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I Want to Join the Navy SEAL program When I Graduate ---- STOP - Read THIS First!

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I Want to Join the Navy SEAL program When I Graduate ---- STOP - Read THIS First!

Near daily, I receive emails from young people seeking to serve and I am so grateful for a new generation seeking to serve, but there are things that you need to learn, practice, and master prior to joining - it may not meet your self-imposed deadline.  See question / answer below: I just finished my freshman year in college but decided the better option for me was to withdraw, and join the Navy - since I am looking to make this my career, and hopefully become an officer later on.  I just got PRK surgery last Thursday, so I am...

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Tactical Fitness 40+ Options (book, ebook, Amazon)

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Tactical Fitness 40+ Options (book, ebook, Amazon)

In the tactical professions, fitness can be the difference between life and death and we will be older for a longer period of time than we were younger. Learning how to progress into those decades smartly with added longevity training - typically in the form of active recovery days and mobility days is going to increase your abilities and decrease your pain. The following series is a new programming focused on an often neglected age group of active duty and retired veterans of the tactical professions who need to rebuild and take their fitness to the next level in order...

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The Complete Tactical Fitness Series by Stew Smith CSCS

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The Complete Tactical Fitness Series by Stew Smith CSCS

As a military, police, and fire fighter fitness writer for over 20 years now, the term Tactical Fitness did not exist when I started. Now, in the last decade resources have been spent by all elements of tactical fitness and a new fitness genre has been born. The following is my current library of Tactical Fitness Programming to include books, ebooks, and online coaching products and services:  Tactical Fitness - At the core of this program is the Tactical Fitness Test which measures 12 standards for your physical capacity, including: cardiovascular conditioning, strength, muscle coordination, and stamina. Tactical fitness means having...

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Podcast: The Tactical Fitness Report with Stew Smith

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Podcast:  The Tactical Fitness Report with Stew Smith

The Tactical Fitness Report PodcastOver 200 Tactical Fitness Podcasts Completed Here is my FREE podcast I created to be viewed or heard as desired.  I have done most with former Navy SEAL Jeff Nichols (www.performancefirstus.com) and others with other former Spec Ops members, my mentors, and friends.  To, Through, and After Podcasts Also check out the TO, THROUGH, and AFTER Podcasts where we go into the journey of many special operators, tactical athletes, and more.  You can see the podcast on  Youtube.com/stew50smith (video), Apple Podcast- (search Tactical Fitness Report with Stew Smith), Google Play - search Tactical Fitness Report with...

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Motivation Can Grow into Mental Toughness

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Motivation Can Grow into Mental Toughness

Over the past several years of writing about high level Special Ops Fitness, there is always a question concerning Mental Toughness.  I get asked if I have any tips on getting more mentally tough.  And I hate to sound like a grumpy, old coach, but to answer that – THERE ARE NO TIPS!  There is no secret sauce that makes mental toughness magically appear in your life.  Mental Toughness is built slowly – sometimes years – over several stages.  Here is how I see mental toughness and resilience develop over time in the following stages: Motivation – There is a...

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