Nic Sanchez

Nic grew up in south Florida heavily involved in Taekwondo from second grade through his adult years. He was chosen to represent the United States at the Junior Olympics for Taekwondo in 1988, 1992, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95 (US OPEN), ‘96, and ‘98 (US OPEN). He also played football throughout high school & competitive rugby internationally through his early twenties. But his most paramount adventure began in early 2004, when he decided to embark on an epic, radically life-changing adventure to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL. Preparing for what is arguably the most physically grueling and mentally demanding military training pipeline in the WORLD requires unrelenting mental fortitude, unparalleled focus and unshakable grit. (Six pack abs, big muscles, and a sub-5 minute mile don’t hurt, either.) At the time he made this monumental decision however, Nic had none of those. In fact he was well over 250 pounds, working a cubicle job, and living a relatively sedentary & unhealthy life.

As you can imagine, there were many moments when this extraordinary goal felt next to impossible for him to achieve; to say he was the underdog with lots of odds stacked against him would have been a massive understatement. But with laser focus, unwavering dedication to the mission and a rigorous workout schedule with his mentor Kory, he’d spend the next 2 years training 6 days a week to achieve what he set his mind to. He lost close to 60 pounds, polished his runs and swims, and successfully completed the Navy SEAL’s selection process (BUD/S), graduating from SQT as Class 264’s Honor man, and officially joining the United Stated Navy SEAL teams in March of 2008.

Nic would spend the next decade and a half training and deploying alongside the most elite special operators in the world, earning multiple service awards and commendations along the way. In 2014- under the direct order of President Barack Obama- Nic was hand selected to serve as the Assault Team Leader for Operation Morning Glory, which found his SEAL Platoon recapturing a Lybian oil tanker that had been seized by rebel gunmen off the coast of Cyprus. He will tell you without hesitation however, that despite some cool guy stuff and memorable deployments, the most rewarding part of being a SEAL was his stint in San Diego as a BUD/S instructor. Students dubbed him “hard, but fair” in his role as Chief Sanchez, and he derived great satisfaction watching these young men evolve into the next generation of elite warriors. Over the years Nic has coached & mentored countless young candidates and helped them push past their comfort zones to be greater & stronger than they were the day before. (Out of which FrogFit’s “Be greater than yesterday’s you” mantra was born.)

Since leaving Active Duty life due to injuries sustained during parachuting operations, Nic has found a new purpose in life! He and his better half, Trace, founded Team FrogFit, LLC which affords Nic the opportunity to continue coaching and mentoring, but in a different arena & cultivated for life’s everyday warriors rather than just SEALs. By running this unique fitness program and performing keynote speaking engagements, he is able to share his life experiences and lessons with the hope that those he is engaging with will leave “greater than they were” before.