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To Add the Flutter-kicks to the CSS or Not? Opinion - Yes with fins - No without fins.  See recent critique show testing the flutter-kick option in a swimming athlete who is great at flutter-kicking. Teaching the CSS For many years, I have been learning how to best coach the Combat Swimmer Stroke (CSS) mainly to non-swimming athletes. Those who need to master this stroke are primarily those preparing for a career in any military special ops programs involving diving or combat swimming. I have always taught doing the CSS without extra flutter-kicks for a reason - it is a waste of energy that may...

The Blue Falcon WorkoutPC - RallyPoint.com We have had multiple versions of the Blue Falcon over the years but the goal of developing it is to get 20 events that are split in half by distance or reps. So, you do 10 distance events of 100m and 10 repetition events of 100 reps. Each event is done individually and teams of two split the events with one doing the 100 reps and the other does the 100m. Now here is the kicker:  If you are done with the 100m distance event before your buddy is done with the 100 rep...

 The High Cost of Negativity: How Embracing Optimism Can Save Your Special Operations Journey In programs with high attrition rates, graduation may seem impossible to most. However, the key distinction between those who succeed and those who fail lies in their mindset of relentless positivity. Sure, you may say "this sucks" when things go bad, but never do you say, "I can't do this". You instead focus on enduring the challenge of now and leave tomorrow's challenges for tomorrow. I call this the optimism of now.  A study of success factors by UPenn (Seligman) shows that optimism was a thinking...

Your Body is Ten Times Stronger Than Your Mind Will Let it Be Photo by D. McBurnett @mcteams3842 instagram Your mind will quit on you long before your body will, but you have to have a well-prepared body to go with your mental toughness as there is a FINE line between mental toughness and stupidity.  This is not a weakness or lack of mental toughness, it is actually a survival skill. Humans / all animals are built to survive. When you put your body / mind through stress (real or perceived), your brain is working to relieve the pain and suffering...

Transforming Weaknesses with Stew Smith Fitness  It is no secret that I receive countless emails, DMs, and texts from readers of my articles and listeners to my podcasts and LIVE QA sessions (Mon/Tues) each week. I enjoy answering them as they also give me ideas to write articles (StewSmithFitness/ Military.com) and even full programs and books. Here is a list of the ones I said, "great question" before I answered it. There are links to additional articles and videos in these questions as individually, some of these have been answered previously.  Questions (Answers in Bold Italics) What are the top...