Stew Smith Fitness News

Pacing Skills For Better PST Scores - Strategy 101 Do You Want a Better PFT Score? Statistically speaking, for most people, the issue is pacing and conditioning / technique.  Whether it is running or swimming, these two cardio events require three things to perform optimally – technique, conditioning, and pacing strategy.  Here is a question from a special ops candidate who has to do both the 500m swim and the 1.5 mile timed run in his fitness test: Stew, I think my biggest thing with my running and swimming is simply learning to pace myself. I'm sure you see it...

Do You Want a Better PST Score? Statistically Speaking - For Most People the Issue is Swimming Conditioning / Technique. See CSS SWIM: If you are not a swimmer, you are likely pretty good at the other events so the #1 thing to focus on is swimming conditioning - you need to make this swim workout feel easy: Warmup 500yds CSS or free style (mix is fine too) but non-stop. Repeat 10 times Swim freestyle 50m FAST (6-8 strokes per breath) NO REST go into Swim CSS 50m - easy goal pace - try to rest with CSS (get good...

Near daily, I receive emails from young people seeking to serve and I am so grateful for a new generation seeking to serve, but there are things that you need to learn, practice, and master prior to joining - it may not meet your self-imposed deadline.  See question / answer below: I just finished my freshman year in college but decided the better option for me was to withdraw, and join the Navy - since I am looking to make this my career, and hopefully become an officer later on.  I just got PRK surgery last Thursday, so I am...

To, Through, and After Podcast Series The To, Through, and After Podcasts have been growing in popularity over the past year.  These are interviews that Stew Smith does with various people who have a story to tell about their journey before they decided to serve their country or communities in one of the tactical professions (military, special ops, police, fire / rescue).  See the videos below for the shows or go to iTunes / GooglePlay podcasts and search To, Through, After with Stew Smith within the Tactical Fitness Podcast with Stew Smith programs. Enjoy To, Through and After with former...

Whether you are training to join the military, currently active duty, or just want to run faster for competitive events, there are more ways to getting better at running than “just running”.  Sure, you should be running, but you will find that if you try the following suggestions, you can pick up the speed for timed runs and races in a short cycle of training. Technique and Efficiency – No matter how you run, improving the style in which in run is critical to both improving speed and reducing injury.  In fact, in the Evolution of Running article, there are...