Stew Smith Fitness News

Every year, I have the honor of working out with more than 2000 high school students seeking acceptance into the Naval Academy during the Summer Seminar program. Hundreds of emails each year concerning all of the Service Academy programs have prompted me to write the most frequently asked questions I receive. These emails are from many of the young men and women seeking to serve their country as an officer in any of the services.Here they are: 1 - Do all of the services have their own academy? If so how do you get into them? This is a monster...

Most people who email me are pretty motivated but need guidance on how to get to a new level of fitness and health. From the unfit seeking to getting healthy and lose weight to the athlete seeking to change from a sport workout routine to a military workout routine to better prepare for the different challenges that the military provides, I am honored to help.However, every now and then I receive emails from those who say they want to be in the military but have been unmotivated for a year or more to physically prepare for a profession in the...

This week an Army Reservist of 20 plus years emailed me for some help. This question, and the need for a basic program, is universal throughout the military ranks -- active and reserve. There is a growing trend in remedial fitness.Stew,I have corresponded with you in the past and a while back you sent me an intermediate level fitness program that I was using to augment my fitness training program to some of the reserve unit individuals. I am in need of a basic level training program and I will explain why...A fitness program ONLY during the battle assembly weekend...

Often, I receive emails from young men and women in their teens who ask about military or law enforcement careers when they get old enough to serve their country by doing such honorable professions. I wish however, most emails were like this future Marine. Too many times, young men and women start to prepare way too late for professions that require fitness tests. But more importantly, their lives or their buddies’ lives may depend on their strength and fitness level. Here is an email from a young man who wants to become a Marine one day: I'm 16-years old and...

With regards to meeting the physical requirements to gain entry to BUD/S, I have a few questions you may be able to answer...MY ANSWERS ARE IN CAPS AMONG YOUR QUESTIONS…STEW SMITH How are SEALs able to do hundreds of pushups, situps and pullups without stopping? BY PRACTICING HUNDREDS OF REPS FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR 5-10 YEARS THERE IS NO STOPPING YOU. EVEN FOR ME (NOW 40) i CAN STILL DO 100 REPS IN UNDER 90 SECONDS (GOOD ONES) AND MY PULLUP WORKOUTS ARE ALWAYS OVER 100-150 REPS BY END - SOMETIMES 200...