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Stew Smith Fitness News — spec ops

Preparing to Get THROUGH the Training (aka Graduate)

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Preparing to Get THROUGH the Training (aka Graduate)

Do Not Miss Out On What a Majority of Spec Ops Candidates Fail to Do(Train Specifically to Get Through BUD/S, Selection, etc..)  Many people focus simply on getting accepted into difficult programs but never consider that they should also be preparing themselves for the challenges of getting THROUGH the training. This requires specific focus and ALWAYS a level up in effort levels. Believe it or not, most people do not know, understand, or have ever experienced what they need to do to prepare themselves. Here's why I say that...  Most Spec Ops Candidates Think They Are Ready Because: Often military...

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CSS Help: The Sequence - Pull - Breathe - Kick - Glide (1 Mississippi - 2 Mississippi) Repeat...

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CSS Help: The Sequence - Pull - Breathe - Kick - Glide (1 Mississippi - 2 Mississippi) Repeat...

CSS Help: The Sequence "Pull - Breathe - Kick - Glide(1 Mississippi - 2 Mississippi - Pull) Repeat..." If you have ever watched my Instagram or Youtube CSS Critique videos and now TikTok CSS Videos, you may have heard me use this sequence of events that must occur in order to have an effective and efficient combat swimmer stroke.  This quote is nothing fancy, just what I say everyday when I teach someone new the Combat Swimmer Stroke. Once you master this sequence, we can then focus on building and maintaining the momentum from kicking off the wall using another common phrase: ...

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CSS Stroke and Turn Critiques with Stew and Arik

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CSS Stroke and Turn Critiques with Stew and Arik

New Podcast - Every Sunday! The CSS Swim Stroke and Turn Critiques from Stew and Arik Former Navy SEALs and Teammates Stew Smith (instagram / @stewsmith50) and Master Chief Arik Burks (instagram @arik5326) critique received videos from various special ops candidates seeking to improve a variety of aquatic skills.  Swimming, (with fins / without fins) treading, drownproofing, life saving, and much more will be critiqued and many put on the weekly show.  If you want us to review your CSS, you can send them to Stew Smith in 50m or 1 min swim posts on Youtube (send us the link...

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Four Steps to Get Prepared for Spec Ops Profession

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Four Steps to Get Prepared for Spec Ops Profession

Four Steps To Preparing Fully for Any Spec Ops Profession Often people will waste time during the preparation process and fail to work on weaknesses and maintain strengths they need to endure selection. Some won't even realize they have a weakness - the reason why is they did not understand the standards or their own abilities. That is why the first step before you join the military unprepared is to ASSESS YOURSELF or you can use the Funny or Die line of Check Yourself Before you Wreck Yourself: Jeff Nichols and I did a podcast on these four steps and...

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Physical Assessment Tools for To and Through Spec Ops Selection

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Physical Assessment Tools for To and Through Spec Ops Selection

Work to Achieve These Scores / Times on the Following Events(Then - You MIGHT be Ready) Jeff Nichols and I recently did a Tactical Fitness Report on how we assess candidates throughout the process of training.  Not just as an initial assessment, but this chart can help you see where you meet up on the spectrum of training that will place you in the top 25% of candidates in spec ops selection programs.   The Tactical Fitness Report (video) The Charts and Exercise Standards of Selection Preparation TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR YOU - IT DEPENDS ON THE FOLLOWING:- your athletic history (sports/training...

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