What You Should Know About the New Special Forces/Special Operations Fitness Test There is a new Special Forces/Special Operations fitness test making its way around the team areas and creating a fun and...
Try Out These Killer Combo of Pyramids and Five-Minute Sets Finding a workout that pushes the mind and body but allows for rest when needed requires a fine line between pushing your...
5 Tips to Help You Gain Weight for Ranger School If you have the weight to lose, you will lose it at Ranger School. The bad news, if you are lean, you will lose muscle.
MREs and Ranger School: The Lifeblood of the Student Ranger School is a classic story of expending too many calories per day and not consuming enough.
How to Swim the Combat Swimmer Stroke When people first try the combat swimmer stroke, they often can look silly. Even swimmers have issues with this stroke.
Don't Get Discouraged by Failing at Workouts. Get Motivated. Motivation through times of growth is critical. It is no one’s job but yours to motivate yourself to train and put in the...
Stew Smith's Fitness Training Pipeline In the military, training pipelines refer to a student's training cycle as they attend school after school to become...
Ask Stew: Unprepared but Athletic Some rush headfirst into challenging programs without much thought as to what they really are getting into, while others...
Ask Stew: Conditioning for Special Forces If you have previous injuries, military medical professionals will have to review your status during the recruiting phase.
How to Prepare for Army Green Beret Training To make it in the Special Forces, you need intelligence, an outstanding record of previous military service and very high...
How to Turn Swimming into a Strength for Special Operations Selection Programs Preparing for any military diving or rescue swimmer course requires a significant time investment, not only to get into...
The Hardest Part of Special Operations Selection Programs – and How to Handle It Contrary to what one might expect, the most arduous part of a U.S. special operations selection program is not the actual...
How to Become a Better Swimmer Before Navy Dive School Many fitness and pool competency skills must be acquired before attending special ops programs.
5 Ways to Spice Up Your Push-Up Workout Routine You can try many options, from where to place your hands and adding a weight vest to the range of motion and choreography of...
Grounding: Does Touching Earth Provide Health Benefits or Is It Pseudoscience? Whether it is taking relaxing breaths in nature or your body's vitamin D response from the sunlight, you can lower your blood...