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...
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 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 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...
Here Are Some More Advanced Group PT Ideas A military member in charge of his command’s group PT program asks for more advanced workouts for the hardcore group at his...
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.
These Three Workouts Target Your Specific Weakness Whether you are overweight, a running athlete or a strength athlete, everyone has a weakness that can be developed.
Ask Stew: How to Train Properly for Tactical Professions Where some special-ops candidates fail is that they don't drop the heavy weights and switch to higher-rep calisthenics to...
Four Common Denominators to Help You Graduate to Spec Ops Because of proper physical training, your body has a better foundation to remain fit throughout training and not become...
The Exercises You Should Be Doing for a Strong Core When most people think of core exercises, they think crunches and sit-ups – possibly because the tactical professions have...
Should You Do Farmer’s Walks with Weight in One or Both Hands? Farmer’s walks improve your overall strength and grip strength, as well as your balance and core muscles.
What You Should Know About Carb Loading for Military Fitness Tests and Training A highly active person requires carbohydrates, proteins and fats to provide energy for and support recovery from physically...
Fitness at Sea: Workouts You Can Do on a Ship and Ace the Navy Fitness Test Staying fit in tight spaces with little to no equipment is always a challenge, whether you are in a hotel room or living and...
How to Prepare for the Coast Guard’s Mandatory Physical Fitness Tests The service announced this week that all military personnel will be required to undergo mandatory physical fitness tests, or...