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Tactical/First Responders- You Don’t Need to Use High Rep Olympic Lifts for Conditioning
And we provide a couple alternatives.
Key Takeaway
The Olympic lifts (snatch, clean and jerk) and their variations are phenomenal tools for developing power in the weight room. Over the years the...
Police Basic Academy- Strength and Conditioning Training Session Examples
Key Takeaway
In part 1 we went over the challenges Police Departments are facing with hiring new applicants and injury rates during the Academy. I provided a tentative schedule for a 16 week streng...
Tactical/First Responders- You Don’t Need the Traditional Barbell Olympic Lifts for Power Development
Key Takeaway
Tactical/First Responder populations (or really anyone) are often convinced that the only way to develop power in the weight room are via the use of the traditional barbell Olympic Lif...
How to Train A Police Academy Class- 16 weeks – Part I
Instead of lowering standards, lets provide the tools to let people rise to them.
Key Takeaway
Several Police Departments throughout the country have chosen to lower physical standards for pote...
Why Tropical Storm V2 Outperforms AG1: A Comprehensive Breakdown
When it comes to greens supplements, not all products are created equal. Sure, flashy marketing and buzzwords catch your eye, but at the end of the day, it’s about the ingredients, sourcing, and pe...
Tactical/First Responders- You Don’t Need to Barbell Bench, Squat, and Clean For Strength Development
Just be sure you’re hitting all the basic human movements.
Key Takeaway
Tactical/First Responder populations are often inundated with videos/programming that centers around basic barbell lifts as t...
Exercise Selection Considerations for First Responders and Tactical Populations
Key Takeaway
Open and closed chain exercises both provide value for First Responders/Tactical populations.
Closed chain exercises are defined as exercises that are fixed on the ground or some oth...
Abdominal Training- For First Responders and Tactical Populations
Rotation/Anti-Rotation
Key Takeaway
First responders and tactical populations should include some form of rotational and anti-rotational work into their strength and conditioning. These can be l...
The Warm Up- A Way
Warming up prior to training can be an opportunity to raise your core temperature and get you moving better prior to your strength and conditioning session or even work shift. This is the place to ...