Stew Smith Fitness News
Tired of Feeling Unprepared? Transform Your Training Methodology for Special Operations
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Make Sure Your Workouts Prepare You To Get TO and THROUGH Your Future Spec Ops Training Pipeline If you’re a special operations candidate, you already possess the ambition and drive that sets you apart from the crowd. Your dream of becoming a special operator is within reach, but you must navigate the rigorous preparation process to get there. Your focus is now clear: securing a contract and successfully completing a long selection training pipeline. Remember the Phases of Tactical Fitness Training You Must Navigate:Phase 1- Get TO the Training - Earn a Contract / Ace the PT TestPhase 2 -...
The Unexpected Link Between Your Health and Your Career Growth—Are You Paying Attention?
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Are You Sabotaging Your Success? Discover How Exercise Can Transform Your Professional Life I recently was reading about the fictional index fund called the Deadlift ETF. Simply put, the “managers” of this fund selected its holdings based solely on the fact that the CEO lifts heavy weights. It should not surprise you when you see the companies below that they would outperform the market, but the common denominator is the CEO is very physically active: Amazon, Apple, Blackrock, NVIDIA, Uber, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and Meta are all on the Deadlift ETF that would outperform the S&P by 2.4x in the...
Don't Do These Things with Your CSS Technique and Training
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These Swimming Issues Should Be Avoided Don't start adding things you think might be a good idea to your CSS stroke. Most of my video critiques found on my Instagram reels (@stewsmith50), TikTok (@stewsmith50), and YouTube (StewSmith182) are corrected errors. Take a video of you swimming and compare to any of these videos. Looking over hundreds of these, I found the following things I correct the most. DO NOT do these 10 things if you want to swim your best time. - no extra flutter kicks. Just glide - Remember 1 kick per stroke. Pull-Breathe-Kick Glide. - no extra double...
Your Athletic History / Current Condition Determine How You Should Train (for Spec Ops Selection)
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Your Athletic History Determines How You Should Train for Special Ops Selection: A Guide for Former Athletes If you are a former athlete setting your sights on a special ops selection program, you're likely finding the prospect both motivating and daunting - especially before you start your training and do your research on your future career. The challenge lies not just in excelling at one or two athletic events, but in mastering a comprehensive range such as —endurance (run, ruck, swim), strength, power, speed, pace, agility, muscle stamina, flexibility, mobility, and grip. While your athletic background offers a valuable foundation,...
DUDE - You Are NOT in Swimming Shape
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DUDE - You are NOT in Swimming Shape You may be able to run or ruck for days or play high speed sports, but when you are new to swimming - stand by. It takes time to first learn the technique and then get into swimming shape - maybe months. Every week a new athlete joins my local training group seeking to improve his/her PST scores. We teach the basic Combat Swimmer Stroke and fix the typical (any not so typical) errors with this military / spec ops swim stroke. For consistency purposes, I am speaking about a 25 yd...