Stew Smith Fitness News
Don't Let Them Get in Your Head
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Stay Focused and Handle Negative Feedback as What It Is - Just Feedback PC: D.McBurnett @mcteams3842 When you are cold, wet, tired, under-performing, or under a boat or log, (especially if you fail an event) you may hear comments directed at you. Just in case you did not hear it the first time, an instructor may use a bullhorn a few inches from your face so you get the message loud and clear. These moments of negative feedback from an instructor are part of the process. You have two choices at this moment. In fact, this moment defines the term...
Special CFA Clinic for Sea Cadets During USNA Visit
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Special Clinic for the Sea Cadets - The Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFA) US Naval Academy The Candidate Fitness Assessment is the fitness test candidates for the Naval Academy, Military Academy, US Merchant Marine Academy, and the Air Force Academy must submit during the application process. For the full application process see the Admission's Department Pages for each Service Academy: Naval Academy Admissions Military Academy (West Point) Admissions Air Force Academy Admissions US Merchant Marine Academy Admissions - Special NOTE:...
Why Did You Start Training? What Was YOUR Inspiration? What Keeps You Going?
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Do You Remember Your First Set of Pushups? Your First Weight You Lifted? The First Run You Timed? Your First Race Across a Swimming Pool? What Was Your Inspiration? Inspiration: Defined as the process of being mentally or physically stimulated to do or feel something especially challenging and new. But more importantly, what is your reason to keep going? We all started onto a habit of fitness training one way or another. Maybe you were born competitive or just wanted to look better / have bigger muscles or play sports? Regardless of the reason why you started to exercise beginning a...
What Are You Thinking? or Not Thinking? Research Matters When Preparing for a New Career
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If You Are Considering ANY Path Towards ANY Career - Do Your Research! Especially a Military / Spec Ops Path You would be surprised at how many young people show up to a recruiter's office not knowing ANYTHING about the military. Not only are they unaware of the hundreds of types of jobs in the military, but have no clue on the basic knowledge of what they want to do, where they will potentially live, or any of the standards and requirements needed to enter the military in general. People seeking special ops are no different as they have no clue...
Worried About 'Losing Your Gains' as You Prep for Military / Spec Ops?
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"Losing Gains" and Turning Weaknesses into Strengths: A Decision Has to Be Made Depending where on the spectrum of body types you are on, you may either need to lose some mass or work hard to maintain some of the mass you have worked hard to build. Maybe you just need to stay where you are and get into Spec Ops shape? Doing any is tough and requires a delicate balance of calories IN / calories OUT on top of many different workout routines and exercises in order to be a candidate prepared for the training pipeline of your dream...