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This is the Tactical Fitness Report with Stew Smith podcast. We will post these each week and discuss a variety of topics focused on Tactical Fitness Training for Military, Special Ops, Police, and Fire Fighting Training. We will also review videos on swimming, give quick power point presentations and discuss all things Tactical Fitness related. Check out other videos of combat swimmer stroke, workouts, and other spec ops related training. See www.stewsmith.com or www.stewsmithfitness.com for more information, training programs, books, ebooks, and online coaching for military, law enforcement, special ops, fire fighting training programs.
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Episode 315: Training the Untrained, Older Athlete, and More with Jeff Nichols
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Oct 07, 2025 |
Episode 314: Never Quit Mindset of Colonel Sanders Plus LIVE QA
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Oct 07, 2025 |
Episode 313: Never Quit Mindset with Epictetus (Slave to Stoic Teacher)
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Sep 29, 2025 |
Episode 312: Never Quit Mindset of Human Innovation Since Wright Brothers First Flight
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Sep 29, 2025 |
Episode 311: The Never Quit Mindset Podcast - The Incredible Mindset of Thomas Edison (Never Failed - He Learned)
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Aug 26, 2025 |
Episode 310: Summer Peak Running Season + Mobility Week Plans
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Aug 22, 2025 |
Episode 309: Never Quit Weekend #1 with the Cliff Young Story
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Aug 22, 2025 |
Episode 308: Running Faster (Part 2) Complete Answer to Getting Faster 4-5 mile timed runs (BUD/S & Ranger / SF)
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Jul 22, 2025 |
Episode 307: SEAL - Sleep, Eat, and Lift + LIVE QA with Stew Smith
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Jul 16, 2025 |
Episode 306: Air Force Special Warfare Selection Potential Changes + LIVE QA
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Jul 10, 2025 |
Episode 305: TFR 248 - Nutrition for the Hard Gainer with Nick Barringer PhD Nutrition / Dietitian
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Jun 29, 2025 |
Episode 304: Summer Training Habits and CSS Critiques + LIVE QA with Stew Smith
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Jun 29, 2025 |
Episode 303: TFR 247 - Talking Nutrition, Spec Ops Testing/Selection Studies with Nick Barringer PhD, CSCS, RDN, CSSD
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May 23, 2025 |
Episode 302: CSS - Combat Swimmer Stroke or the Elementary Side Stroke for the Navy PST? Your Choice.
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May 06, 2025 |
Episode 301: TFR246 - 30 Yr Police Capt SWAT Commander Teaches Us About EMDR PTS
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May 03, 2025 |
Episode 300: What Makes Your Workout the Best
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May 03, 2025 |
Episode 299: TFR 245 - Army Strength and Conditioning Coach Mark Christiani (Holistic Health and Fitness - H2F Program)
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Mar 25, 2025 |
Episode 298: TFR 244 - Transitioning Out of the Military
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Mar 21, 2025 |
Episode 297: Spring Forward - Spring Training Begins at StewSmithFitness.com
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Mar 10, 2025 |
Episode 296: TFR 243 - Are You Coachable? It Matters to Your Success with Longtime Friend and Coach Pat Bonis
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Mar 10, 2025 |
Episode 295: What Do You Do to Test / Build Your Mental Toughness
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Mar 06, 2025 |
Episode 294: It is On YOU to Get Through Training PLUS LIVE QA with Stew Smith
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Mar 03, 2025 |
Episode 293: Question: More Rest For Volume? Or Active Rest for Conditioning + LIVE QA
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Feb 27, 2025 |
Episode 292: It's Never Too Late to Get Started - Plus LIVE QA
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Feb 11, 2025 |
Episode 291: Cold is Relative + LIVE QA with Stew Smith
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Feb 03, 2025 |
Episode 290: Ten Ways to Build and Use Mental Toughness Plus LIVE QA
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Jan 28, 2025 |
Episode 289: No Energy to Exercise? Try Exercise...(and more)
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Jan 28, 2025 |
Episode 288: TFR 242 - Defining Gut Checks and Their Usefulness - Stew Smith and Jeff Nichols
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Jan 02, 2025 |
Episode 287: TFR 241 - Toughness Defined with Stew Smith and Jeff Nichols
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Jan 02, 2025 |
Episode 286: Never Skip Leg Day PLUS Drop 1 min off CSS Swim with These Two Changes
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Sep 27, 2024 |
Episode 285: Fall Season Coming Up! LIVE QA with CSS Critique
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Aug 23, 2024 |
Episode 284: Defining and Building Fatigue Resistance – A Discussion with Jeff Nichols
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Aug 23, 2024 |
Episode 283: Transforming Weakness: The Top Ten Questions Received by Readers / Podcast Listeners
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Jul 28, 2024 |
Episode 282: Summer Hydration, Refueling, Electrolytes, and your Performance
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Jul 16, 2024 |
Episode 281: Turning Athletes into Tactical Athletes PLUS LIVE QA
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Jul 10, 2024 |
Episode 280: Summer Training - What Weakness Are You Working On This Summer?
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Jun 12, 2024 |
Episode 279: Group PT Ideas and Some of the Best Questions Answered in this QA Session.
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Jun 05, 2024 |
Episode 278: Tactical Fitness Report 239 - Tyler Koch – MS CSCS - Human Performance Director for Air Force Squadrons
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May 09, 2024 |
Episode 277: There is More to Training for Spec Ops Selection Than Beat Down Workouts
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May 03, 2024 |
Episode 276: Can't Run - Try These Bike Workouts
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May 03, 2024 |
Episode 275: Over-Training or Under-Recovery plus LIVE QA and CSS Critique
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Apr 24, 2024 |
Episode 274: Pullup Grips - What is the Best Grip or Way to Grab the Bar?
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Apr 16, 2024 |
Episode 273: TFR 238 Saving Your Nostalgic History While Serving with Jeff Nichols
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Mar 27, 2024 |
Episode 272: Getting Back into BUDS is Harder than Getting To/Through the First Time
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Dec 13, 2023 |
Episode 271: Skip Stretching at Your Own Risk...Plus LIVE QA with Stew Smith
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Dec 05, 2023 |
Episode 270: Endurance and Strength Training + Going LIVE with QA by Stew Smith
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Nov 27, 2023 |
Episode 269: Thanksgiving Week Plus Going LIVE with QA with Stew Smith
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Nov 25, 2023 |
Episode 268: What Our Deloads Look Like - Consider Them When Changing Seasons
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Nov 09, 2023 |
Episode 267: Most Common Training Mistakes Athletes Make Preparing for Spec Ops - LIVE QA
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Oct 17, 2023 |
Episode 266: Time in the Pain Cave - Have Your Spent Enough Time There Spec Ops Recruits?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
Episode 265: Rucking for Fun? Some Tips for New Ruckers Plus LIVE QA
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Oct 03, 2023 |
Episode 264: TFR 236 - Take Your Training Seriously with Stew Smith and Jeff Nichols
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Sep 21, 2023 |
Episode 263: All Ways to Lose Weight Have These Two Things in Common (even Vegan and Carnivore)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
Episode 262: Are You a Car, Truck, or SUV - Body Types for Rucking / Tactical Fitness
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Sep 06, 2023 |
Episode 261: Happy Monday - LIVE QA with Stew Smith (varying topics from quitting to doing lift cycles)...
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Aug 22, 2023 |
Episode 260: Do You Trust Your Training? Regardless - Assess Yourself (Verify it Works)
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Aug 15, 2023 |
Episode 259: Tuesday is For Consistency - Keep Moving...Plus Live QA with CSS Critiques
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Aug 02, 2023 |
Episode 258: Bring back Physical Education Training (Science Backed Info) Not Just My Opinion + LIVE QA
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Aug 02, 2023 |
Episode 257: PST Day! If you Aren't Assessing You Are Just Guessing - Plus LIVE QA with Stew Smith
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Aug 02, 2023 |
Episode 256: TFR235 - Common Mistakes in Spec Ops Preparation and Training
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Jul 27, 2023 |
Episode 255: New (unpublished) Log PT Simulation Workout - Plus Live QA Session
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Jul 21, 2023 |
Episode 254: Navy PST - Need Help with Run/Swim Plus LIVE QA with CSS Critiques
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Jul 21, 2023 |
Episode 253: Be an Asset - Dont Just Try to Gain Them - Plus LIVE QA
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Jun 21, 2023 |
Episode 252: Let's Talk Workouts and Ways to Prepare to Serve (plus LIVE QA)
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Jun 13, 2023 |
Episode 251: Keep on Lifting for Life (or get Started Doing Resistance Training )
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Jun 07, 2023 |
Episode 250: Exercise is Medicine - PLUS LIVE QA (Workout of the week)
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May 23, 2023 |
Episode 249: Happy Tactical Fitness Training Monday! Live QA with Stew Smith
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May 23, 2023 |
Episode 248: To, Through, and After with Masterchief Steve Drum (Navy SEAL)
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May 02, 2023 |
Episode 247: TFR 234 - Strengthen Your Mindset with GetMental.com APP (Navy SEAL Masterchief and Comedian Team)
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Apr 21, 2023 |
Episode 246: Let's Get It Done - LIVE QA with Stew Smith
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Apr 10, 2023 |
Episode 245: TFR 233 - Dealing with Anxiety / Stress before Big Events (like Hell Week, etc)
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Apr 06, 2023 |
Episode 244: First Day of Spring Training Program Plus LIVE QA
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Mar 27, 2023 |
Episode 243: Spring Running Increases, Day 1 Hell Week, and Live QA with Stew Smith
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Mar 21, 2023 |
Episode 242: TFR 232 - Finding Your Tribe (Training to Serve)
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Mar 10, 2023 |
Episode 241: When There is No Time to Get Stronger / Faster - You Have to Get Tougher
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Mar 07, 2023 |
Episode 240: Running Injury Training Options Plus Live QA with Stew Smith
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Mar 02, 2023 |
Episode 239: Getting Started with Your Training from Beginner to Spec Ops Level plus LIVE QA with Stew Smith
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Feb 07, 2023 |
Episode 238: Log PT Simulation - Training with a Sandbag PLUS LIVE QA Session
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Jan 31, 2023 |
Episode 237: Training Hard, Smart, and Building a Foundation of Fitness to Never Quit - LIVE QA with Stew Smith
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Jan 28, 2023 |
Episode 236: TFR 231 - Ice Baths - Good or Bad?
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Jan 27, 2023 |
Episode 235: Let's Talk Split Routines and WAYS to Train for Spec Ops Events - Plus LIVE QA
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Jan 24, 2023 |
Episode 234: Invest In Yourself - Time and Consistency Are the Keys. Going LIVE - Taking Questions
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Jan 24, 2023 |
Episode 233: Podcast 230 - Tactical Fitness System Differences - Special Ops Level Fitness Programs
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Dec 29, 2022 |
Episode 232: TFR229 - Learning Tactical Skills Quickly Plus The New Guy Advice (with Jeff Nichols)
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Dec 21, 2022 |
Episode 231: TFR228 - A Lot of People Screw This Up (The Phases of Tactical Fitness)
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Nov 17, 2022 |
Episode 230: TFR227 - Testing for PEDs at SEAL Training - Learn About the T/E Ratio with Jeff Nichols
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Sep 15, 2022 |
Episode 229: To, Through, and After with Bubba Eisenhauer (Army Ranger 75th Regiment) Axon Aid
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Sep 06, 2022 |
Episode 228: TFR226 - Nutrition with LTC Nick Barringer (USA) Tactical Fitness - Joint Health
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Sep 05, 2022 |
Episode 227: TFR225 - Foot, Ankle, Shins, and Knees Care (Running Progressions Discussion with Jeff Nichols)
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Aug 30, 2022 |
Episode 226: TFR 224 - Discussion on Mental Toughness with Jeff Nichols
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Aug 25, 2022 |
Episode 225: TFR 223 - Talking Operator Syndrome with Dr. Rebecca Ivory (Special Ops Focus)
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Jul 12, 2022 |
Episode 224: TFR 222 - The Evolution of Training / Military Issue Gear (with Jeff Nichols)
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Jul 12, 2022 |
Episode 223: TFR 221 - Attrition Rates - All the Ways to End Your Spec Ops Dream (How to Avoid Them)
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May 17, 2022 |
Episode 222: TFR 220 - Getting Rolled in Spec Ops Training (Consider These Things)
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Apr 26, 2022 |
Episode 221: TFR219 - Nick Barringer (LtCol / PhD Nutrition) Talking Nutrition For Military Testing and Selection
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Feb 13, 2022 |
Episode 221: TFR 218 - Navy SEAL Ben Milligan of Water Beneath the Walls - Rise of the Navy SEALs Book (History)
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Feb 13, 2022 |
Episode 220: To, Through, and After & Tactical Fitness Report with Jason McCarthy (Army SF & GoRuck Founder)
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Feb 08, 2022 |
Episode 219: TFR 216 - Talking Tactical FItness with Coach Greg Amorelli (Navy SAR / Army Infantry Officer)
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Feb 03, 2022 |
Episode 218: To, Through, and After with Dr. Tiffanie Tate Moore MD (USN)
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Jan 27, 2022 |
Episode 217: TFR 215 - #1 Recovery Tool with Doc Parsley (Navy SEAL / MD) = SLEEP! Find Out Why
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Jan 25, 2022 |