Why This New Approach to Remedial PT Actually Works The combination of a good coach and willing participants is critical to the mission success of remedial PT programs.
How Adding a Taper Day Before Big Events Can Pay Off Big Whether it is a fitness test or a challenging event, a taper week or a "rest day" prior to game day is always a good idea.
What to Do When Life or Age Interferes with a Good Workout No matter what your age, life has a way of getting in the way of the time you budget for your daily workout routine.
What Special Ops Prep for Log PT and Leg Stamina Looks Like This classic twist on the Sandbaby Murph log PT simulation workout is made a little more challenging.
How You Should Prepare Your Body for Special Operations First of all, anyone seeking this type of rigorous activity, especially near 40 years old, should be in excellent condition...
How to Reach the Next Level of Push-ups and Pull-ups Here is an email from a military man seeking to get better at his pull-ups and push-ups for an upcoming PFT for for special...
Here Are Some More Advanced Group PT Ideas A military member in charge of his command’s group PT program asks for more advanced workouts for the hardcore group at his...
Why Being Average Won't Cut It in Special Ops I've found that there is a big difference in going through life merely surviving and trying to compete at everything you do.
The Top 10 Reasons Why People Fail at Special Ops There are many ways to fail out or quit any of the many special-ops programs, but the biggest reason someone fails is usually...
These Three Workouts Target Your Specific Weakness Whether you are overweight, a running athlete or a strength athlete, everyone has a weakness that can be developed.
Get Moving: Here's a Simple Checklist to Help Start Your Own Workout Plan If you are looking to get in shape and improve your overall health, creating a workout plan does not have to be complicated.
If You Don't Assess Yourself, You're Just Guessing About Fitness A logical time for that assessment during a 12- or 16-week cycle would either be at the beginning, the end or both.
Ask Stew: When Should I Start Lifting Weights? If you want to diversify your training, then a cycle of lifting is a smart decision.
Do You Just Set Goals, or Do You Actually Achieve Them? Here is a clever acronym that can help improve your ability to finish what you started.
Try This if You're Looking for a Good Core Workout Think of the core as the area from your neck to your hips and all the muscles that support the spine from top to bottom and...
