Fitness and Performance

If you have read my articles and books in the past, you will see a common thread in all of my writings: Surpass the minimum standards in physical fitness testing if your profession (or life) is physically demanding. This mantra holds water with military, law enforcement, fire fig

The Physical Screening Test (PST) is a general indicator of whether you have the baseline fitness necessary to enter BUD/S.  Training for the PST can be difficult though if you’re not sure of how much and how often you should swim, run, and do push ups, sit ups, and pull up

Pre- and post-workout nutrition is all the rage these days, and for good reason. For some, however, it’s become more than a science—it’s become their religion, or perhaps just a place to focus their OCD-like tendencies.

Not long ago, I was approached by a Harvard Business School student conducting a study on the psychology of risk.  The student had ambitions of becoming an entrepreneur, but felt he lacked the risk-seeking disposition necessary to forego the predictable pay and benefits of a regular jo

During the winter months, many people who email me are looking for an alternative to running outside. In other words, what can they do inside to still workout. This week's focus on indoor fitness activities is on swimming.

5 high-mileage training tips from ultrarunners

Pros share secrets for pushing yourself to the very max

By Christopher Prawdzik - lifelinesrunner@yahoo.com
Posted : October 08, 2007

US Tactical of Encinitas, CA, is celebrating the grand opening of their state of the art CrossFit training center. Geared toward those who are serious about improving their fitness level, CrossFit appeals to military, law enforcement and top athletes.

SAY "water workouts" and this is the image that usually comes to mind:
members of an aquarobics class, all of them 70-plus, performing mild pec flies, bicep curls and other dumbbell-type movements as they walk leisurely around the pool.

We can almost guarantee that anyone who tried to handicap the top five finishers for last year's race was unsuccessful, largely in part to two then relatively unknown runners: Akos Konya & David Goggins.

This week, I received some great emails from you. Here are the questions I considered my Top Ten. They range in subject, but are all relevant to fitness and health. Feel free to continue emailing me with your questions at stew@stewsmith.com.

1) Should I lift the weights as fast as possible?