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Train Foundationally to Improve ALL Elements of Fitness - Train Specifically for the Individual Events of your Future Yes - Fitness Training is THIS Important! Are you getting ready to take on the challenge of becoming a tactical athlete? You’re likely already familiar with the importance of physical fitness in this role, but it can be difficult to know how to budget your resources to get the most out of your fitness training. Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization IS that budgeting system.  If you are prepping to serve your country or community within the tactical professions (military, police, Fire / EMT),...

Tactical Professionals and Candidate / Recruits: Do Not Leave a Weakness Undeveloped There is ONLY One Way to Reduce Your Weaknesses: Train Them Specifically!  You Cannot Wish Them Away... My Latest Training Programs of the Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization  Training Model (Fall / Winter / Spring / Summer) is A WAY of Developing Weaknesses and Maintaining Strengths STFP Fall TransitionSTFP Winter Lift CycleSTFP Spring Cals & Cardio / StrengthSTFP Summer Peak Endurance / Muscle Stamina Why Does Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization Work?  Well - Read more about it here, but it is a system that does not allow for any...

Developing and Grading Fitness Tests (For Personal or Professional Assessments) There is much that goes into creating a fitness test. The creators must consider effectiveness, logistics, usefulness, and validity of any exercise placed in a test. I personally like creating fitness assessments and challenges for my groups and myself that test ALL of the elements of fitness and many of the skills needed for a tactical athlete. See below for the question that prompted this discussion and my answer on fitness testing relevance: Often I receive emails from military and law enforcement personnel concerning how fair a fitness test is...

New Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization Series (Fall / Winter / Spring) Now AvailableALL NOW AVAILABLE!!! (Click to Buy Now) STFP Fall Transition STFP Winter Lift Cycle STFP Spring Cals & Cardio / Strength STFP Summer Peak Endurance / Muscle Stamina Learn More About the Process with this Video Explanation The Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization system programs are now available at StewSmithFitness.com. These Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer series of programs make up the system of Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization model.  What is the Difference Between Training Elements of Fitness and for Future Events?  This is my system that I have been...

Coaching PaceAnd Mastering Your Goal Pace on Fitness Tests Failing or not performing at your best can be seen when administering a fitness test to a large group. Most people do not consider the importance of learning, knowing, and practicing your pace to achieve your goal in just about any common military fitness test exercise. When you do this several times, you start to create a high-performance strategy and you know when to push your pace or even when to pull back. Let me explain:  Often you will hear to go 100% when taking fitness tests. Yes that is true,...