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Stew Smith CSCS @StewSmith

Stew Smith CSCS - Best Selling Fitness Author: Tactical Fitness - Military, Police, Firefighting, Special Ops.

Joined November 2008
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Treading and Pool Skills Tested in Special Ops Diving/Swimming Selections stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

Treading and Pool Skills Tested in Special Ops Diving/Swimming Selections

Mastering the Tread (and Other Pool Skills) All Pool Skills Will Peak with SCUBA Training Treading water with your head and hands out of the water is tough for athletic, lean, non-swimming athletes. e

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Quitting Has to Be More Painful Than What You Are Enduring stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

Quitting Has to Be More Painful Than What You Are Enduring

How Do You Never Quit? Quitting is rarely a sudden decision. It builds quietly, moment by moment, when discomfort, doubt, and fatigue begin to outweigh purpose and why you started down this road in t

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Stew Smith: How To Build Elite Fitness & Mental Toughness For ... youtu.be/rS7xGu0f5Ps?si=suGm… via @YouTube
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A List of Life-Changing Workouts (Top 10 List For All Ages) stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

A List of Life-Changing Workouts (Top 10 List For All Ages)

Workouts Can Be Life-Changing - What Are Some of Yours?  Where it all started in 1981 At 12-13 years old, with a concrete set of weights and a bench, I started on what became a life-changing journey i

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GLP-1 Drugs: Changing Weight Loss, Dining, and Fitness stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

GLP-1 Drugs: Changing Weight Loss, Dining, and Fitness

GLP-1 drugs have been making headlines as a breakthrough in medical weight loss. Many obese people need these drugs to jumpstart the weight loss process, just to make moving easier again. These dru

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Active Recovery? What is it, and are Ice Baths Helping? stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

Active Recovery? What is it, and are Ice Baths Helping?

How Effective Recovery Strategies Enhance Successful Physical/Mental Performance Stretching/Moving Post-Workout is Just One of Several Pieces of the Puzzle Fitness Training and athletic competition pl

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Uncover the Power of Identifying Your 'Why' Before Training stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

Uncover the Power of Identifying Your 'Why' Before Training

How Do You Find Your Why?  A Motto like "So That Others May Live" is a great WHY. Find strength in Mottos / Creeds Finding your "why" for long-term, high-intensity goals like special operations traini

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Online Coaching with Stew Smith stewsmithfitness.com/product…

Online Coaching with Stew Smith PT Club

Not meeting personal and professional standards of fitness and health? Try some one - on - one personalized assistance with your training goals and consider Online Coaching by Stew Smith CSCS. By wor

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Getting Started with Spec Ops Training (From LIVE QA with Stew Smith) youtu.be/lGid9gX6tV4?si=3s9r… via @YouTube

Getting Started with Spec Ops Training (From LIVE QA with Stew Smith)

Getting started on your PST prep? We all start that journey with th...

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Soft Sand Running Workouts and Alternatives When No Beach is Available stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

Soft Sand Running Workouts and Alternatives When No Beach is Available

Running on the Beach - Be Prepared Both Hard Pack Sand and Soft Sand Running At BUD/S, running in the sand at the beach is one of the toughest things to get used to, especially if you are working on a

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Identify as a BUD/S Student Who Never Quits - It is Not Even a Thought stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

Identify as a BUD/S Student Who Never Quits - It is Not Even a Thought

The Evolution of Success When Challenged with Hard Goals There comes a time when being "wet and sandy" is normal. Recent studies on U.S. Navy SEAL training - Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S)

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The Power of Tactical Fitness Periodization - Leave No Weakness Undeveloped stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

The Power of Tactical Fitness Periodization - Leave No Weakness Undeveloped

How Training with the Seasons Builds Resilient, Well-Rounded Athletes In the tactical fitness world, balance is everything. The Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization model, developed by former Navy

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How Often Should You Tread and Swim with Fins (Pre-BUD/S) youtu.be/S5ZfR5FLY1U?si=T7Eq… via @YouTube

How Often Should You Tread and Swim with Fins (Pre-BUD/S)

Preparing for any military diving training will involve significant...

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What Are the Most Common Questions Asked of Tactical Fitness / Spec Ops Swimming Coach Stew Smith stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

What Are the Most Common Questions Asked of Tactical Fitness / Spec Ops Swimming Coach Stew Smith...

Top 20 Questions and Answers About Tactical Fitness Training for Military, Police, Firefighter and Special Ops Candidates When it comes to tactical fitness, I have become a trusted resource for aspir

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Fix Your Kick with Stew Smith youtu.be/kiA-yi9yY2w?si=74WM… via @YouTube
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Join us or donate to the local fallen Navy SEAL Chris Chambers - Check out this race! runsignup.com/Race/MD/Colleg…

SOC Chambers 5 Mile Memorial Run

The SOC Chambers 5 Mile Memorial Run is on Saturday April 18, 2026. It includes the following events: S0C Chambers 5 Mile Memorial Run and SOC Chambers 5 Mile Memorial Run (Virtual).

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Rucking Hills, Soft Sand, Stairs (Prep Your Legs/Spine for Boats and More) stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

Rucking Hills, Soft Sand, Stairs (Prep Your Legs/Spine for Boats and More)

Running with a Boat on Your Head One Day? Rucking? Equipment Carry? Or Other Load-Bearing Events? Navy SEAL selection is renowned for its uncompromising physical standards and relentless challenges.

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Could a Simple Change in Mindset Be Your Key to Achieving Goals? stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

Could a Simple Change in Mindset Be Your Key to Achieving Goals?

Are You Ready to Transform Your Goals and Dreams into Wins? Here’s How The Spec Ops Dream Can Often Look Like This When Just Starting... Two of my favorite chapters in the Never Quit Mindset book (10

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BUD/S Readiness Scorecard: RECRUIT - Assess Your Training Preparedness stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

BUD/S Readiness Scorecard: RECRUIT - Assess Your Training Preparedness

Know if You are Ready to Get TO and THROUGH BUD/S There Are No Easy Days - Are you Mentally and Physically Ready? Preparing for Navy SEAL training is an extraordinary challenge that demands everything

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The History of Fitness and Physical Fitness Education in America (& Future?) stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/n…

The History of Fitness and Physical Fitness Education in America (& Future?)

Physical fitness training in schools can be traced back to Plato’s school, the Akademia, in Greece over 2400 years ago, with grappling and calisthenics as the main focus. But the modern Father of Phy

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