Special Operations Fitness

Soldiers from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) pull security during a joint air to ground integration training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. on Sept. 6, 2017. Soldiers from 10th SFG (A) participated in a three-week training exercise in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. The exercise is designed to enhance the interoperability of multiple air assets supporting Special Operations ground force maneuver. Photo Credit: Jorden Weir)

Ask Stew: Explaining the Strength Exercises from 'How Good Is Good Enough'

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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and a simulated “survivor” watch as an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter comes in for a landing. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor)

Ask Stew: Getting Back in Shape After Returning from the Field

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, advises a reader how to resume training after a lon...

Onboard USS Oscar-Austin (DDG-79) underway with Truman Battle Group for Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX). U.S. Navy Seals assigned to Team Four, Little Creek, VA., fastrope onto the fantail of USS Oscar-Austin (DDG-79) during JTFEX. (U. S. Navy photo by Michael W. Pendergrass) (RELEASED)

Top Ten Questions– Are You Physically Ready to Join Special Ops?

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness guru outlines pertinent questions for anyone considering a...

Army Ranger PFT

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Ask Stew: The Physical Standards of Navy SEAL BUD/S Training

Learn how to prepare and successfully apply to the Navy SEAL BUD/S training using advice from Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran a...

How to Prepare for Army Green Beret Training

The Green Beret course requires a minimum score of 260 on the Army physical fitness test.

Marines exercise during a High Intensity Tactical Training session led by Force Fitness instructor, Sgt. Jared Skelley. Photo by Sgt. Brittney Vella.

Phase One of Tactical Fitness: Candidate/Recruit Preparation

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUDs) students participate in Surf Passage at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. Surf Passage is one of many physically demanding evolutions that are a part of the first phase of SEAL training. Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, air and land. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Russell.

Ask Stew: The Road from USMC to Navy SEAL BUD/S

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers a question from a reader about how to enter...

Navy SEALs jump from the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III April 15, 2010, over Fort Pickett Maneuver Training Center, Va. The jump was part of a joint training exercise with 517th Airlift Squadron members from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Ask Stew: Older But Still Trying

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL and Military.com's tactical fitness expert answers a question from a servicemember recovering from an i...

Soldiers of 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the Republic of Korea 11th Special Forces Brigade, provide security for their fellow members during training near Gwangyang, South Korea, April 1, 2009. The two forces trained together during the annual springtime exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle. (Photo Credit: SFC Andrew Kosterman)

Ask Stew: Can You Make a Special Operator?

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert answers a timeless question: Can special operators b...

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stephen Frank, instructor pilot, 559 Flying Training Squadron, performs leg press to build up his quads and lower muscle groups, 16 July, 2014, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong/ Released)

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