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Air Force Senior Airman Niketa Wilson, 90th Force Support Squadron fitness specialist, lifts a curl bar at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Jan. 11, 2017. Wilson uses her dream of becoming a professional bodybuilder to stay resilient in the face of adversity. Air Force photo by Breanna Carter

Face of Defense: Bodybuilding Helps Airman to Maintain Focus

Air Force Senior Airman Niketa Wilson discovers resiliency in the face of adversity through bodybuilding.

Calisthenics, or bodyweight exercises, originated thousands of years ago in ancient Greece and have been a major component of...

How Breathing Can Create 20% More Power

Chances are, when it comes to how you've been taught to breathe during your weight training, you were advised to EXHALE throu...

Getting the Bigger Bench

Been stuck at 185 on your bench press for what seems like decades and looking to finally crack 200?

How To Gain Weight For Muscles

Gaining weight is not a typical goal in the fitness community, so be careful what you wish for. In general, those who wish to...

How to Lift Weights Safely

When done properly, weight lifting can build muscle, improves fitness and promote an overall healthier lifestyle. However, if...

Master Hormones to Build Muscle

If your goal is to build muscle and lose fat, it's absolutely critical to maximize your body's natural production of growth h...

Mixing Weights With Calisthenics

Here is an email I get often from people seeking to improve calisthenics scores in PT tests. Either they ask to do pull-ups,...

Multitask Your Muscles With Perfect Pushup

Multitask Your Muscles with the Perfect Pushup

Here's an interesting question about how to combine two different pieces of exercise equipment, dumbbells and the Perfect Pus...

Muscle Fitness for Dummies

Muscle fitness and development is important to a healthy and physically fit body, and though the road to such a body is deman...

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Lacey Hancock works out with dumbbells in Smith Physical Fitness Center while Curtis Nelson spots her. The two have become close friends as they share their love of bodybuilding and fitness with others. (Photo Credit: Eric Pilgrim)

Advance Your Fitness Level Through Periodization

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, lays out a perfect plan for those beginning their f...

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct their two-mile run during the Army Physical Fitness Test (Photo courtesy of militaryonesource.mil)

Ask Stew: Fitness Goals Using the PT Pyramid

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

Pararescueman from the 48th Rescue Squadron workout while using technologies to track their physical and mental well-being as part of the Human Performance Optimization program at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Mar. 13, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kristine Legate)

How the Mind-Body Connection Affects Performance

Here are some ways to think your way to better physical performance -- whether it is a PT test, or just a normal workout.

Bridget Rolens demonstrates various mindfulness activities during the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction luncheon Feb. 27 at Scott. Mindfulness meditation is being used in a variety of ways in the military. Rolens is the owner and program facilitator for the Pathways to Mindfulness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kiana Brothers)

It's Time We Look at Mental Health the Same as Physical Health

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL and Military.com's tactical fitness expert explains why taking a mental health day as part of your fitn...

Marine recruit Andrade was required to lose 60 pounds in order to enlist in the Marine Corps (Photo By: Kailey J. Maraglia).

Ask Stew: Losing Weight Before Joining the Military

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL and Military.com's tactical fitness expert gives advice to a service member who is trying to lose weigh...