How to Turn Swimming into a Strength for Special Operations Selection Programs Preparing for any military diving or rescue swimmer course requires a significant time investment, not only to get into...
How to Become a Better Swimmer Before Navy Dive School Many fitness and pool competency skills must be acquired before attending special ops programs.
Tactical Fitness with Stew Smith: How to Develop the Proper Push-up Posture Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, addresses proper push-up posture and how to strengthen upper- and lower...
Getting Stronger with the ‘5x5’: A Classic Way to Lift While fitness requirements may vary across different military roles, the need for strength remains constant and grows more...
How Prospective Army Rangers Can Trim Their 5-Mile Run Times You will see running, rucking and high-repetition calisthenics while preparing for Ranger School through the Ranger Fitness...
Try This Fun Pull-Up and Deadlift Workout to Prepare for the ACFT There are many ways to arrange workouts that are fun and still fit into a training plan that will help you not only be a...
These Running and Swimming Workouts Will Prepare You for Special Ops Testing When preparing for fitness tests, such as the Navy Special Warfare/Special Ops Physical Screening Test (PST) or the Air Force...
Why 'Microdosing' 10-Minute Mini-Workouts Can Actually Work Microdosing refers to doing quick workouts to maintain fitness levels when you don't have time to get to a full gym or to do...
How Weight Vests Increase the Intensity of Your Fitness Workouts Weight-vest sales saw more than a 26% increase in the last year, according to recent data from Garage Gym Reviews, indicating...
3 Tips to Help You Push Past the Push-up Plateau The following is a workout adjustment I recommend when you have tried daily push-up regimens and are still stuck at 75 for...
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
1,100 Army Corps of Engineers Personnel to Help Clear Debris in Baltimore Bridge Collapse The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal...