How to Get Back in the Fitness Groove After an Injury or Illness Illnesses or injuries often occur and derail our fitness and progress. Getting back into it after several weeks or months can...
Here Are Some Favorite Core Training Exercises Using the TRX Some of the favorite exercises used by Stew Smith's Military Preparation Group-Heroes of Tomorrow are the following upper...
How Losing Weight Can Make You Fit to Serve As the military gets pickier with recruiting, showing up to see your local recruiter out of shape will crush your dreams of...
Why You Shouldn't Do Push-ups, Pull-ups and Sit-ups Daily This one drives me crazy. Far too often I see this comment followed by the question — "why aren't I getting stronger in my...
Weekly Workout: Getting Back to the Basics Sometimes you need a reset workout: a standard workout that you can fall back on when you have no idea what else to do.
Why Those Around You Should Know the Symptoms of Overtraining It is important to tell others around you the symptoms of overtraining, because you typically will not notice it until it is...
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.
Weekly Workout: Weight Vest Weekend Here is a new carry weight workout using a weight vest that can be done just about anywhere.
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...
Why Family and Friends Should Be Alert to the Symptoms of Overtraining If you perform high-intensity workouts, you should learn the symptoms of overtraining and let your loved ones know what they...
Watchdog Finds 50% Increase in VA Medical Center Jobs with 'Severe' Shortages This year, Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in jobs ranging...
4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into...
National Guard Rehearsed Show of Force Against Immigration Raid Protesters, General Testifies National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force...
San Diego Espionage Trial Begins for Sailor Accused of Spying for His Native China Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, is accused of seven counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending...
Trump and Putin Will Meet at an Alaska Military Base Long Used to Counter Russia The base created by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Army Fort Richardson in 2010 has played a key strategic role in...