Stew Smith Fitness News

Save Money on Amazon.com getting the Kindle version or the book on this site if you prefer the printed version.  Bonus!  We will send you the PDF version for FREE if you post a review on Amazon after the Amazon Kindle purchase. Just contact the author at stew@stewsmith.com and he will get it to you.  The new book and ebook titled Tactical Fitness (40+) For Beginners and Those Recovering from Injury has much to offer. Not only does it share the 20 year journey of  training for sports, preparing for challenging events, performance fitness,  but most importantly some life lessons dealing with the injuries / failures obtained from decades of rigorous...

I only endorse products that I use.  I will create a living article here to list the many products that I use to help with fitness, nutrition, performance, and recovery.  Enjoy: TRX - Suspension Training You cannot go wrong with the TRX. This is a device that can literally replace your gym and offer more than sufficient training options while on travel or in your home without any other equipment. The Most Versatile Piece of Equipment in FitnessGet free TRX ebook by Stew Smith with purchase through this link . Ascent Protein - This is actually food - not a...

Stew Smith has spent the previous five years creating these specific tactical fitness programs. Thoroughly testing them on future military, police, fire fighter, special ops as well as himself with outstanding graduation success from the toughest programs in the military and police special ops / SWAT world. Tactical Fitness - At the core of this program is the Tactical Fitness Test which measures 12 standards for your physical capacity, including: cardiovascular conditioning, strength, muscle coordination, and stamina. Tactical fitness means having the skills needed to save lives and extend the limits of your endurance whether you are in the military,...

Come on!  Game time!  Fourth Quarter Focus! From Halloween to New Years, people tend to fall off the fitness and / or the weight loss wagon.  There are many factors that will even challenge the most disciplined of eaters and exercisers.  Here is a list of things to beware of during the months of November - January with tips to avoid them from sabotaging your fitness goals: 1 - Change of seasons / weather and time - Setting the clocks back an hour and darkness arriving earlier each day can actually affect normal energy levels.  Add in cold weather and the desire for your outdoor jogging...

Over the past several years of writing about high level Special Ops Fitness, there is always a question concerning Mental Toughness.  I get asked if I have any tips on getting more mentally tough.  And I hate to sound like a grumpy, old coach, but to answer that – THERE ARE NO TIPS!  There is no secret sauce that makes mental toughness magically appear in your life.  Mental Toughness is built slowly – sometimes years – over several stages.  Here is how I see mental toughness and resilience develop over time in the following stages: Motivation – There is a...