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Capt. Nate Zermeno, commander of the 720th Ordnance Company completes barbell rows during the EOD 133 Memorial Workout (Photo Credit: DJ Borden)

Ask Stew: Hypertrophy Versus Strength Training

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conduct flutter kicks during a squadron physical training event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 26, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lauren Brune)

Build Your Own Military Workout: 5 Minutes Cardio, 5 Minutes Resistance

A U.S. Army Soldier flutter kicks in shallow water as his team watches and counts his repetitions during one of the events at the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment's Diver Fitness Challenge at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, Aug. 31, 2018. (U.S. Army/Adam Parent)

How Non-Swimmers Can Get Ready for BUD/S or Aquatic Special Ops

Capt. Lehuanani Halemano of the Hawaii Army National Guard watches closely to ensure a Soldier properly performs hand release push ups during an Army Combat Fitness Test at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Dublin, California, May 10, 2019. (Army National Guard/Amy Carle)

The Nuts and Bolts of Training Tactical Athletes

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, performs pullups during the physical fitness test portion of the 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) Super Squad Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 27, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps/Audrey M.C. Rampton)

Ask Stew: Rules for Two-a-Day Workouts

Sailors onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Support Site participate in a cadence run held in remembrance of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon and United Airlines flight 93, Sept. 9, 2019. (U.S. Navy/Donavan K. Patubo)

Military Running Training: Speed or Distance? It Depends

Marine conducts a deadlift. (U.S. Marine Corps/Christopher Madero)

Avoiding Injury During the Fitness Journey

Chief Damage Controlman Marcus White, from San Antonio, lifts weights in the gym aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance. (U.S. Navy/Ryan D. McLearnon)

Workout of the Week: Pyramid Warm-Up, Pyramid Lift

Federal Bureau of Investigation team members demonstrate an execution of a search warrant. (U.S. Army/William Phelps)

Ask Stew: Fitness Prep for Army to FBI

Trainer: Stew Smith, Navy SEAL

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct their two-mile run during the Army Physical Fitness Test (Photo courtesy of militaryonesource.mil)

Ask Stew: Fitness Goals Using the PT Pyramid

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers a question from a reader on how to set appr...

Workout of the Week: Leg Day (No Equipment Option)

Swimming was one of the events at the 21st Ordnance Company Challenge, a three-day team competition at Kirtland testing physical and mental fitness. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)

Swimming Intervals: The Century Challenge!

Airman 1st Class Robert Miles (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jon LaDue)

How to Train for Timed Runs (Ask Stew)

Specifics and Opposite: Building the Complete Tactical Athlete

PT Pyramid

The PT Reset: Balancing the PT Test Exercises

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Marine Corps (USMC) Recruit Training

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A soldier naps at the National Training Center. (U.S. Army/Tracy McKithern)

Coming Back Into Fitness After Time in the Field

First sergeants assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, preform hand-release push-ups, Aug. 27, 2019. (U.S. Army/Neysa Canfield)

Military Workout of the Week: Chest and Push Day

Maj. Breck Perry, left, and Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach swim laps with fins during a scout swimmers course Oct. 21, 2014 at the Camp Hansen Aquatics Center. The final event is a two-kilometer surface swim with fins. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria)

Ask Stew: Is the Pyramid Workout Structure Optimal for Training?

A soldier cuts into a pumpkin pie during a Thanksgiving meal.

How to Set -- and Keep -- Fitness Goals for the Final Quarter of the Year

Soldiers carry two 40-pound kettlebells during the Sprint Drag Carry event of an Army Combat Physical Fitness test.

Shifting Training Focus from Calisthenics to Weight Lifting

Marines with Headquarters Battalion participate in a three-mile physical training run along the Physical Fitness Test track at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, on April 4, 2014. Cpl. Ali Azimi/Marine Corps

How to Get Ready for Timed Runs: Beginner Guide

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To Keto or Fast? What Diet Works?

Soldiers participate in the Soldier Strength and Conditioning Course at Frederick Fitness Center (Photo Credit: Abbie BennettParaglide).

Training With Mobility: Assessing Movement and Performance

Preparing Meas in Advance

The Importance of Planning and Preparation with Training and Nutrition

Pvt. 2 Naudia Glass, left, performs a routine physical on a resident during her clinical training at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons)

When Friends Die Too Young

An Air Force pararescue trainee low crawls during an obstacle course event at Medina Annex, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 18, 2011. The initial course for a Pararescuemen trainee is a 9-week extensive physical conditioning indoctrination program at Lackland AFB, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erik Cardenas/Released)

How to Deal with Failure: Reframe and Move Forward

Air Force Senior Airman Niketa Wilson, 90th Force Support Squadron fitness specialist, lifts a curl bar at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Jan. 11, 2017. Wilson uses her dream of becoming a professional bodybuilder to stay resilient in the face of adversity. Air Force photo by Breanna Carter

Face of Defense: Bodybuilding Helps Airman to Maintain Focus

Soldier drinking water out of a canteen

Hydrating for Both Performance and Life

Pfc. Anthony Muratore, scout sniper screener candidate, conducts a max set of push-ups after completing a 1.5 mile ruck run at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Kirstin Merrimarahajara)

Workout Failure — Motivate or Discourage

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Get Special Operations Fit

Navy SEALS (Photo courtesy of DoD).

Ask Stew: The Physical Standards of Navy SEAL BUD/S Training

Special Forces Qualification Course graduates stand at attention while wearing their green berets for the first time at their graduation ceremony (Photo Credit: Dave Chace, SWCS Public Affairs Office)

An Overview of Special Ops Prep Courses and Pre-Selection Programs

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Lawrence and Spc. Zach Bouley, two infantrymen assigned to Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, recon a landing site in advance of an inbound F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a training exercise in Buffalo, N.Y. (Photo by Alexander Rector).

Enlisting in Army National Guard Then Join Special Forces

How to Increase Your Mental Toughness for Physical Tests

Air Force Special Tactics Fitness Training

Air Force Special Tactics Fitness Training

Tactical Fitness: BUD/S log carry

Tactical Fitness: PST Training and BUD/S Fitness

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