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...
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...
Why Being Average Won't Cut It in Special Ops I've found that there is a big difference in going through life merely surviving and trying to compete at everything you do.
How You Can Improve Quickly and Test Well on Sit-ups If you are seeking a military or law enforcement job, you likely will see an entrance exam that requires you to score well in...
PT Progression Series: Combining Hardcore Full-Body Movements with PT/Run The PT Progression Series focuses on how to develop skills for fitness testing. Part 5 advances to full-body movements and...
PT Progression Series: How Max-Rep Sets Can Jump-Start Your Workouts The PT Progression Series is a series of answers about how to develop skills for fitness testing. Part 3 focuses on building...
PT Progression Series: How Mixing Running and PT Can Improve Your Times The PT Progression Series is a series of answers about how to develop skills for fitness testing. Part 4 adds running to the...
PT Progression Series: Why Pyramids Are a Foundation Workout The PT Progression Series is a series of answers about how to develop skills for fitness testing. The PT pyramid is the...
PT Progression Series: Building a Better Workout with Supersets The PT Progression Series is a series of answers about how to develop skills for fitness testing. The superset is another...
How Navy SEAL and SWCC Training Is Alike and Different Navy SEAL and Navy SWCC training share a foundation rooted in rigorous training, water competency and high fitness standards.
The Workout You Should Be Doing to Prepare for Military Training Incorporating fundamental exercises, such as squats, lunges, carries, crawls and load-bearing movements, is among the best...
Why Strength Training Is Vital to Achieve Faster Running Times If you are looking to shave seconds (or even minutes) off your run times, you might think the answer is simply to run more...
What Air Force Bomb Techs Should Know About Their New Fitness Test Beginning in August, those in EOD roles will no longer be required to complete the standard 1.5-mile run, push-ups and sit...
The Essential Workout for Service Members Performing Load-Bearing Military Activities The combination of leg and core strength, along with cardio conditioning through weight movement, makes you better at rucking...