Don't Get Discouraged by Failing at Workouts. Get Motivated. Motivation through times of growth is critical. It is no one’s job but yours to motivate yourself to train and put in the...
Don’t Get Confused by the SEAL/SWCC Draft The Spec War Draft that is now being used to screen recruits before they get to SEAL or SWCC training is different from the...
Stew’s Favorites: The Navy PST Practice taking the test you have to pass on a regular basis. And if you want to crush it, do it twice.
Stew’s Favorites: The Special Ops Triathlon You can arrange the run, swim and ruck of the Special Ops Triathlon in any order, but we often like to make it like a...
Stew’s Favorites: Spec Ops Triathlon Buildup with Leg PT As we prepare for an upcoming Special Ops Triathlon, we are adding in a few combo workouts mixed with leg PT to prepare for...
Ask Stew: Will Playing Sports Help in Preparing for BUD/S? Being a competitive person with a history of active competition and a no-quit attitude will help you become a BUD/S graduate.
Ask Stew: Suggestions on How to Improve on Your Fitness Test There are not many fitness tests out there that exposes a weakness quite like the way PT tests for special-ops courses do.
Mix of Weights, Calisthenics and TRX Check out this mix of lifts, calisthenics (weights optional) and the TRX as a balance to the previous lifts.
How to Overcome Psychological Obstacles Here is a concerned future military member who is having a tough time with what we all have to conquer when exceeding...
Stew Smith's Fitness Training Pipeline In the military, training pipelines refer to a student's training cycle as they attend school after school to become...
Family Lives in Fear After Marine Corps Denies Legal Claim over Abuse by Jailed Ex-Recruiter "She wants accountability from the Marines, and she wants this not to happen to anyone else," Christine Dunn, an attorney...
Air Force Backtracks on Banning Personal Pronouns from Email Signatures The Air Force says it's again allowing airmen and civilian employees to put their preferred personal pronouns in their email...
Air Force Academy Superintendent Proposes Cutting Civilian Staff The Air Force Academy superintendent is proposing to cut civilian faculty positions without hiring uniformed instructors to...
Year-Old VA Mortgage Rescue Program Ended by Trump Administration The VA will stop accepting new participants for what's called the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program, or VASP...
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...