Why Tactical Athletes Must Become Good at All Physical Activities Strength athletes have a challenging road making the transition from sports, such as football and powerlifting, to the...
Ask Stew: How Air Force Special Warfare Recruits Tactical Athletes Air Force Special Warfare builds some of the toughest warriors on the planet, yet finding those top-notch athletes is no...
Workout of the Week: ‘Friday Payday PT’ Is No Typical Day at the Beach If you will be running on the beach for SEAL training or just want to make running a little more challenging, add soft-sand...
Ask Stew: Can You Recommend Some Summer Swimming Workouts? During the hottest months of the year, it is difficult to find the time to run or walk outside unless you exercise as the sun...
Tactical Fitness with Stew Smith: Peaking in the PT Pyramid The PT pyramid is a great way to get in shape, but if you can reach a peak of 10, you should consider varying your routine.
Stew Smith's Favorite Fitness Offerings I often get emails, asking about some of the things I like to use, wear and listen to when exercising.
How to Integrate More Workouts After Your Daily Group PT Some commands have challenging daily workouts that sufficiently help a unit stay fit for duty, and some do not.
Why Increasing Speed, Agility and Combat Conditioning Is a Must Fitness tests throughout the military are evolving to include increased speed, agility and combat conditioning.
How to Get More Comfortable in the Water for Military Ops Once you are doing swim workouts, you are well on your way to building a high level of comfort in the water.
What's the Difference Between Tactical Fitness and Regular Fitness? What's tactical fitness all about? It means sacrificing being the best at one thing to be above average at everything.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
