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Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, jump rope during the circuit course event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (Photo By: Angelica I. Annastas).

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

Workout of the Week: 5 Quick Workout Options When Time Is Short

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL and Military.com's tactical fitness expert give 5 ways you can workout when you have very little time.

Workout of the Week: Super Set and Swim PT

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert details how to break tough workouts into smaller set...

Lance Cpl. Rigoberto Rodriguez carries Lance Cpl. Davey Villalobos toward the finish line during the fireman carry event at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. (Photo By: J. R. Heins).

Workout of the Week: Build Your Own Devil's Mile

Sterw Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert details how to take on his version of the Devil's M...

Capt. Bush, participant of "The Murph Challenge 2016" is performing pull ups. (Photo Credit: Jin Sang Woo)

Workout of the Week: New Pyramid Workouts/Goal-Pace Run Challenge

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert freshens up the classic PT Pyramid.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Goins, 633rd Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical services technician, flips a tire during a Memorial Day Murph and Pararescue Workout event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 29, 2017 (U.S. Air Force photo/Areca T. Bell)

How to Prepare for the Murph Workout

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL and Military.com's tactical fitness expert details the best way to prepare for the challenging Murph Me...

Killer Combo of Pyramids and 5 Min Sets

Here is a workout that builds up quickly and peaks with several mental/physical challenges.

Workout of the Week: Just Add Stairs to Make it KILLER

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, gives us a twist on a normal workout; just add stai...

Popular Swimming Pool Workouts

During the winter months, many people who email me are looking for an alternative to running outside. In other words, what ca...

Situp Test Help: Improve Fast!

If you want a job in the military or law enforcement, you will likely need to score well in sit-ups, curl-ups, or crunche...

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Capt. Nate Zermeno, commander of the 720th Ordnance Company completes barbell rows during the EOD 133 Memorial Workout (Photo Credit: DJ Borden)

Ask Stew: Hypertrophy Versus Strength Training

What is hypertrophy training, and how should it fit into getting ready for selection?

Senior Airman Chris Barrier from the 124th Security Forces Squadron get his waist measurement during his annual fitness assessment, Gowen Field, Idaho, April 11, 2015. (Air National Guard/Senior Airman Cassie Morlock)

After PT Deaths, Air Force Weighs Separating Waist Measurement from Fitness Test

The Air Force's top enlisted leader said some airmen go to extremes, even starving themselves, to pass the tape test.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Hall, the new 173rd Fighter Wing health promotion coordinator, serves up some chicken salad lettuce wraps during a nutrition class. (U.S. Air Force/Jason van Mourik)

Special Forces Fitness Study: You Are What You Eat

Ever wonder how much what you eat matters to how well you perform? A recent Army study on special operations students helped...

Capt. Lehuanani Halemano of the Hawaii Army National Guard watches closely to ensure a Soldier properly performs hand release push ups during an Army Combat Fitness Test at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Dublin, California, May 10, 2019. (Army National Guard/Amy Carle)

The Nuts and Bolts of Training Tactical Athletes

What do you need to know about training a "tactical athlete?" Stew explains.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, performs pullups during the physical fitness test portion of the 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) Super Squad Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 27, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps/Audrey M.C. Rampton)

Ask Stew: Rules for Two-a-Day Workouts

Are two-a-days a sustainable long-term workout plan?