Stew Smith Fitness News

If You Are On a Spec Ops Journey or Planning on Serving - What a Difference a Year Makes with Focused Training / Programming Your Athletic History / Current Condition Determines Your Process There is no one size fits all when it comes to preparing for any goal. Adjustments need to be made depending on your abilities, facilities, time/day available, days/week, and future goals. Over the years of coaching, I have seen life-changing results with those who were consistently moving toward ANY fitness goal. Whether that is losing 80+ pounds or going from failing the PST to crushing all the...

The Key to Getting Tougher:Finding Comfort Doing Uncomfortable Things  Consider that many individuals find themselves trapped in a comfort zone. It is essential to recognize that pushing beyond this zone and engaging in experiences that bring on discomfort—be it mental, physical, or emotional—is crucial for nurturing mental toughness/resilience and pursuing personal growth. As an ambitious individual, you will inevitably encounter challenges that test your limits. Embracing discomfort can significantly enhance your resilience and bolster your confidence and create a tougher mindset for future challenges. First and foremost, acknowledge that discomfort is an inherent aspect of growth. It is common for...

 Laughing In The Face of The Quit Demon Navy UDT / SEAL Museum Inside our heads, we have a voice. This voice is not just a thinking voice but also a survival voice. It urges us to stay alive and focus on our survival as a species. Sometimes, we can hear this voice overthinking and worrying about things beyond our control, and that alone can halt us in our tracks. Similarly, the survival voice in our heads is meant to help us live another day. Experiencing pain, feeling threatened, being uncomfortable, tired, hungry, and cold can cause that internal voice...

Today, we renamed one of the workouts we created in 2010 when Chris Chambers trained with our local Maryland group.  You may know of the workout as The Devil's Mile, but after today, it is now called the Chamber's Mile. At the US Naval Academy, where Chris would join our weekend workouts to prepare for BUD/S, we had a Warrior Wednesday Workout. These are special scheduled workouts where Midshipmen and USNA staff take an hour out of their early morning to honor many of the Fallen. This week, we honored Navy SEAL Chris Chambers, a local Marylander who started his...

Work Hard – Set High Standards BUT Forgive Yourself. When You Make Mistakes or Fail – Learn and Keep Trying In moments of struggle, when the weight of self-doubt and feelings of failure seem overwhelming, it can be easy to lose sight of your potential and why you started a particular journey towards a long term goal. However, overcoming these challenges is not only possible but also the ideal opportunity for true growth. Below are practical strategies to help you keep moving forward, developing discipline, nurturing resilience, and redefining your relationship with setbacks. We all have them, so get better...