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The truth is, too much water and not enough salt can kill you.

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High Altitude Training   Stew Smith

This week, I received a question concerning endurance training at higher. This is an interesting training method and has been studied for years by Olympic and other elite athletes. Many adventure races today involve a section of higher altitude events, which requires people to train their bodies to prepare […]

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Run Properly   Stew Smith

Everyday you can usually spot someone who chooses running as their source of daily exercise. So many times I cringe as several “runners” pass by, running in pain and obviously not enjoying the popular cardiovascular activity. Improper technique is the main culprit for less enjoyment and injury among runners. Maybe the […]

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Running Even Faster   Stew Smith

Most of the time, I receive emails from people who are seeking to pass their PFT and just as many who wish to max out their PFT scores for their age group. There are many articles in the archive […]

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Run Faster   Stew Smith

I received several e-mails last week about running faster. A few requested workouts for their two or three mile PFT runs (Army / Marine Corps respectively) and several were runners who compete 5K and 10K races on the weekends. Since all these distances use relatively the same training philosophy - short distance , faster pace […]

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Drop 2:00 off your Mile Pace   Stew Smith

This week an Army Officer emailed me with a goal of dropping two minutes off his mile run pace. This is not a tough goal to achieve IF you are presently running a 10:00 mile and have a goal of 8:00 mile pace. However, as you can imagine, it gets much […]

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PFT Anxiety   Stew Smith

Anxiety is prevalent in our world. It occurs at home, work, social situations, playing sports, and test-taking. Academic testing anxiety is very similar to physical test-taking anxiety. I know before taking a chemistry test at the Naval Academy, I felt the same when I took the Navy SEAL PFT. Those symptoms were: headaches, nausea, feeling […]

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Top Ten PFT Questions of the Week   Stew Smith

If you are lifting weights to prepare for the PFT or Bootcamp then you can stop lifting period. Advi

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The Perfect Pushups   Stew Smith

Ace Any Military PT Test

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The Next Level of Fitness   Stew Smith

Stew Smith.com | April 28, 2006
I received two great emails this week from an Army Soldier and an Army recruit. Both did free workouts offered through my Fitness Article page at StewSmith.com — The Pushup Push Workout and the Free Six Week Running Plan. Here are their emails:Before starting […]

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Pre-Bootcamp PFTs   Stew Smith

Every year, I have the honor of exercising with America’s Heroes of Tomorrow bright and early at the Naval Academy during a one week course called Summer Seminar. At 0530, Tuesday morning I exercised with over 700 motivated High School seniors who are more than likely to become Midshipmen in the […]

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US Military Fitness Standards   Stew Smith

Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard PFT Standards and Info

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Green Beret   Stew Smith

Some Guidelines and a Workout That May Help You Make It

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The RECON Marines   Stew Smith

Initial training consists of Marine Recruit Training, & the School of Infantry, training as a rifleman. Students are then assigned to the Basic Recon Course.

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Tips to Improve your Pullups (or do them!)   Stew Smith

Of all the exercises, the one with the largest mind game attached to it is the PULLUP.

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