Torpedo_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 goal_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ my_DPS only_AJ0 thought_NN1 as_CJS I_PNP sink_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 bottom_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 pool_NN1 during_PRP a_AT0 Deep_AJ0 End_NN1 Fitness_NN1 workout_NN1 in_PRP Hawthorne_NP0 ,_PUN California_NP0 ._SENT My_DPS right_AJ0 hand_NN1 clutches_VVZ a_AT0 ten-ounce_AJ0 camo-colored_AJ0 rubber_AJ0 torpedo_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS left_AJ0 hand_NN1 is_VBZ free_AJ0 ,_PUN ready_AJ0 to_PRP Heisman_NP0 anyone_PNI trying_VVG to_TO0 keep_VVI me_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 goal_NN1 ,_PUN four_CRD yards_NN2 away_AV0 ._SENT 
I_PNP swim_VVB toward_PRP it_PNP underwater_AV0 and_CJC get_VVB within_PRP two_CRD yards_NN2 when_CJS Chuck_NP0 Patterson_NP0 and_CJC Giorgio_NP0 Gomez_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF professional_AJ0 surfers_NN2 ,_PUN converge_VVB ._SENT Chuck_NP0 comes_VVZ from_PRP the_AT0 right_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Giorgio_NP0 guards_VVZ the_AT0 goal_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP reach_VVB the_AT0 torpedo_NN1 forward_AV0 ,_PUN baiting_VVG Chuck_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP bites_VVZ ,_PUN grabbing_VVG my_DPS upper_AJ0 arm_NN1 and_CJC pulling_VVG me_PNP down_AVP toward_PRP the_AT0 pool_NN1 floor_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP roll_VVB with_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN then_AV0 spin_VVB out_AVP and_CJC stiff-arm_NP0 Giorgio_NP0 —_PUN and_CJC almost_AV0 score_VVB !_SENT Damn_ITJ ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ Chuck_NP0 again_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP wriggle_VVB past_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN switching_VVG the_AT0 torpedo_NN1 to_PRP my_DPS left_AJ0 hand_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC reach_VVB ._SENT Score_VVB !_SENT 
After_PRP my_DPS 30_CRD seconds_NN2 of_PRF underwater_AJ0 wrestling_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP return_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 surface_NN1 ,_PUN yet_AV0 somehow_AV0 I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 breathing_VVG hard_AV0 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 H2O-fueled_AJ0 Jedi_NP0 mind_NN1 trick_NN1 of_PRF underwater_AJ0 torpedo_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 fast-growing_AJ0 sport_NN1 that_CJT 's_VHZ developed_VVN a_AT0 cult_NN1 West_NN1 Coast_NN1 following_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 game_NN1 demands_VVZ intense_AJ0 cardio_NN1 and_CJC total-body_NN1 strength_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 rules_NN2 require_VVB that_CJT players_NN2 stay_VVB underwater_AV0 as_CJS they_PNP stave_VVB off_AVP defenders_NN2 and_CJC score_NN1 goals_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 process_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP teaches_VVZ economy_NN1 of_PRF motion_NN1 and_CJC efficiency_NN1 in_PRP breathing_NN1 ,_PUN two_CRD skills_NN2 that_CJT help_VVB with_PRP your_DPS overall_AJ0 fitness_NN1 on_PRP land_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 when_CJS you_PNP do_VDB an_AT0 activity_NN1 that_CJT leaves_VVZ you_PNP gasping_VVG for_PRP breath_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ aha_ITJ !_SENT -level_AJ0 empowering_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC not_XX0 just_AV0 for_PRP me_PNP ._SENT With_PRP teams_NN2 in_PRP four_CRD locations_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 Underwater_AJ0 Torpedo_NN1 League_NN1 has_VHZ made_VVN a_AT0 splash_NN1 in_PRP SoCal_AJ0 ,_PUN it_PNP has_VHZ a_AT0 new_AJ0 spot_NN1 in_PRP Miami_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ scouting_VVG venues_NN2 in_PRP Austin_NP0 and_CJC Hawaii_NP0 ._SENT Meanwhile_AV0 ,_PUN DeepEnd_NP0 Fitness_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 total-body_AJ0 workout_NN1 program_NN1 that_CJT teaches_VVZ the_AT0 breathing_NN1 and_CJC movement_NN1 abilities_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 UTL_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ drawing_VVG curious_AJ0 fitness_NN1 heads_NN2 like_PRP NFL_NP0 safety_NN1 Micah_NP0 Hyde_NP0 and_CJC UFC_NP0 star_NN1 Dominick_NP0 Cruz_NP0 to_PRP workouts_NN2 in_PRP Hawthorne_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB seeing_VVG a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF crazy_AJ0 transformations_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 pool_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Prime_AJ0 Hall_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP fellow_AJ0 ex_NN1 –_PUN Marine_AJ0 Raider_NN1 Don_NP0 Tran_NP0 ,_PUN created_VVD Deep_AJ0 End_NN1 Fitness_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 UTL_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Someone_PNI goes_VVZ from_PRP holding_VVG their_DPS breath_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 minute_NN1 to_PRP holding_VVG their_DPS breath_NN1 for_PRP three_CRD and_CJC a_AT0 half_DT0 minutes_NN2 underwater_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Underwater_AJ0 torpedo_NN1 is_VBZ easy_AJ0 to_TO0 learn_VVI but_CJC hard_AJ0 to_TO0 master_VVI ._SENT Games_NN2 are_VBB divided_VVN into_PRP three_CRD matches_NN2 ._SENT To_TO0 win_VVI a_AT0 match_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP must_VM0 score_VVI five_CRD goals_NN2 ;_PUN win_VVB two_CRD out_AVP of_PRF three_CRD matches_NN2 to_TO0 win_VVI the_AT0 game_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 play_NN1 resembles_VVZ that_DT0 of_PRF five-on-five_CRD football_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 wrinkle_NN1 :_PUN You_PNP can_VM0 advance_VVI the_AT0 torpedo_NN1 (_PUL by_PRP passing_VVG it_PNP ,_PUN handing_VVG it_PNP off_AVP to_PRP a_AT0 teammate_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC moving_VVG with_PRP it_PNP )_PUR only_AV0 when_CJS fully_AV0 submerged_AJ0 ._SENT Have_VHB any_DT0 body_NN1 part_NN1 breach_NN1 the_AT0 surface_NN1 while_CJS holding_VVG the_AT0 torpedo_NN1 and_CJC you_PNP draw_VVB a_AT0 penalty_NN1 ._SENT Yes_ITJ ,_PUN that_DT0 means_VVZ you_PNP must_VM0 hold_VVI your_DPS breath_NN1 underwater_AV0 whenever_AVQ you_PNP have_VHB the_AT0 torpedo_NN1 ._SENT 
Translation_NN1 :_PUN If_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 do_VDI my_DPS team_NN1 any_DT0 good_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP must_VM0 learn_VVI to_TO0 live_VVI underwater_AV0 ._SENT This_DT0 ,_PUN says_VVZ Hall_NN1 ,_PUN forges_VVZ mental_AJ0 strength_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP can_VM0 up_AVP somebody_PNI 's_POS water_NN1 confidence_NN1 by_PRP playing_VVG this_DT0 game_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
Tran_NP0 and_CJC Hall_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 invent_VVI the_AT0 sport_NN1 ._SENT Underwater_AJ0 torpedo_NN1 is_VBZ based_VVN on_PRP underwater_AJ0 football_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD created_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 1960s_CRD by_PRP Dave_NP0 Murdoch_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 University_NN1 of_PRF Manitoba_NP0 scuba_NN1 instructor_NN1 trying_VVG to_TO0 teach_VVI divers_NN2 to_TO0 stay_VVI calm_AJ0 underwater_AV0 ._SENT His_DPS solution_NN1 :_PUN push_VVB them_PNP to_TO0 remain_VVI underwater_AV0 until_CJS they_PNP could_VM0 score_VVI a_AT0 goal_NN1 ._SENT 
They_PNP initially_AV0 played_VVD wearing_VVG fins_NN2 and_CJC snorkels_NN2 and_CJC using_VVG a_AT0 nonbuoyant_AJ0 ball_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS the_AT0 Marines_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 Navy_NN1 adopted_VVD the_AT0 game_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP introduced_VVD dive_NN1 bricks_NN2 ,_PUN dumbbells_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC toy_NN1 torpedoes_NN2 ._SENT 
Tran_NP0 and_CJC Hall_NP0 started_VVD playing_VVG underwater_AJ0 football_NN1 in_PRP 2010_CRD as_PRP water-survival_NN1 instructors_NN2 at_PRP Camp_NP0 Pendleton_NP0 in_PRP southern_AJ0 California_NP0 ._SENT When_CJS they_PNP left_VVD the_AT0 Marines_NN2 in_PRP 2017_CRD ,_PUN they_PNP began_VVD organizing_VVG their_DPS own_DT0 rec_NN1 games_NN2 to_TO0 stay_VVI in_PRP shape_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC soon_AV0 those_DT0 games_NN2 were_VBD well_AV0 attended_VVN ._SENT By_PRP year_NN1 's_POS end_NN1 ,_PUN Tran_NP0 and_CJC Hall_NP0 had_VHD launched_VVN the_AT0 UTL_NN1 ._SENT To_TO0 make_VVI it_PNP more_AV0 accessible_AJ0 ,_PUN they_PNP created_VVD DeepEnd_NP0 Fitness_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ helps_VVZ you_PNP hone_VVI the_AT0 skills_NN2 needed_VVD to_TO0 excel_VVI at_PRP underwater_AJ0 torpedo_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 vicious_AJ0 workout_NN1 in_PRP its_DPS own_DT0 right_NN1 ._SENT 
To_PRP prep_NN1 for_PRP my_DPS game_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP work_VVB through_PRP some_DT0 Deep_AJ0 End_NN1 drills_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP start_VVB on_PRP land_NN1 ,_PUN learning_VVG to_TO0 maximize_VVI every_AT0 breath_NN1 with_PRP burpees_NN2 ._SENT First_ORD ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB a_AT0 single_AJ0 burpee_NN1 while_CJS holding_VVG my_DPS breath_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 I_PNP do_VDB two_CRD burpees_NN2 ,_PUN again_AV0 holding_VVG my_DPS breath_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP ladder_VVB up_AVP to_PRP five_CRD straight_AJ0 burpees_NN2 on_PRP a_AT0 single_AJ0 breath_NN1 (_PUL followed_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 gasp_NN1 for_PRP air_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT 
Tran_NP0 says_VVZ if_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 handle_VVI the_AT0 burpees_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 "_PUQ exert_VVI the_AT0 energy_NN1 underwater_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 feel_VVI that_DT0 confident_AJ0 ._SENT Does_VDZ n't_XX0 matter_VVI —_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB in_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 figure_VVI it_PNP out_AVP ._SENT In_PRP a_AT0 13-foot-deep_AJ0 pool_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP breathe_VVB deeply_AV0 ,_PUN blow_VVB out_AVP the_AT0 entire_AJ0 breath_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 sink_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 bottom_NN1 ._SENT Without_PRP using_VVG my_DPS arms_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP push_VVB back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 surface_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL Cue_VVB more_AV0 gasping_VVG ._SENT )_PUR Then_AV0 I_PNP tread_VVB water_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 stopwatch_NN1 counts_VVZ down_AVP ten_CRD minutes_NN2 ._SENT Advanced_AJ0 players_NN2 hold_VVB dumbbells_NN2 above_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 to_TO0 increase_VVI the_AT0 challenge_NN1 ._SENT 
Next_ORD is_VBZ a_AT0 25-meter_AJ0 underwater_AJ0 swim_NN1 ;_PUN I_PNP make_VVB it_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 third_ORD attempt_NN1 ._SENT Later_AV0 ,_PUN Tran_NP0 hands_VVZ me_PNP a_AT0 ten-pound_AJ0 rubber_AJ0 brick_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ I_PNP swim_VVB with_PRP the_AT0 whole_AJ0 way_NN1 ._SENT About_PRP halfway_AV0 through_AVP ,_PUN Tran_NP0 yells_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB almost_AV0 there_AV0 !_SENT "_PUQ Almost_AV0 ,_PUN my_DPS ass_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB ten_CRD strokes_NN2 to_TO0 go_VVI ._SENT I_PNP roll_VVB my_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN humbled_VVN ._SENT 
Once_AV0 we_PNP start_VVB playing_VVG ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB humbled_VVN even_AV0 more_AV0 ._SENT My_DPS first_ORD few_DT0 times_NN2 with_PRP the_AT0 torpedo_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB underwater_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 combined_AJ0 30_CRD to_PRP 40seconds_NN2 ,_PUN struggling_VVG too_AV0 much_AV0 on_PRP a_AT0 single_AJ0 breath_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC with_PRP practice_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS confidence_NN1 grows_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ me_PNP and_CJC Chuck_NP0 and_CJC Giorgio_NP0 ._SENT My_DPS instincts_NN2 kick_VVB in_AVP ._SENT After_PRP that_DT0 first_ORD goal_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP score_VVB another_DT0 —_PUN and_CJC one_PNI more_AV0 after_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT When_CJS we_PNP all_DT0 surface_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP draw_VVB high_AV0 fives_CRD ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP 've_VHB never_AV0 breathed_VVN easier_AJC ._SENT 
Pool_NN1 Drills_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 Underwater_AJ0 Torpedo_NN1 League_NN1 
These_DT0 drills_NN2 from_PRP Deep_AJ0 End_NP0 Fitness_NN1 give_VVB you_PNP greater_AJC strength_NN1 ,_PUN stamina_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC prowess_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 and_CJC deliver_VVB benefits_NN2 that_CJT flow_VVB into_PRP any_DT0 land-based_AJ0 exercise_NN1 ._SENT 
Burpee_NP0 Breath-Hold_NP0 Ladder_NN1 
Extend_VVB the_AT0 possibilities_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 single_AJ0 breath_NN1 with_PRP this_DT0 series_NN0 ._SENT Take_VVB a_AT0 deep_AJ0 inhale_VVB ,_PUN then_AV0 exhale_NN1 ._SENT Follow_VVB with_PRP a_AT0 deep_AJ0 inhale_VVB ,_PUN then_AV0 hold_VVB your_DPS breath_NN1 ._SENT Do_VDB a_AT0 burpee_NN1 ._SENT Repeat_VVB ,_PUN this_DT0 time_NN1 doing_VDG 2_CRD burpees_NN2 ._SENT Continue_VVB until_CJS you_PNP 've_VHB done_VDN 6_CRD burpees_NN2 on_PRP a_AT0 single_AJ0 breath_NN1 ._SENT Do_VDB 1_CRD set_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL Yes_ITJ ,_PUN it_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI enough_AV0 ._SENT )_PUR 
Gutter-Ups_NN2 
Build_VVB total-body_AJ0 strength_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 pool_NN1 take_VVI on_PRP a_AT0 muscle-up_NN1 ._SENT Face_VVB the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 pool_NN1 and_CJC place_VVB your_DPS palms_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 surface_NN1 ._SENT Lower_VVB your_DPS entire_AJ0 body_NN1 underwater_AV0 ,_PUN then_AV0 explode_VVB upward_AJ0 ,_PUN kicking_VVG hard_AV0 with_PRP your_DPS legs_NN2 ._SENT 
