Stew Smith Fitness News

Training Hard After 40, 50 and Beyond...You Can Be an Asset Again! I believe I know some things about this situation as it is my current age group (53 this year) and have been using the Tactical Fitness Over 40 approach to training since I was in my early 40s. I cannot express how much the techniques taught in this four part series has changed my life (seriously). If you want to read more about how important this program is to me (and others) check out this article - or go right into the store and pick up this life changing...

Burpees - The Exercise Everyone Loves to Hate... Face it,  Burpees are not fun because they are hard.  Think of them as a more dynamic pushup mixed with a squat thrust. The heart rate sky rockets and you start to feel the fatigue or failure of both the arms and the legs. That is the beauty of this sadistic exercise.  I have found some uses for this exercise over the years, but still prefer the older school 8 count body builder pushup over the burpee.  But first, how many of you have had toe pain when it comes to burpees? ...

If You Have to Lose Weight AND Get Into BUD/S Shape, Be Ready for the Long Preparation Journey(But Start to See Results Quickly...) Here is a great story of a recruit who needed a lot of help: There is young man who is an aspiring special operations candidate who needs to not only get in shape to pass the PST, but needs to lose weight in order to meet the height weight standards set by the Navy. Understanding flirting with the minimum standards is not a wise move, dropping well below the weight maximums is the goal and means more...

We Get Good at What We Do / Don't Do  We Get GREAT at it the Longer We Do or Don't Do It... Are you a master at hitting the gym like clockwork and getting it done EVEN when you don't feel like OR have you mastered skipping that time you had planned to make yourself better? Regardless, you have become a master - the master of your future self.  But, how do you turn off that inner voice that is keeping you comfortable doing nothing?  While guilt is strong motivator, it is not fool-proof as many don't listen to...

It is Not all Just Calisthenics and Cardio at Stew Smith Fitness It is true we have many type of training programs here are StewSmithFItness.com from calisthenics based approach, to TRX, Weight Vests, and Tactical Fitness Weight LIfting programs. Here is a list of many of these titles that include lifting.  Tactical Fitness, Tactical Strength, Navy SEAL Weight Training Workout, Weight Vest Workout,  Stew Smith's Fall Winter Cycle, Warrior Workout #2, Maximum Fitness, Increase Strength - Crush PST /PAST  Also many of the Special Ops programs and military programs that require rucking or other load bearing equipment training will also include weight training to prepare for those...