Stew’s Favorites: Calisthenics and Weight Training Here is a 50–50 split workout we like to do in October as we slowly transition from higher rep calisthenics and move into...
Stew’s Favorites: Tabata Weights and Calisthenics This is a mix of weights and calisthenics and higher-intensity cardio events using the Tabata interval protocol.
Stew’s Favorites: Reverse Pyramid Many people ask about good underway workouts so the calisthenics-only version of this workout is a great one. The second...
Stew’s Favorites: Swim and Body-Weight Pyramids We developed a new workout this week, using a theme often used in the swimming workouts, by making pyramids.
Stew’s Favorites: 5 x 5 x 5 As the weather gets cooler, we typically transition from the higher-rep calisthenics to heavier lifting cycles.
Stew's Favorites: Calisthenics and Running Here is a new favorite combination of running/swimming/weights and calisthenics done in a two-part workout or one long...
How Adding Suspension Training Can Enhance Your Weekly Workout Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, talks about how to add suspension trainer systems to your workout.
Fitness Foundation: Strength for the Tactical Athlete Whatever your fitness goals are, having a strong fitness foundation is essential.
Tactical Fitness: Veteran Fitness After a 'Fitness Vacation' If you need to get back on track after a "fitness vacation," Military.com's tactical fitness expert talks about how to get...
Weekly Workout: Weight Vest 50-50 Here is a workout that requires a weight vest or backpack of 30-40 pounds (or 25% of your body weight) in segments of the...
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...
