THOR3: The Army's Answer to Human Optimization Optimizing the total human to perform at their highest capacity under stress requires a perfect balance of training...
Everything You Need to Know About the Army's New PFT The Army is getting tough on new recruits. If you are considering joining the Army this year or are currently employed by the...
Marathon Running Plan The Marine Corps Marathon is at the end of October. Do you have or can recommend any running programs to help those of us...
Ask Stew: CFA Prep for West Point and Plebe Year How can you master the candidate fitness assessment to gain admission to West Point?
PFT Run Workouts Most of the time, I receive emails from people who are seeking to pass their PFT, and just as many who wish to max out their...
Popular Swimming Pool Workouts During the winter months, many people who email me are looking for an alternative to running outside. In other words, what...
Career Change to Special Forces If you are seeking a career change to any of the special forces and special ops world, start training hard and start training...
Tactical Fitness with Stew Smith: Getting Army Special Forces Fit A high school student with an injury wonders how to get in shape to join the Army Special Forces.
Army Air Assault School Air Assault School is a 10-day course of instruction that teaches air assault techniques.
How to Avoid Stomach Cramps when Running Running with stomach cramps is never fun, but there are ways to lessen or work through the pain -- or even prevent the cramps...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
