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Lance Cpl. Evian T. Jackson Participates in a pull-up event during the 75th anniversary field meet competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released).

Workout of the Week: Reverse Pyramids: Workout Options

Dietician Mrs. Jennifer Eiland, left, discusses possible changes Master Sgt. Anthony Jones may want to consider regarding his diet to help better his overall fitness (Photo Credit: G.A. Volb).

Ask Stew – Need Diet Help!

Killer Combo of Pyramids and 5 Min Sets

Master Sgt. Josh Horsager of the 75th Ranger Regiment took first place in the 2017 Best Ranger competition (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo).

Ask Stew: Training Through College For Special Ops (Army)

Special Forces Qualification Course graduates stand at attention while wearing their green berets for the first time at their graduation ceremony (Photo Credit: Dave Chace, SWCS Public Affairs Office)

An Overview of Special Ops Prep Courses and Pre-Selection Programs

Border patrol air and marine operations conduct joint fast rope training with Tucson Police Department SWAT team (Photo by: Dan Barrios).

Ask Stew: Selection Programs Preparation - Special Ops, SWAT, BORTAC

Lance Cpl. Evian T. Jackson Participates in a pull-up event during the 75th anniversary field meet competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released).

Workout of the Week: Reverse Pyramids: Workout Options

How to Combat Stress with Fitness

How to Combat Stress with Fitness

Soldier drinking water out of a canteen

Hydrating for Both Performance and Life

Trainer: Stew Smith, Navy SEAL

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct their two-mile run during the Army Physical Fitness Test (Photo courtesy of militaryonesource.mil)

Ask Stew: Fitness Goals Using the PT Pyramid

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers a question from a reader on how to set appr...

Workout of the Week: Leg Day (No Equipment Option)

Master Sgt. Josh Horsager of the 75th Ranger Regiment took first place in the 2017 Best Ranger competition (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo).

Ask Stew: Training Through College For Special Ops (Army)

Swimming was one of the events at the 21st Ordnance Company Challenge, a three-day team competition at Kirtland testing physical and mental fitness. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)

Swimming Intervals: The Century Challenge!

Airman 1st Class Robert Miles (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jon LaDue)

How to Train for Timed Runs (Ask Stew)

Specifics and Opposite: Building the Complete Tactical Athlete

PT Pyramid

The PT Reset: Balancing the PT Test Exercises

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A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airman assigned to the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Riley, Kansas, performs pull-ups. (U.S. Air Force/Zade Vadnais)

Workout of the Week: PT, Weight Mix Warm-up with Run, PT and Swim

(U.S. Navy/Amanda S. Kitchner)

7 Training Options for When You Need a Military Fitness Partner

Soldiers perform pull-ups as part of a physical training (PT) event during a 2019 visit from Gen. James C. McConville, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, to Fort Bliss, Texas, July 22. (U.S. Army/Matthew J. Marcellus)

Workout of the Week: Full Body and Run Circuit (Swim Optional)

Soldiers across the 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum run a qualifier race for the Army Ten-Miler Team roster. (Mike Strasser/U.S. Army)

Ask Stew: Supplemental Workouts for a Running Plan

A U.S. Naval ROTC midshipman low crawls under barbed wire during the Confidence Course for the Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) at Camp Devil Dog, North Carolina, (U.S. Marine Corps/Miranda C. DeKorte)

Tactical Fitness: Crawls, Carries and Conditioning

Coast Guard recruit company Juliet-190 become the first company to try the training center's new stationary bikes, Sept. 10, 2014. The bikes will replace the aging models and provide a safer and more intense workout for recruits going through basic training. (John Edwards/U.S. Coast Guard)

Coast Guard Ditches Body Weight Standards for Measurement in New Pilot Program

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Military Health and Wellness

To Keto or Fast? What Diet Works?

Soldiers participate in the Soldier Strength and Conditioning Course at Frederick Fitness Center (Photo Credit: Abbie BennettParaglide).

Training With Mobility: Assessing Movement and Performance

Preparing Meas in Advance

The Importance of Planning and Preparation with Training and Nutrition

Pvt. 2 Naudia Glass, left, performs a routine physical on a resident during her clinical training at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons)

When Friends Die Too Young

An Air Force pararescue trainee low crawls during an obstacle course event at Medina Annex, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 18, 2011. The initial course for a Pararescuemen trainee is a 9-week extensive physical conditioning indoctrination program at Lackland AFB, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erik Cardenas/Released)

How to Deal with Failure: Reframe and Move Forward

Air Force Senior Airman Niketa Wilson, 90th Force Support Squadron fitness specialist, lifts a curl bar at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Jan. 11, 2017. Wilson uses her dream of becoming a professional bodybuilder to stay resilient in the face of adversity. Air Force photo by Breanna Carter

Face of Defense: Bodybuilding Helps Airman to Maintain Focus

Soldier drinking water out of a canteen

Hydrating for Both Performance and Life

Pfc. Anthony Muratore, scout sniper screener candidate, conducts a max set of push-ups after completing a 1.5 mile ruck run at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Kirstin Merrimarahajara)

Workout Failure — Motivate or Discourage

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Get Special Operations Fit

Navy SEALS (Photo courtesy of DoD).

Ask Stew: The Physical Standards of Navy SEAL BUD/S Training

Special Forces Qualification Course graduates stand at attention while wearing their green berets for the first time at their graduation ceremony (Photo Credit: Dave Chace, SWCS Public Affairs Office)

An Overview of Special Ops Prep Courses and Pre-Selection Programs

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Lawrence and Spc. Zach Bouley, two infantrymen assigned to Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, recon a landing site in advance of an inbound F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a training exercise in Buffalo, N.Y. (Photo by Alexander Rector).

Enlisting in Army National Guard Then Join Special Forces

How to Increase Your Mental Toughness for Physical Tests

Air Force Special Tactics Fitness Training

Air Force Special Tactics Fitness Training

Tactical Fitness: BUD/S log carry

Tactical Fitness: PST Training and BUD/S Fitness

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