How to Build Muscle Stamina Five Minutes at a Time Try this five-minute set workout with the following exercises for muscle stamina with lighter weights or body-weight...
Why This New Approach to Remedial PT Actually Works The combination of a good coach and willing participants is critical to the mission success of remedial PT programs.
How Adding a Taper Day Before Big Events Can Pay Off Big Whether it is a fitness test or a challenging event, a taper week or a "rest day" prior to game day is always a good idea.
What to Know About Applying to Be an Air Force Spec Ops Officer Here is an email from an Air Force cadet seeking information about preparation to be a special tactics officer.
What to Do When Life or Age Interferes with a Good Workout No matter what your age, life has a way of getting in the way of the time you budget for your daily workout routine.
What Special Ops Prep for Log PT and Leg Stamina Looks Like This classic twist on the Sandbaby Murph log PT simulation workout is made a little more challenging.
How You Should Approach AIT Workouts We train and prepare for basic training programs, but often find that, after the basic training, we are actually in worse...
How You Should Prepare Your Body for Special Operations First of all, anyone seeking this type of rigorous activity, especially near 40 years old, should be in excellent condition...
The Necessity of Teaching Remedial PT Groups How to Work Out Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, dealt with PFT failures and realized these remedial PT groups needed to...
How to Reach the Next Level of Push-ups and Pull-ups Here is an email from a military man seeking to get better at his pull-ups and push-ups for an upcoming PFT for for special...
The 10-Minute Rule for Fitness Success Commit to at least 10 minutes of exercise to gauge your motivation; nothing difficult, just the warm-up section of your...
The One Thing You Should Do Before Taking a Military Fitness Test One of the best ways to prepare for a military fitness test is to take it a few times before the actual test.
How Learning to Tread Water Better Will Make You a More Confident Swimmer Preparing for any diving or rescue swimmer program will require significant pool time, focusing on various water confidence...
How to Estimate Your Food Intake and Caloric Needs for Military Training Basal metabolic rate is the number of calories your body needs to maintain basic physiological functions at rest.
How to Use Pyramid-Style Workouts to Improve Your Fitness Level If you have or have not tried the PT Pyramid, summer is a perfect time to learn this classic workout and take it to new...