Nate Palin

I specialize in physical, mental, and emotional resilience for both the front lines and the home front. I coach, consult, and educate through Any Given Day while serving as a strength and conditioning specialist with the US Space Force and part-time Endurance Director for the reputable nonprofit Soldiers to Sidelines..

I served as a leader in the 2nd Ranger Battalion for seven years prior to my transition to human performance coaching. Over the course of five combat deployments in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, I experienced the military’s physical and cognitive preparation shortcomings firsthand and observed the need for enhanced training to better support mission critical tasks. 

I began his coaching career in 2010 as owner of The Movement Project, then narrowed my focus to the tactical sector as a performance specialist for EXOS in Washington, DC in 2012. I coached Special Operations Forces at Joint Base Lewis-McChord from 2015 to 2018 before leading the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) Tactical program, where I co-authored Preparing for the Army Combat Fitness Test for Human Kinetics. 

I was an adjunct professor for CalUPenn’s graduate program in tactical strength and conditioning and briefly served as Director of Education for the FitOps Foundation before I collaboratively launched The Initiative in 2021 and independently launched Any Given Day in 2022.

While I still supports active duty military personnel, my primary focus has shifted to coaching veterans in their pursuit of adventure after service.