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Ask Stew: What Are You Doing to Avoid Illness While Working?
During this time of quarantined isolation and shelter-in-place orders, working as a trainer becomes rather difficult.
It Depends: Answers to Controversial Fitness Topics
A thorough answer to some questions depends on many variables.
Workout of the Week: Minimal Equipment Pyramid 1-20
This pyramid is rather challenging, especially if you do the same exercises every set.
Ask Stew: Running More or Less (Pain and Non-Impact Cardio)
Reducing the impact of running and rucking will save soft shins, joints and muscles that are not fully ready for daily impact...
Healthy Ways to Deal With Stress: Job Loss, Quarantine Social Distancing
We have endured tough times before. This too will pass, but it is time to do your part.
Workout of the Week: Creative Edition
During the time of the COVID-19 virus, you have to get creative with your training.
Stuck Inside? Indoor Workout Ideas
No matter what your situation is, some days you just cannot get outside or to the gym to exercise. Here is a great routine...
Workout of the Week (Intermediate and Advanced Options)
Finding creative ways to work out is a challenge during the coronavirus crisis.
A New Plan of the Day During the Coronavirus Outbreak: Routine, Routine, Routine
Stress can accumulate over time until we snap if we do not learn how to combat it in a healthy manner.
Ask Stew: Adding Supplement Running to Army Prep Training
Be patient and progress logically.
Working Out and Social Distancing During a Pandemic
Hopefully, we'll only need a short-term solution to the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases in the United States.
Stuck on the PT of the PST: Push-Ups, Pull-Ups and Sit-Ups
Many athletes struggle for a short time with the upper body strength portions of the Navy Physical Screening Test (PST).
Make Calisthenics Harder – Slower Cadence, Heavier Reps and More Reps…
There are many options to improve your calisthenics base to prepare for testing.
How to Prepare for Navy PFT Changes 2020
Sometime in 2020, the Navy plans to make changes in its Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA).
Military News
Most Popular Military News
A-10 Makes Emergency Belly Landing at Moody Air Force Base
An A-10 Thunderbolt II made a belly landing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, after its pilot declared an emergency .
DoD Considers Stop-Loss Order to Maintain Troop Levels During Pandemic
The Pentagon is looking at the possibility of "stop-loss" orders to aid the fight against the coronavirus.
Roosevelt Sailor with COVID-19 Found Unresponsive in Guam
The sailor is a member of the crew of the carrier Theodore Roosevelt, which reported its first cases of COVID-19 on March 24.
The Marine Corps Wants to Transform JLTVs into Aircraft-Killing Trucks
Marine Corps Systems Command recently invited defense firms to submit ideas for creating the Direct Fire Defeat System.
'Terrible, Tragic Mistake:' Top General Warns Enemies Not to Test US Military Readiness
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warned adversaries Thursday against "taking advantage" during the pandemic.
Latest Military Videos
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Fraser demonstrates do it yourself facemask options per Centers for Disease Control and...
Hospitalman Corpsman 3rd Class Alexandria Agudelo checks in from aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH...
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jennifer Niemann and Private First Class Ashley Ensminger, both assigned to the East Africa Response...
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black...
The 159 crewmembers onboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) completed the escort of three refuel and...
Army News
More Than 25,000 Former Soldiers Have Now Volunteered to Return to Duty
Now, the service is working to process the horde of volunteers, ensuring those it takes are properly qualified and certified.
Army's Seattle Field Hospital Closes After 3 Days, Without Treating a Single Patient
The field hospital set up by the Army in Seattle's pro football stadium is shutting down without ever seeing a patient.
Army Designs New Camera Drones to Be Fired from Grenade Launchers
Army scientists have created a reconnaissance drone that soldiers will be able to fire from their 40mm grenade launchers.
Navy News
Watch an F/A-18 Super Hornet Pull Off an Insanely-Low Flyby for 'Top Gun: Maverick'
New footage from the “Top Gun: Maverick” film crew shows a Blue Angel F/A-18 Super Hornet conducting a super-low flyby over...
'Nothing Off the Table': Pentagon Won't Rule Out Reinstating Fired Navy Captain
The Navy has completed its investigation into Crozier, though the results have not been made public.
11 Hilarious Navy Memes That Are Freaking Spot On
When your level of saltiness is off the f**king charts.
Air Force News
Head of Global Strike Command Wants to Make Air Force Bombers Even More Lethal
The Air Force plans to have 165 to 175 bombers in its inventory once the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber comes online.
Some Airmen Are Being Grouped in ‘Pods’ to Limit Coronavirus Spread
Some U.S. Air Force units have instituted a buddy system that groups individuals into cohorts.
A-10 Makes Emergency Belly Landing at Moody Air Force Base
An A-10 Thunderbolt II made a belly landing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, after its pilot declared an emergency .
Marine Corps News
Hundreds of Marines Arrive in Guam to Help Virus-Stricken Carrier Crew
About 230 Marines and sailors arrived in Guam this week to support members of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.
The Marine Corps Wants to Transform JLTVs into Aircraft-Killing Trucks
Marine Corps Systems Command recently invited defense firms to submit ideas for creating the Direct Fire Defeat System.
Infantry Marines Are Now Getting Lighter, More Streamlined Body Armor
The Marine Corps has started fielding a new plate carrier vest that features a more streamlined cut
Coast Guard News
Sunken Southern California Tall Ship Will Be Demolished
A tall ship that sank at its dock in Dana Point will be demolished because there is no safe way to lift and salvage it.
Coast Guard Orders Cruise Companies to Form Medical Plans
The Coast Guard has determined that crew members on cruise ships in Galveston, Texas present a public health risk.
Coast Guard Ship Plays ‘World’s Largest Claw Game’ to Get Sunken Buoy out of Lake Michigan
According to the Facebook post, crews locate the buoy by dragging a grapple across the lakebed until the line tightens.