Advanced Upper-Body ‘Push’ Workout With Running Here is a favorite “push” day workout with running we do for our special ops candidates.
Ask Stew: Should I Take a Scuba Course Before Military Dive School? Does getting scuba qualified before military dive school training help?
Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail—and What Actually Works Every January, millions of Americans set New Year’s resolutions with genuine intent. And every February, most of those...
Training to Fatigue? Rethinking Limits for Muscle Growth and Strength Throughout my years of coaching and training on my own, the subject of pushing to failure (or beyond) with heavier weights or...
The Mobility 20/20 Is the One Workout You Need in 2026: 20 Minutes a Day for 20 Days (or Forever?) After over a decade of adding this specific mobility and flexibility routine to my life, to say it has been life-changing is...
Ask Stew: A Step-by-Step Plan to Get Started on Your New Year Fitness Goal Here is a three-step blueprint to help you transition from the "resolution" phase of fitness to a lifelong habit and the...
From Lifespan to ‘Health-span’: Use the New Year to Focus on Both Health and Fitness Instead of thinking simply about living longer, let’s use the start of a new year to focus on getting healthier, so we live...
Run, Ruck or Swim: 3 Cardio-Enhancing Workouts If you are preparing for military service that involves intense physical training, you will want to be a cardio machine. Here...
Marines Get Tougher: 2026 Brings Unified Fitness Standards The Marine Corps provided advanced notification on December 18th 2025 of changes to physical fitness standards. The new...
Applying the Stoic Cardinal Virtues for Both Optimal Performance and Longevity The philosophy of Stoicism, originating in Greece and refined in Rome, offers a timeless framework for living well.
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
US Navy Sends Submarines Under Arctic Ice for 100th Time in Milestone Exercise The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
