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Mike Chadwick
Born (1990-09-29) September 29, 1990 (age 33)
Northallerton, England
🏳️ NationalityBritish
Other namesCoach Mike Chadwick
🏳️ CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
💼 Occupation
  • Performance Coach
  • Soldier
  • Public Speaker
  • Author
📆 Years active  2007–present
Known forThe Red On Revolution
Height184cm
🌐 Websitehttps://coachmikechadwick.com

Mike Chadwick (born September 29, 1990) is a former Paratrooper,[1] author of The Red On Revolution,[2] public speaker and Strength and Conditioning Coach for Tactical Athletes.[3]

Background[edit]

Mike followed his father's footsteps by joining the British Army aged 17. Since 2007, he has worked with the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, and Special Forces Support Group, before being selected to be a Royal Army Physical Training Corps instructor.[4] Upon leaving the regular Army, he is more commonly known as Coach Mike Chadwick. He is a Sergeant in the reserves, serving with 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment alongside his full time job of coaching elite athletes, from international Special Forces[5] to UFC athletes.[6]

Military career[edit]

The Parachute Regiment and Special Forces Support Group[edit]

Chadwick joined the army in 2007[7] at the age of 17 where he served in the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment and served tours of duty in Afghanistan and specialised in Heavy Weapons and physical development. He was posted to the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (SFSG).[8] During a two year posting at the Infantry Training Centre as a Physical training instructor, and one year course at the Army School of Physical Training, Mike also completed a full time Bachelor of Science degree in coaching.

The Royal Army Physical Training Corps[edit]

Upon successful completion of his Class 1 course, he was transferred into the RAPTC and promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Mikes first posting was with the Royal Engineers and 7 Inf Bde and Chilwell, Nottingham. In January 2018, he was posted to the Army Foundation College where he was accredited with revolutionising basic training for soldiers,[9] from his work with Op Achilles,[10][11][12] the Common Military Syllabus[13] and British Army's physical development Annual Deficit Training.

Mike was awarded multiple times during his career including a Colonel commandant Commendation, Brigadier Commendations, Regimental Sergeant Major commendations, and the Bredin Trophy (soldier who most enhances the British Army in physical development). Sgt Chadwick was most notably awarded a GOC commendation,[14] announced alongside The Queens Birthday Honours list, 2019[15] for his work in physical development.

Medals[edit]

Ribbon Description Notes
Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan
  • With "AFGHANISTAN" Clasp
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
  • 2022
  • UK version of this medal

Post military career[edit]

Publications and other media[edit]

In 2022, Mike Chadwick released his first book The Red On Revolution[16] exclusively as an Original Audiobook Production by W. F. Howes. Featuring Ant Middleton, Luke Stoltman, Tom Stoltman (Worlds Strongest Man) and Tom Aspinall (UFC), Mike explains his revolutionary approach to success,[17] both for tactical athletes in the military and to elite athletes outside.

Chadwick features regularly on podcasts including Modern Mind,[18] and Live On Form,[19] where he discusses his role in optimising human performance for tactical athletes including soldiers, Firefighters, Police, First-Responders, Private Security Officers and Anti-Poachers from around the globe.[20]

Mike Chadwick features regularly in magazines and news articles, discussing topics surrounding physical development. Most topics surround the Armed Forces[21] and training like a tactical athlete, whilst also weighing in on viral trends like the Tik Tok, 25-7-2 StairMaster routine.[22]

In 2021, Mike was interviewed by Sky News[23][24] regarding the British Militaries withdraw from Afghanistan.[25]

Non-fiction[edit]

  • The Red On Revolution: Strengthen, Sustain, Succeed (W F Howes, 2022) ISBN 978-1004081981 Search this book on .

Other[edit]

Mike is known as the secret coach, specialising in strength and conditioning[26] for elite tactical athletes and UFC athletes such as heavyweight Tom Aspinall.[27] Chadwick has continued his public speaking outside of the military and has been the keynote speaker at events such as FitxPO[28] and The International Fitness Summit.[29]

Mike teamed up with an elite sports technology and released his first app the Red On Challenge[30] in 2022, entering the top 100 health and fitness apps[31] within the first 24 hours of being operational.

He is founder and CEO of sock company Red On Socks[32]

References[edit]

  1. John Silcox (August 7, 2022). "MILITARY MOTIVATION - Mike Chadwick is the former paratrooper turned tactical fitness coach who revolutionised training in the British Armed Forces". pocketmags.com.
  2. Ruth Comerford (April 7, 2022). "TW F Howes snaps up former military trainer's book on mindset and fitness". bookseller.com.
  3. John Silcox (July 1, 2022). "Military Fitness: How To Be A 'Tactical Athlete' & Get Fit For Life". mensfitness.co.uk.
  4. Listen Notes (September 3, 2021). "Mike Chadwick - Elite Human Performance". listennotes.com.
  5. Magzter (August 15, 2022). "MILITARY MOTIVATION". magzster.
  6. Tracey Allen (July 1, 2022). "Red Alert". issuu.com.
  7. Combat Fuel (September 9, 2021). "COACH MIKE CHADWICK 'THE TACTICAL ATHLETE'". combat-fuel.co.uk.
  8. Craig Hollman (Aug 1, 2022). "Who Is Coach Mike Chadwick". youtube.com.
  9. Colour PR (June 1, 2022). "Mike Chadwick delivers highly motivational Audio Original". colourpr.com.
  10. Coach Mike Chadwick (April 25, 2020). "Individualise to Optimise". coachmikechadwick.com.
  11. Lt Col Mike Buttler (March 1, 2020). "Op Achilles". Twitter.com.
  12. John Psyllas (August 17, 2018). "Monarch Human Performance Podcast". monarchhumanperformance.com.
  13. "RAPTC Mind, Body & Spirit". online.flipbuilder.com.com. The Annual Journal of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps. September 1, 2018.
  14. Commanding Officer, AFC Harrogate (October 20, 2020). "Certificate of Service" (PDF). img1.wsimg.com.
  15. Cabinet Office (June 7, 2019). "Queens Birthday Honours List, 2019". gov.uk.
  16. Coach Mike Chadwick (April 12, 2022). "The Red On Revolution". audible.com.
  17. Blackwells (July 1, 2022). "The Red On Revolution by Coach Mike Chadwick". blackwells.co.uk.
  18. Fergus Crawley (September 1, 2022). "Modern Mind Podcast - How to Build a Paratrooper Mindset". podcasts.apple.com.
  19. Phil Learney (June 7, 2021). "Mike Chadwick: Tactical Athletes, Performance and the Military". hmn24.com.
  20. Get After It (October 20, 2021). "Elite Human Performance". getafterit.uk.
  21. Ryan Hall (June 22, 2022). "What Is Rucking? How To Get Started + Mental & Physical Benefits". mensfitness.co.uk.
  22. Meg Walters (May 24, 2022). "TikTok workout trend: is the 25-7-2 StairMaster routine worth trying?". stylist.co.uk.
  23. Sadiya Chowdhury (August 29, 2021). "British Soldiers Widow Demands Answers". Sky News.
  24. Sky News (August 29, 2021). "Afghanistan haunts British veterans and their families". Youtube.com.
  25. Danielle Sheridan (August 12, 2021). "hundreds-paratroopers-sent-back-afghanistan-bring-home-britons". The Daily Telegraph.
  26. Gerraint Jones (August 31, 2022). "Owl Tail". owltail.com.
  27. Rishi Thobhani (August 4, 2022). "Tyns365". tyns365.com.
  28. Fit X PO (July 1, 2022). "Fitxpo UK". fitxpouk.com.
  29. IFS (August 28, 2022). "IFS 2022". internationalfitnesssummit.com.
  30. ROC (January 10, 2022). "ROC APP". rocapp.co.uk.
  31. Red On Challenge (January 11, 2022). "Red On Challenge Top 100 health and Fitness app 2022". apps.apple.com.
  32. Red On Socks (November 11, 2022). "Red On Socks". redonsocks.com.

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