Overcome Common Endurance Testing Issues with These Two Workouts Regardless of the branch of service or level of difficulty, timed runs and swims can be some of the more difficult skills to...
Block Periodization as a Way to Improve Strength and High-Level PT Scores These blocks usually address an athlete's specific needs for 2-4 weeks, followed by either a deload week or a change to the...
What Comes Next After You Accomplish Your Primary Goal? Time to Assess Yourself Even when you have accomplished a task you have prepared for a long time, the training continues.
Ask Stew: How Can I Lose the 19+ Pounds I Gained During COVID? Most of us did not train as usual during restriction of movement orders in the military or civilian stay-at-home orders...
Is Ankle Pain During Runs a Sign of Shin Splints? If you are more used to running and rucking in boots, the transition to running shoes and faster-paced running can cause foot...
Workout of the Week: Warm Up with Calisthenics, Then Lift Heavy Can you maintain your PT scores once you decide to add weighted resistance training to the mix?
Tactical Fitness: Gut Checks and Building Mental Toughness Your journey to becoming a tactical athlete will require long days and nights of training and getting comfortable with being...
How Weight Vest Wednesday Could Become Your Favorite Workout of the Week Wednesdays and weight vests go well together, no matter whether you’re doing an upper-body, lower-body or Murph-type workout.
5 Reasons the ACFT Is Better Than the APFT, According to a Military Fitness Expert While there are many critics of the new test, I believe the things that changed, changed for the better.
Run, Bike and Leg PT Doing leg workouts not only make your legs stronger and able to support your body better, but you will burn more calories in...
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Former Navy Officer ‘Driven by Greed’ Steals over $850,000 in Military Gear, Feds Say Richard Allen, 53, pleaded guilty Aug. 29 to conspiracy and six counts of money laundering. Now he'll serve 18 months in...