Tactical Fitness Report with Stew Smith Podcast · Stew Smith

Summer Peak Running Season + Mobility Week Plans

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Cliff Young ran 544 miles in five days and cut a week-long record by two days.

1. Tactical Fitness Report with Stew Smith Podcast focuses on summer peak running season and a mobility week plan. 2. Stu Smith leads the livestream as host and coach, while callers ask about half-Ironman prep, SOAS standards, CrossFit, swimming, and mobility. 3. The episode asks how to finish summer strong, reset with mobility, and then shift into fall and winter training. 4. Stu says the group has about a month left of summer and is adding more running, swimming, and bike work. 5. He says three trainees are preparing for a half Ironman next month, which drives the cardio emphasis and a pre-race deload week. 6. Stu says the team is using six weeks of increased cardio and increased reps of calisthenics. 7. He says the post-summer experiment will be a week of daily mobility work instead of one midweek mobility day. 8. Stu describes five-minute blocks of cardio followed by stretching, foam rolling, massage tooling, and low-volume lifts or calisthenics. 9. He says fall is a 12-week transition from high mileage and high reps into heavier lifting. 10. He names weight vests, sandbags, rucks, and reduced mileage as the main tools in that transition. 11. Stu says winter mileage usually drops to around 10 to 20 miles, with most people near 15. 12. He says the winter mileage is mainly there because the group lifts outside and needs to stay warm. 13. Stu rejects CrossFit as primary preparation for special units and points listeners back to running, rucking, and swimming. 14. He gives a detailed answer on weighted burpees and pull-ups, including a back-and-forth field workout that scales up to 20-plus reps. 15. He gives SOAS candidates targets of sub-9 runs, sub-9 swims, 80 to 100 push-ups and sit-ups, and about 20 pull-ups. 16. He says water-competency events like buddy breathing, underwater swims, and snorkeling should be practiced for months, not left for first exposure. 17. The live format is direct, practical, and question-driven, with Stu often moving from broad training planning to very specific programming details. 18. He also mixes in older references like the Never Quit Mindset episode on Cliff Young and a mention of Mitch Bradley becoming the next SOCOM commander. 19. Listeners who want tactical fitness programming, swim pacing, and mobility work will get the most from it. 20. Listeners looking for polished storytelling or light entertainment will probably skip it.

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A blunt late summer training check that favors specifics over hype.

Stu Smith sketches a late summer training block built around more cardio, more swimming, and more running when bodies can handle it, with non impact work filling the gaps on days they cannot.

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You want a smarter last month of summer.

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