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Going the Wrong Direction with Training? Take Two Right Turns...

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Going the Wrong Direction with Training? Take Two Right Turns...

When You Need to Make a 180° Turn Around- All It Takes is Two Right Turns -  No one wants to hear "you are going the wrong way - turn around", go back to where you started, or start a new path, but sometimes when on a journey or on the constant journey of life, we need to make a course change. In this dead end road metaphor, the two things a new direction needs is two right turns and sometimes that means going back to where you started.  In fitness, health, and overall human performance, these two right turns...

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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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Warrior Workout Vol 2: 100 Workout Ideas for the Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization System

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Warrior Workout Vol 2:  100 Workout Ideas for the Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization System

Need ideas for Stew Smith's Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization System) - this book has 100 ideas for you to add to your current training / programming.  This is ideal for those who like to make their own workouts, don't feel like following a multi-week schedule.  Warrior Workouts, Volume 2 features over 100 all-new workouts designed to simulate the year-long periodized training of Navy SEALs and special forces elite. Learn how to use periodization for any tactical profession to improve performance as well as create longevity in a physically challenging profession.Combining a wide range of exercise information with tailored progression plans from legendary fitness...

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The Tactical Fitness System in this Book Saved My Life - No Kidding! Maximum Fitness

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The Tactical Fitness System in this Book Saved My Life - No Kidding!  Maximum Fitness

- Maximum Fitness - By Stew Smith CSCS A Book That Features A Full Year Of Periodization Training (Only Available on Amazon.com) The Tactical Fitness Periodization System in this Book Saved My Life - No Kidding.  Maximum Fitness is a book that features a full year of tactical fitness periodization training and will help you recover from high mileage running/ rucking phases, rebuild joints after high repetition calisthenics for months, and recover smartly by adding a non-impact cardio and basic lifting cycle in four 12-13 week cycles.  Here is what you get - An entire year - 52 weeks of training: - The first 12 weeks...

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Navy SEAL Weight Training Program (Is Your Strength a Weakness?)

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Navy SEAL Weight Training Program (Is Your Strength a Weakness?)

s Strength a Weakness for You? If you can run and swim for days, but have been skipping too many training days in the weight room, this book if for you!  You need to work on those weaknesses that will be exposed in your first few weeks at SEAL Training - When MOST People Quit! This program helps you add in weight training specifically designed for the heavier elements of SEAL Training preparation - load bearing - rucking, log pt, carrying boats on land, buddy and equipment carries, etc...No kidding! For years, many thought I did not lift weights because I...

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