How to Achieve a Good Score on the Army Airborne PFT If you are preparing to become a member of a special operations group, you must graduate from the Army Basic Airborne Course...
What You Should Know About the New Special Forces/Special Operations Fitness Test There is a new Special Forces/Special Operations fitness test making its way around the team areas and creating a fun and...
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...
How Navy SEALs Grow During Times of Adversity There's a silver lining to adversity that is critical to know. It's the confidence you gain from overcoming it that can't be...
How to Transition from a Football and Powerlifting Background to Become a Navy SEAL People often ask me how I trained for SEAL training before there were movies, books and websites helping people prepare. This...
Delving into the Many Ways to Define Mental Toughness Mental toughness has many definitions and is not limited to athletic performance and pain tolerance.
Mentally Tough? Why the Power of the Mind Is Crucial in Spec Ops Training Preparing for any Special Operations training program can be challenging and often lead to questioning yourself if you are...
Ask Stew: How Did You Recover from BUD/S Training? A reader asks Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, what he did to handle the soreness from Basic Underwater...
Why Being Smart and Safe Is Key to Cold Water Training When I was attending SEAL training, the water off San Diego was brutal to new recruits.
Why You Don't Have to Be a Certain Size or Shape to Make it Through BUD/S I often receive emails concerning guys who are "too lean", "too short", "too tall" or "too big" to attend SEAL training.
10 Ways to Make Your Workout the Best You Can Do It has often been said that the best workout you can do is the one you are not doing.
This Full-Body Military Fitness Workout Requires a Buddy Workouts designed for teamwork can be a fun and effective way to push yourself while building camaraderie.
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
How to Recover Properly from Intense Military Fitness Workouts Here is a list of things you can do to ensure you are on the proper training/recovery program balance for your goal of better...
5 Easy Tips for Fat Loss from a Navy SEAL Because of myths, falsehoods and all the various ways people have lost weight, fat loss can appear complicated to anyone...
