Stew Smith Fitness News

Recently, I was invited to take part in some recruit fire fighting training down at the Mississippi Fire Academy. The instructors are veteran fire fighters and teachers who train every fire fighter in the state of Mississippi as well as many from around the nation. This facility is only one of a few in the nation that has training programs for state recruits to advanced fire fighters and other Homeland Security hazardous materials training.I was honored and excited to attend some real fire fighting training, as I have always revered a person who could run into a burning building and...

The New FBI PFT / Workout APP is here: Complete with videos of exercises, Test calculator / testing APP, 7 week workout, technique / skills video to ace the FBI Special Agent PFT and more...Check out FBIFitnessTest.com for more info Many military members leave the military to attend federal law enforcement training programs. Though many of the fitness standards are similar, some have different tests than the standard military PFT by adding sprints, jumps, shuttle runs, and even weight lifting tests.Here is an email from a FBI candidate who failed the FBI PFT the first time around.Stew, I wish I...

The New FBI PFT / Workout APP is here: Complete with videos of exercises, Test calculator / testing APP, 7 week workout, technique / skills video to ace the FBI Special Agent PFT and more...Check out FBIFitnessTest.com for more infoThis article is written to help prepare people who are seeking to become FBI agents pass the New Agent's Mandatory Physical Fitness Test. The workout you can download is a six week program that has been successfully tested with almost ten FBI Academy graduates during the past two years who either trained with me online with the Stew Smith PT Club...

This article is written to help prepare people who are seeking to become DEA agents pass the New Agent's Mandatory Physical Fitness Test. The workout you can download is a six week program that ONLY has calisthenics and no weight training to prepare for the PTT. This workout was a request from a future DEA agent that did not have access to a gym and weights. You will also be required to perform what is called the DEA Special Agents PFT which is: Max Pull ups (no time limit) Trainee hangs from a horizontal bar, palms turned away from the...

Fire Fighter Conditioning for Career Fire Fighters as well as Volunteer Fire Fighters requires two different types of programs but they both must yield the same results – a Fit Fire Fighter who can handle the weight of his gear, the weight of an injured victim, and the hot working environment. Being unfit should not be an option for any fire fighter with the risks of life on the line. Fact: More than 100 fire fighters each year die from heart attack The differences in Volunteer Fire Fighters and Career Fire Fighters jobs requirements are minimal; however, fitness levels within...