Stew Smith Fitness News

Don't Set a Timeline to Join - Set a Performance Starting Line It is not possible for me to share how many young people tell me they have a 4-6 month deadline before they join a challenging tactical profession. For most people, that is not a logical path for adequately preparing for this journey, especially if your choice of tactical profession is in the special ops arena. Face it - you may need more time than 4-6 months - but that is not a problem because most people do.  Don't set a timeline as a deadline to join, set performance goals...

The Spring / Summer Calisthenics / Run Cycle and the Fall / Winter Lift Cycle Explained:  Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization The programs above feature 4 x 12 week cycles of training with a specific weakness to develop and many strengths to maintain. A seasonal approach to tactical fitness training allows for there to be sort of an "off-season" like traditional periodization programs in sports naturally offer.  Over the course of the year of training, you experience ALL the elements of tactical fitness:  strength / power, speed / agility, cardio endurance (run, swim, ruck) / muscle stamina, flexibility / mobility, and...

Start Your Journey Today With Specific Programming For Your Dream Job at StewSmithFitness.com #1 Most Important Rule - You Need to Train Specifically For the First Two Phases of Tactical Fitness I think we can all agree that there are TWO phases for you to reach your goal. You have to get TO the training in order to get THROUGH the training in any tactical profession. A typical hurdle we all face is not focusing on your weaknesses during your preparation phases.  This lack of attention will typically result in your failure to meet the standard or over-use injury. At StewSmithFitness.com there are...

Warrior Workout Book SeriesFind Creative Ideas For Advanced Physical Training  How Every Advanced Athlete or Special Ops Candidate Can Access a Massive Collection of Workouts As a fellow advanced exercise enthusiast, I'm confident that one of your training issues is access to creative and effective workouts.  Ultimately, what you want is a large variety of training options to choose from as you create your own training plans. In the past, you have maybe not gotten the results you wanted by trying something new that did not quite fit your training model.  If you are an advanced tactical athlete or preparing...

New Book Now Available!  Stew Smith's Spring and Summer PT / Cardio Cycle ebook (or book) holds the secret to build muscle stamina and cardio endurance (run / ruck / swim modes) in the upper body, legs, and lungs. The program emphasizes cardiovascular activity and high repetition resistance training to crush military / police / spec ops fitness tests. The supplemental weight training workouts will be quick and fast, focusing more engaging muscle groups that balance the high repetition calisthenics. Stew Smith's Spring and Summer PT / Cardio Cycle, has been creating Tactical Fitness programming for over 20 years. Stew Smith...