Army Combat Fitness Test Pyramid Workout Here's a new take on the PT Pyramid that incorporates elements of the new Army PFT standards.
BUD/S and EOD/Diver Physical Screening Test: Classic Week of PT Training Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, outlines his workout of the week.
Marine Corps Initial Strength Test (IST) All Marines are provided time to train for the physical fitness test and are expected to maintain an adequate degree of...
Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test (CFT) The Marines' combat fitness test, taken every six months, is intended to keep Marines ready for the physical rigors of...
Marine Corps Body Composition Program The Marine Corps PCP has two main components - The Physical Fitness Test and the Body Composition Program.
Ask Stew: High-Repetition Calisthenics Methods What is the level of volume required to improve training in calisthenics fitness testing?
Ask Stew: Should You Really Barf Before, During or After a PT Test? Passing with a competitive score does not create anxiety, require more than 100% effort or that you throw up before, during...
How to Pass the Service Academy CFA The CFA, or candidate fitness assessment, not only evaluates strength and endurance, but also measures potential for...
This Is the First Army Trainee to Max the New Army Combat Fitness Test On Oct. 21 Spc. Benjamin Ritchie became the first Basic Combat Training trainee to record a perfect score on the Army's new...
Prepping for the ACFT? The Two-Mile Run Is Here to Stay The new Army combat fitness test (ACFT), due to roll out in 2020, is a much better gauge of all the elements of a soldier's...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
