Stew Smith Fitness News

By LTC (RET) Dave Grossman, author of "On Killing.""Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident." This is true. Remember, the murder rate is six per 100,000 per year, and the aggravated assault rate is four per 1,000 per year. What this means is that the vast majority of Americans are not inclined to hurt one another. Some estimates say that two million Americans are victims of violent crimes every year, a tragic, staggering number, perhaps an all-time record rate of violent crime. But there...

Often I get great ideas from readers who are training to become Special Operators. Many times it is difficult to find a place to swim or with someone competent enough to watch you while you do underwater swims. My rule has always been – NEVER SWIM ALONE – PERIOD. And do not try to push 50m underwater or drown-proofing without trained personnel observing for safety. However, I received a great idea the other day from Jason – check it out.Stew - Reading about underwater swims and how the Naval Special Warfare Command discourages the practice without proper supervision has caused...

I get this email often from young recruits training for such programs as Navy SEAL, SWCC, Rescue Swimmer, Air Force PJ, and others. My answer is real simple – STOP PRACTICING UNDERWATER SWIMS ON YOUR OWN! Here is a sample email as well as an answer that I hope will save some lives of those who read it:Stew - Right now I'm having a difficult time holding my breath underwater for more than 30 seconds. Is there anything you can recommend? Also, my desire is to go Navy SWCC.I do not recommend practicing holding your breath for many reasons:1 -...

First, I am not a tri-athlete, but have trained with bike, swimming and running for over a decade. Here are some ideas to use if you are dabbling in a variety of training methods. In fact, I used workouts similar to triathlon training to prepare for SEAL training many years ago. Changing a football playing, powerlifting body into an endurance athlete took many hours of training and the cross training or bike, run, swim was very beneficial to increasing endurance and preventing injuries.IF you WANT REAL Triathlon training - go to www.davidglover.net - he is a friend of mine who...

by Anna, a treadmill tester for Run ReviewsI decided to write this article after having the chance to train on an unexpected treadmill that offered me a unique experience. I don’t want to focus here on the treadmill itself, but on the options you can take advantage of if you’re training to be admitted to a military academy.Each military training demands you pass a series of physical tests before they consider you a suitable candidate. All tests demand you pass a running challenge, among other exercises. Preparations for the running tests require intensive and consequent training, and most of the...