Episode 322: The Term Tactical Athlete - Good or Bad (or Useful?)

Does everyone appreciate the term "Tactical Athlete" like I do? Maybe not. Maybe most think of being too "tacti-cool" with the idea of placing tactical in front of a term to sell more gear? But I think of it as a useful genre. I got this idea from Modern Athlete Strength Systems ( on a recent newsletter. I was on their podcast a few months ago and much that we both do agrees we should train like athletes - that we should consider ourselves athletes. What do you think? There is a difference in the way athletes and tactical athletes train through- See new article on the topic of being functionally durable: There is more on tactical fitness at

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Episode 322: The Term Tactical Athlete - Good or Bad (or Useful?) is an episode from Tactical Fitness Report with Stew Smith Podcast by Stew Smith.

This episode is 29:12 long.

This episode was published on Feb 16, 2026.

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