Tactical Fitness Report With Stew Smith Podcast

After a quick discussion on the countless benefits of resistance training / lifting weights and one of the most important is longevity. If you are getting older and think it is time to give up resistance training, you could not be more incorrect. But if you do not like going to the gym, you can just do calisthenics to get started. Body weight with gravity is our most common form of resistance training as we do this style of resistance training just walking up a hill, or stairs, or sitting down and standing up. After this quick discussion, Stew Smith will take questions LIVE about training for the tactical professions or other topics of interest if you have them. See https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more info. Check out other LIVE QA sessions on YouTube as well as Tactical Fitness Report podcasts, swim videos, exercises videos, and much more. Without these steps success is delayed or not achieved. Get moving - even if an easy time place holder at first. See related article: https://www.stewsmithfitness.com

After a quick discussion on "exercise is medicine"  and our favorite workout of the week, Stew Smith will take questions LIVE about training for the tactical professions or other topics of interest if you have them. See https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more info. Check out other LIVE QA sessions on YouTube as well as Tactical Fitness Report podcasts, swim videos, exercises videos, and much more. Without these steps success is delayed or not achieved. Get moving - even if an easy time place holder at first. See related article: https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/online-pt-club-one-on-one-coaching-with-stew-smith-cscs

After a quick discussion on the Phases of Tactical Fitness that most people screw up, Stew Smith will take questions LIVE about training for the tactical professions or other topics of interest if you have them. See https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more info. Phase 1 - https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/navy-pst-workout-phase-1-getting-to-the-training-earn-a-contractPhase 2 - https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/the-road-to-special-ops-selection-continues-uphill-with-phase-two-of-tactical-fitnessPhase 3 - https://www.military.com/military-fitness/military-workouts/military-pft-prep/phase-three-tactical-fitness-active-dutyCheck out other LIVE QA sessions on YouTube as well as Tactical Fitness Report podcasts, swim videos, exercises videos, and much more. Without these steps success is delayed or not achieved. Get moving - even if an easy time place holder at first. See related article: https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/online-pt-club-one-on-one-coaching-with-stew-smith-cscs

Master Chief Steve Drum discusses his journey from failing the ASVAB and serving in the Navy a few years prior to getting to BUDS. Then his 20+ year career in the Team, an instructor, a dive motivator at Great Lakes, and his current post-Navy career life.Check out this outstanding interview with a great teacher and trainer who can help you with everything from learning to operate in high-stress situations and setting goals focused on just getting tougher.  You can find Master Chief at the following links:Website - https://stephendrum.com/Social Media:  Instragram - https://www.instagram.com/stephen.drumFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/stephen.drum.967Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-drum-643695135

Stew Smith discusses building / strengthen the mindset to better handle the daily stresses of life as well as your life's goals.  Check out former Master Chief Steve Drum (SEAL) and comedian / creative director of the https://www.GetMental.com APP Jason Kyle. Check out this hilarious way to engage the male brain to teach life changing skills that will help them with goal setting, stress relief, and mental toughness. Seriously, this APP works.  The Tactical Fitness Report discusses all aspects of the tactical athlete. From the preparation to get TO and THROUGH selection / training, to operating at optimal levels, and learning to manage and metabolize stress and stressful situations throughout your tactical career and the life thereafter.  Check out this show for an excellent example of life after the Teams and continuing to teach skills that make you a better performer on all levels where life takes you. See StewSmithFitness.com - https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more training and coaching programs to help

Let's do this. What kind of attitude you bring to training can set the entire workout on the right step. You GET TO DO THIS - Not your have to do this. Stew Smith will take questions LIVE about training for the tactical professions or other topics of interest if you have them. See https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more info. Check out other LIVE QA sessions on YouTube as well as Tactical Fitness Report podcasts, swim videos, exercises videos, and much more. Without these steps success is delayed or not achieved. Get moving - even if an easy time place holder at first. See related article: https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/online-pt-club-one-on-one-coaching-with-stew-smith-cscs

Katherine Grimm (Nichols), the better half of https://www.performancefirstus.com, helps us discuss anxiety, stress, and learning how to deal with important stressful events that are about to occur in the near future.  Meditation, breathing skills, internal awareness, and practice applications to calm down when spun up are just some of the very important skills we discuss. Check out other videos of combat swimmer stroke, workouts, and other spec ops related training.  See http://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more information about military, law enforcement, special ops, fire fighting training programs.

Time for change - Check out the options we have Spring Training Options - https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/spring-training-optionsStew Smith will take questions LIVE about training for the tactical professions or other topics of interest if you have them. See https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more info. Check out other LIVE QA sessions on YouTube as well as Tactical Fitness Report podcasts, swim videos, exercises videos, and much more. Without these steps success is delayed or not achieved. Get moving - even if an easy time place holder at first. See related article: https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/online-pt-club-one-on-one-coaching-with-stew-smith-cscs

After a quick discussion on running increases this Spring (https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/spring-training-options) and it happens to be Day 1 of another Hell Week at SEAL Training, Stew Smith will take questions LIVE about training for the tactical professions or other topics of interest if you have them. See https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more info. Check out other LIVE QA sessions on YouTube as well as Tactical Fitness Report podcasts, swim videos, exercises videos, and much more. Without these steps success is delayed or not achieved. Get moving - even if an easy time place holder at first. See related article: https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/online-pt-club-one-on-one-coaching-with-stew-smith-cscs

Stew Smith https://www.stewsmithfitness.com and Jeff Nichols (https://www.performancefirstus.com) discuss finding a group a like minded people to make yourself better with. Iron sharpens Iron and when you find the right tribe you can see your performance increase to new levels. However there is a flip side to finding your tribe that is not helpful when that tribe becomes too much of a clique and drives your mental / physical performance in adverse ways if you are not careful. Check out this podcast that discusses both sides of the coin on finding your tribe.  Check out other videos of combat swimmer stroke, workouts, and other spec ops related training.  See http://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more information about military, law enforcement, special ops, fire fighting training programs.

See link for full article but today we will start off the LIVE QA with a quick discussion of preparing properly for that moment when it is game time and you just have to bring your A game. https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/when-there-is-no-time-to-get-stronger-or-faster-you-need-to-get-tougherSee more articles, programs, training for any tactical program at https://www.stewsmithfitness.com

After a quick discussion on running replacements when injured but still need to pass a fitness test, Stew Smith will take questions LIVE about training for the tactical professions or other topics of interest if you have them. See https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more info. Check out related article on the intro topic: https://www.military.com/military-fitness/running-injuries-and-military-fitness-how-recover-and-keep-trainingThese bike workouts have saved many with shin splints, foot issues, and joint tendonitis and kept them able to test running as fast or even faster in some cases:Monday and Friday: Do a 20-minute bike pyramid, with each minute on the minute increasing resistance by one level until you can no longer maintain 70-80 rpm pedaling. Continue for a total of 20 minutes, even if you must reduce the resistance in the latter half of the workout.Tuesday and Thursday: Do 3x10-minute Tabata intervals (20-second sprint/10 seconds easy) with a two-minute rest between each of the three sets. Push hard

Getting started comes with many levels. You could be an athlete and getting started on military / spec ops level training.  That is a process. You could be a 50 yr old and have not done anything for 20 years except to gaining 5 lbs a year for the past decades. Getting started will be all about assessing strengths and weaknesses, building habits that include movement and nutrition, and breaking old habits that interfere with new goal progress. One Step at a time - https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/fitness-over-40-and-50-answers-to-your-concerns-one-step-at-a-timeSpec ops prep - start here - https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/spec-ops-prep-list-of-articles-research-one-stop-shopFor more information about military, special ops, police, and fire fighter physical preparation - check out https://www.StewSmithFitness.com for hundreds of articles, over 50 books, ebooks, and online coaching too.

Check it out:  https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/consider-the-tactical-groundhog-week-when-changing-training-cyclesThis is a great assessment week that will test strength, muscle stamina, recovery-ability, endurance, etc...The Sandbaby Devil Murph requires a 40- to 50-pound weight. We use sandbags and create a circuit of exercises as you with to create a non-stop movement workout:Warmup jog of one mile100 pull-ups200 push-upsBear crawl 400 meters100 push presses with a 40- to 50-pound sandbag100 lunges/leg with sandbag (chest carry)Fireman carry 400 meters(switch with partner as needed)150 squats with sandbag (shoulder carry)Run 400 meters of burpee jump150 sit-ups with sandbag (chest carry)Run one mile400m walking lunges (no weight)Run one mileEnjoy. Make sure you stretch

Check out this general LIVE QA session with Stew Smith as he takes questions from a variety of special ops level candidates seeking to prepare for challenging professions and focused on building mental toughness to NEVER QUIT.Check out other LIVE QA sessions on YouTube as well as Tactical Fitness Report podcasts, swim videos, exercises videos, and much more. Without these steps success is delayed or not achieved. Get moving - even if an easy time place holder at first. See related article: https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/online-pt-club-one-on-one-coaching-with-stew-smith-cscs

Jeff Nichols (https://www.performancefirstus.com) and Stew Smith (https://www.stewsmithfitness.com) discuss the good and bad of ice baths and cold water immersion / showers. The concept of using cold for healing dates to ancient Egyptian and Roman civilizations, who used cold water and snow to help relieve muscle pain. Fast-forward to present day and you have ice baths, which are popular among athletes of all levels. Ice baths are typically made up of a bathtub or large container filled with cold water and ice. The athlete then submerges their entire body in the cold water for a set period, usually between 10 and 15 minutes.So, Are Ice Baths Good or Bad For You? As with any extreme temperature (hot or cold) too much is deadly. Hypothermia and frost bite are potential outcomes if you are careless and get into water in the mid 30 degree level or even stay too long in water in the 50-60 degree Fahrenheit range. If you are doing this for other reasons beside relieve muscle soreness, joint inflammation, and cooldo

Let's talk split routines and training elements of fitness along with specific physically challenging events.  After a quick discussion Stew Smith will take questions LIVE about training for the tactical professions or other topics of interest if you have them. See https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more info. Building habits is the first step of accomplishing a goal. Setting a goal is the easy part - taking that next step requires turning that initial motivation into good habits. Then you are able to evolve your motivation into discipline. Check out other LIVE QA sessions on YouTube as well as Tactical Fitness Report podcasts, swim videos, exercises videos, and much more. Without these steps success is delayed or not achieved. Get moving - even if an easy time place holder at first. See related article: https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/online-pt-club-one-on-one-coaching-with-stew-smith-cscs

After a quick discussion Stew Smith will take questions LIVE about training for the tactical professions or other topics of interest if you have them.  See https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more info.Building habits is the first step of accomplishing a goal.  Setting a goal is the easy part - taking that next step requires turning that initial motivation into good habits. Then  you are able to evolve your motivation into discipline. Without these steps success is delayed or not achieved.  Get moving - even if an easy time place holder at first.See related article: https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/online-pt-club-one-on-one-coaching-with-stew-smith-cscs

This Tactical Fitness Report focuses on the training system Stew Smith (https://www.stewsmithfitness.com) has been developing for nearly 25 years now. What is the difference between the Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization programs recently developed vs. previous years? What is the difference between the Special Ops programs and the Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization programs?  Remember it is all about creating a program that focuses on weaknesses development and maintenance of your strengths. This system allows for that to happen by systematically making changes to the programming every 13 weeks (seasons of the year).  For more information check out the article on Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization and understand the phases of tactical fitness and the process to become GOOD at all the elements of fitness.  https://www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/seasonal-tactical-fitness-periodization-what-is-it-why-is-it-important See the Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization section: https://www.stewsmit

Stew Smith (https://www.stewsmithfitness.com) and Jeff Nichols (https://www.performancefirstus.com) discuss an important topic that comes up with specops level candidates often - preparing for the tactical tests (diving, shooting, land nav, demo, jumping, etc...).  Then we go a step further and discuss being a NEW GUY in the Team.Check out other videos of combat swimmer stroke, workouts, and other spec ops related training.  See http://www.stewsmithfitness.com for more information about military, law enforcement, special ops, fire fighting training programs.