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The Mind Games You Play With Yourself Before Workouts (How to Know it is Just Thought)
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Mental Toughness Always Happens Outside the Comfort Zone To Achieve Anything, You Have to Get Outside of the Comfort Zone(and get comfortable being uncomfortable) Our brain has one job if you really think about it. Keep us from hurting ourselves and surviving. Discomfort is, unfortunately, the way to build mental toughness; however, our brains tend to have the first say in whether we push through thoughts of staying comfortable, safe, and pain-free. It's a common internal struggle: is your body truly giving out and needs rest, or is your brain shielding you from discomfort? Learning to tell physical fatigue from mental...
The Combat Swimmer Stroke - One Stop Shop For Training, Information, Videos, Critiques
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The Combat Swimmer Stroke - One-Stop Shop For Training, Information, Videos, Critiques (Updated) New Tik Tok Channel with nothing but CSS Critiques! The reason why learning to do the combat swimmer stroke or the swim portion of the Navy PST as efficiently as possible is so you can actually perform well on the remaining events of the PST (pushups, situps, pullups, 1.5-mile run). This requires good technique, water conditioning (getting into swimming shape), and practice. Then you have to start to progress further with a pair of fins on once you have mastered the CSS of the PST with competitive scores. ...
New Combat Fitness Test for Navy Special Warfare-Special Ops Plus How Much Rest is Needed Before a Military Fitness Test
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The New Navy Combat Fitness Test (SEAL, SWCC, EOD/Diver) Navy SEALs Performing Sub-Ops off West Coast USA FYI - The Navy Physical Screening Test (PST) HAS NOT changed! This is the active-duty operator fitness test, new to the Navy Special Warfare and Special Operations Commands. See more info on the Navy PST for recruits/candidates. Did you know that in 2026, the Navy Special Warfare/Special Ops community will require a new fitness test for operators (after selection) once a year? The other test is the standard Navy Physical Readiness Test (PRT) (pushups, plank, 1.5 mile run). It is not that difficult,...
The Best Technique to Crush the PST / IFT: The Importance of PACE
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The Most Needed PT Test Taking Strategy: PACE When taking fitness tests often people who do not have a strategy will push 100% effort and burn out in the time limit or distance of running or swimming. Where you see this the most is in the swim (USN 500yds / AF 500m), the timed run (1.5 mile, 2 mile, 3 mile), and situps. Yes even situps. Though situps are slowly going away and being replaced with plank pose for the regular military fitness test, many of the spec ops communities still use the situps for 2 minutes as part of...
Here is What I am Doing January 1-21: The Pursuit of Recovery!
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De-Stress, Sleep Better, Eat Less, Drink More Water, Low Intensity Cardio & Mobility Days Finding Time to Relax This is my focus for the New Year! After several weeks (from Thanksgiving to New Year), I am burned out. I know I'm not the only one who is tired from late nights, too much food, end-of-year work and school-year stress, social events, family gatherings, busy travel, (maybe illness?), and just a hectic several weeks. The loss of our family dog did not help things either. Here is why I am recommending this: the key to both longevity and optimal performance (young...