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.
The Perfect Workout Pyramids and super-set workouts are a great foundation builder, as well as a proven maintenance method for calisthenics-based...
Swimming Intervals: The Century Challenge This swimming challenge is sure to level up your swimming workouts. Try the 1:30 Interval Challenge.
Ask Stew: Continue Training Even with Swimming Injury Military.com fitness guru Stew Smith fields a question from a retired Navy master chief on how to continue a swim workout...
Top 5 Reasons to Add Swimming into Your Workout Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL vet and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, gives you five reasons why you should add swimming...
Ask Stew: Army Retiree Seeks Swimming Advice Stew Smith, Military.com's resident tactical fitness guru, answers a question from an Army retiree about incorporating...
Swimming with Fins: Flippers, SCUBA to Rocket Fin Progression The type of fins you use for pool swimming depends on your training goals.
Ask Stew: Swimming for Special Ops Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, responds to a reader about how to increase your swimming performance for...
Ask Stew – Losing Momentum During Timed Swim Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, responds to a Navy service member training for...
Workout of the Week: Adding Drills During Rest Periods Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, offers his workout of the week.
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...
Your Weakness Will Be Your Toughest Event at Spec Ops Selection As you prepare for any special ops program in the tactical professions, you will be faced with grueling events that will test...
Should You Take Ice Baths as Part of Training and Recovery? The concept of using cold for healing dates back to ancient Egyptian and Roman civilizations.
Here's a Great Mix to Train for Swim and Calisthenics Tests Here is a tough workout that we regularly use to gauge swimming conditioning and calisthenics muscle stamina.
