Building a Program for Israeli Special Operations with Guy Shamam

Guy Shamam is an Israeli Defense Force special operations soldier who transitioned into the reserve and is now working to address problems with the health and fitness of reserve service members in Israel. He reached out to us looking for advice on developing a program, and we decided to record the conversation because this is the kind of stuff that many of our listeners are working to address. While Israel has mandatory service requirements and the structure of their reserve is very different from ours, many of the problems they struggle with in the health and fitness space are nearly identical. In this live working session we talk our way through various considerations around assessments and training that we hope will provide some insight for all of you.

Guy's unit is an extremely cool special operations demolitions team called Yahalom, and you can check out what they do here: https://youtu.be/rDYoNdVgiQI

During the episode we talked about some of the debates in Israel about the state of their reserve forces. Here's an article I referenced during that conversation for some background: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-729060

Guy has agreed to share his contact info if you want to reach out to him directly:

LinkedIn: Guy Shamam

Instagram: @guy.sham

Email: [email protected]