Stew Smith Fitness News

You're Going To Get Selected And Prepare Properly For What Follows...Qualification Army CFT / PFT / Rucking Prep  |    Army Ranger / SF Prep You Need To Start Training Today. I think it's safe to say that it is not an easy process to get TO and THROUGH the Army Rangers or Special Forces selection process. In fact, it is no cake walk to get through Army Basic Combat Training - There is preparation time involved! The problem we all have in common is we all have certain weaknesses as we transition out of high school or college sports and...

Fitness for BeginnersDo you need a little Fitness Motivation?  Check this out. So many times I have seen people start off after long periods of time off with physical activity and make Day One a 3-4 mile run because "that is what they used to do." This philosophy can also be seen in the weight room with people lifting heavier weights with high volume (weights or calisthenics) than they should at first. Depending on your goals and your chosen method of exercise, I would start off doing the following: - TREAT YOURSELF LIKE A BEGINNER (at least for a few weeks)...

The Light Weight Shoulder Workout - Done with 5 lb DBs or less (really!) - You will see this quick light weight circuit in most of my programs as I have been using this six exercise series for over 20 years now. Adding some dumbbell exercises can help you supplement a calisthenics only program creating more balance that some calisthenics cannot do alone efficiently.  The shoulder is our most versatile joint. There is no other joint that can lift up, down, forward, backward, rotate left and right, and throw. The only joint in our body built similarly is the hip....

     Do You Have This Dream?  Serving Your Country and Community....      Do you want to be selected in a job within the tactical professions - meaning the military, police, firefighter and serve your country and community? Do you need to pass a fitness test in order to maintain your job or advance within your current profession?  Have you trained to crush a PT Test before? Are Pushups, Situps, Pullups, and running "long distance" your nemesis? If so - have you experienced failure with getting results in these fitness tests in the past and now you’re worried about...

Nutrition for Energy: Eat, Sleep, Recover We eat and sleep nearly every day of our lives unless extraordinary circumstances occur. So, we should get good at it if we care about performance and recovery. In fact, you can use all the recovery tools and methods you want, if you just focus on your sleep and nutrition, you will have close to 90% of the recovery issue handled.  Sure, there are times that the "missing 10%" can come in handy with massage tools, supplements, hot/cold treatments, compression gear and more tools of the trade, but for the most part if you...