Ask Stew: How to Train Properly for Tactical Professions Where some special-ops candidates fail is that they don't drop the heavy weights and switch to higher-rep calisthenics to...
Ask Stew: Which Military Branch Is Right for Me? It's a question many ask themselves in high school and college: Which branch should I serve?
Four Common Denominators to Help You Graduate to Spec Ops Because of proper physical training, your body has a better foundation to remain fit throughout training and not become...
Ask Stew: Do Physical Fitness Tests Really Matter? Here is an email from a distinguished military and law enforcement officer concerning physical fitness testing in military...
Ask Stew: What Is a Fair Way to Judge a Fitness Test? Military and law enforcement personnel often ask about how fair fitness tests are and whether they accurately measure someone...
Why the 'Common PFT' Has Become the Fitness Standard While the regular military and law enforcement agencies use the "Common PFT," the specialized groups in these units have more...
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...
Tips and Recommended Workouts to Improve Your Fitness Test Score Prior to basic training, boot camp or police academy, personnel line up to take their physical fitness tests (PFT).
How the 'Common PFT' Is Popular with US Military, Law Enforcement More than half of the U.S. military and law enforcement agencies use what I call the "Common PFT."
Ask Stew: How Should I Approach Training for the Police Academy? This is what I recommend as a plan of action until you arrive at the police academy.
This ‘300 Workout’ Also Benefits Those Seeking to Improve Their Running Times Are you struggling to maintain your muscular stamina and improve your running scores?
5 Questions to Help Decide What You Really Need to Get Fit and Healthy If we break down the things in our lives that we need and do not need to get healthy, we might be surprised at how effective...
How to Combine Leg Day and Cardio Workouts During Your Fitness Training Mixing leg day with cardio workouts is a way to get quick, effective workouts if pressed for time and prepare the legs for...
How Injured Runners Can Continue Their Cardio Training You can still do cardio base training with nonimpact cardio, like biking, using the elliptical machine and swimming, if you...
5 Ways to Control the Key Ingredient to Losing Weight For most people in America, the main reason why we are overweight is simply the amount of food we eat.