenge is a training scenario. Learn how Amor Fati turns hardship into mastery and why resistance is the raw material of becoming unbreakable.

You’re running out of time — and that’s the best news you’ll ever get. In this EverWild Mindset session, Luke explores the Stoic principle of Memento Mori and how remembering death creates sharper focus, deeper purpose, and faster action. Stop waiting for perfect conditions — urgency is the path to meaning.

Calm isn’t passive — it’s power. In this week’s EverWild Mindset Call, Luke unpacks how Stoic composure (apatheia) becomes your most lethal weapon under pressure. Through stories from Royal Marines training and the EverWild doctrine, discover how emotional control turns chaos into command and builds real presence in your family, business, and body.

Real freedom isn’t ease — it’s alignment. In this week’s EverWild Mindset Call, Luke shares a lesson from Royal Marines training that shaped his philosophy for life: how choosing your hard brings peace, and how apatheia — Stoic inner calm — is built through honouring your standards, not avoiding struggle.