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...
Here's a Breakdown of the Combat Swim Stroke The combat swim stroke is a relaxing and super efficient stroke that is an updated version of the traditional sidestroke.
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...
Which Spec Ops Is Right for Me? You cannot go wrong whether you decide to be a firefighter, EMT, police SWAT member or part of a military special operations...
These Workouts Will Add Variety to Your Endurance and Leg Day Training These calisthenics and cardio workouts will add variety to your running, leg endurance and muscle stamina training.
Schriever Space Force Base Receives $30 Million for New Fitness Center More than 8,000 Guardians, contractors and other military personnel now work out of the Space Force base.
Trouble Treading Water? Mobility and Stretching Exercises Can Help Follow these recommendations to open your hips, knees, inner thighs and ankles.
'This Is an Opportunity to Work My Butt Off': Female Soldiers Want to Excel Under New Fitness Standards Now that the standards have shifted for women, achieving high scores has become possible, according to female soldiers.
Gendered Scoring, No More Leg Tucks: Army Unveils New Fitness Test. Here’s What You Need to Know. Army leaders are ready to start measuring troops with the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, which is finally set in stone...
