Stew Smith Fitness News

Navy SEAL PST Clinic:  Forming a Strategy for Success Over the past 20+ years, I have trained for / taken, as well as administered countless Navy SEAL / SWCC / Diver Physical Screening Tests (PST).  I have created a system that enables both the instructor and student gauge progress as well as make changes to current training programs to quickly increase performance in the PST.  If you have never taken a Navy PST, do not think any of your current individual scores will be accomplished as each event has a way of taking reps away from the next event as...

The Light Weight Shoulder Workout - Done with 5 lb DBs or less (really!) - You will see this quick light weight circuit in most of my programs as I have been using this six exercise series for over 20 years now. Adding some dumbbell exercises can help you supplement a calisthenics only program creating more balance that some calisthenics cannot do alone efficiently.  The shoulder is our most versatile joint. There is no other joint that can lift up, down, forward, backward, rotate left and right, and throw. The only joint in our body built similarly is the hip....

 Put More Effort Into Your Career Goal Questions - And Do NOT Ask These Questions Anymore... Time to Grow Up & Get to Work Answering questions is something I have been doing for decades now. I get hundreds of them a day through email and social media messages. I have written over 1000 articles (easily found) based on these questions received over the years.  So, I appreciate your questions. However, I see some questions consistently year after year as a new group of people ages into and chooses to serve in the military, police, firefighter, and special ops programs. Even...

If You Are On a Spec Ops Journey or Planning on Serving - What a Difference a Year Makes with Focused Training / Programming Your Athletic History / Current Condition Determines Your Process There is no one size fits all when it comes to preparing for any goal. Adjustments need to be made depending on your abilities, facilities, time/day available, days/week, and future goals. Over the years of coaching, I have seen life-changing results with those who were consistently moving toward ANY fitness goal. Whether that is losing 80+ pounds or going from failing the PST to crushing all the...

There is a Reason - Check It Out For over 250 years, the word "resolution" entered our vocabulary as a word that has replaced the word "goal", but only for the month of January. This never set well with me as a coach and for my own personal and professional goals throughout my life. First, any day is a good DAY ONE to start toward a new goal.   You do not need it to be the beginning of a year, month, or week, but starting with a new time block makes sense to many, so let's think about a...