Stew Smith Fitness News — pt tests
It Depends: An Answer Often Given When More Info is Needed
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Stew smithWhat Your Question About How to Prepare Actually Depends Upon... You may have read or heard my reply to others (or yourself) when you ask a question such as, "How should I start training for ___________?" My answer really depends on SO MANY factors that answering this question by email, text, or even in person does not give it justice. There are a few things you need to realize when you start the journey to prepare for any job that requires elevated levels of fitness such as any of the Special Ops programs in our military as well as...
Going the Wrong Direction with Training? Take Two Right Turns...
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Stew smithWhen You Need to Make a 180° Turn Around- All It Takes is Two Right Turns - No one wants to hear "you are going the wrong way - turn around", go back to where you started, or start a new path, but sometimes when on a journey or on the constant journey of life, we need to make a course change. In this dead end road metaphor, the two things a new direction needs is two right turns and sometimes that means going back to where you started. In fitness, health, and overall human performance, these two right turns...