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.
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A Closer Look at the Coast Guard's Specialized Force Units These six units create an organized quick reaction force that can be deployed to handle natural disasters, environmental...
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.
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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...
The Best Swim Strokes Worth Learning for Military Fitness Tests Many non-swimming athletes struggle to pass military swimming tests, but after practicing techniques, pool skills and...
3 Helpful Tips When You Don't Have Energy to Exercise Fueling with the right food (not caffeine) and sleeping better should make you more productive, but they alone won’t be...
The Best Workout to Improve Your Leg Strength and Cardio Fitness Studies show that leg strength and heart and lung efficiency are the keys to staying mobile, doing things outside of the...
The Bike Pyramid Workout You Should Be Doing If you are looking for challenging, non-impact cardio workouts, you can find many on stationary bikes, elliptical machines...
Embrace Failure as Your Greatest Teacher in the Journey to Special Ops If you have the right mindset, failures and setbacks are valuable learning experiences. They teach us to embrace shortcomings...