Stew Smith Fitness News — periodization
Twenty Five PLUS Years of Periodization Training Model - Tactical Fitness
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I realized I have been using my Periodization style of training now for 25 years, after one of my former BUD/S prep students reminded me it was 25 years ago he and his classmates shipped off the BUD/S. This was the year, I learned I needed to make some changes in my personal and professional training program and they needed to make sense with job requirements. My periodization program is A WAY to train – not THE WAY to train. It has worked for me from the age of 30 to 56, and it took me from a near-broken, over-trained...
New Winter Lift with PST Prep /Test Week Block Periodization
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New Winter Lift with PST Prep /Test Week Block Periodization Increase Strength & Crush the PST / PAST3 Weeks Strength - 1 Week PT / Cardio Focus (16 weeks) Typically, the Fall / Winter lift cycle is a reduced number of calisthenics, added weight lifting, weight vests, and other devices to make calisthenics harder combined with reduced running distance each week. This has had a recovery and therapeutic effect on our training group's joints, feet, shins, and other areas where high miles and high repetitions can show overuse pain. That is one reason why we shift cycles. The main reason is...
Your Athletic History / Current Condition Determine How You Should Train (for Spec Ops Selection)
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Your Athletic History Determines How You Should Train for Special Ops Selection: A Guide for Former Athletes If you are a former athlete setting your sights on a special ops selection program, you're likely finding the prospect both motivating and daunting - especially before you start your training and do your research on your future career. The challenge lies not just in excelling at one or two athletic events, but in mastering a comprehensive range such as —endurance (run, ruck, swim), strength, power, speed, pace, agility, muscle stamina, flexibility, mobility, and grip. While your athletic background offers a valuable foundation,...
From Calisthenics/Cardio to Heavy Lifts: The Yearly Cycle of Tactical Fitness Periodization Explained
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From Summer Miles to Winter Weights: Mastering Year-Round Fitness with Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization As you push through the intense Summer Season and if you are using the Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization approach, you're on the brink of unlocking the endurance and muscle stamina needed for the ultimate military fitness challenges. In the peak of the Summer Cals/Cardio Peak cycle, you put in the miles and the reps. Based on your specific goals, you have the potential to build up to 30-40 miles a week (more or less if you prefer), completing hundreds of reps of calisthenics while incorporating maintenance weeks...
It Depends: An Answer Often Given When More Info is Needed
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What Your Question About How to Prepare Actually Depends Upon... You may have read or heard my reply to others (or yourself) when you ask a question such as, "How should I start training for ___________?" My answer really depends on SO MANY factors that answering this question by email, text, or even in person does not give it justice. There are a few things you need to realize when you start the journey to prepare for any job that requires elevated levels of fitness such as any of the Special Ops programs in our military as well as...