Stew Smith Fitness News

Many people look for information on the internet and that is great as the internet has long been dubbed the Information Super Highway. Google and other search engines can help you with 99% of the effort, but when asking someone online for help by email, DM, IM, or other methods, you may want to take a lesson from the following question types of questions: First, here is what NOT to do: Do not ask for tips, tricks, secrets for passing BUD/S, special ops training or any training for that manner. This is just a lazy question as I will answer,...

The Moment of Truth Just You And Your Will How Bad Do You Want It?  This question is not properly answered until fully tested. There is a moment that occurs when you are tired, over-stressed, body aching, heart pounding, gasping to catch your breath, muscles failing that a voice talks to you. The tone of what is said by that voice depends on only one thing - your will. That moment that a decision has to be made. That decision is - do I stay or do I go? Do I suck it up or do I stop this pain...

Pullups (and dips too) are considered the heavy weight lifting of the calisthenics world as 100% of your body weight will be placed on a group of muscles and joints.  Being able to move with these exercises start with a basis of strength, but doing multiple sets and repetitions of these movements takes a strength exercises and requires it to become an endurance exercise - muscle stamina. That is the process to getting your first pullup and your 20th pullup.  There are some factors that play into successful pullup improvement as well as alternatives to pullups when you cannot do...

Is This Program THE Way to Train for ____? I Have A Way to Train THE Way to Train Depends on You.  You may have heard me use this phrase when asked about my training methods for the wide variety of tactical fitness professions out there. My Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization methodology is A way to train - absolutely.  Does it work for many - 100%, but some may have to personalize it a bit as well.  And - it is true - there are many, many ways to prepare for ANY profession, fitness goal, Spec Ops selection or fitness competition...

Fitness: Thanks For Being Part of My Life  Whatever the Reason, Season, or Lifetime My journey with fitness started off with a variety of basic and simple reasons inside my own head. We all have them - from weight loss to weight gain, getting bigger, stronger, faster, play sports, or for health concerns, we all have a reason why we started and you need a reason why to continue as well. The problem with reasons is they will typically need to evolve with the times and situations as you age as well. Otherwise, you end your journey and one thing...