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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

There is nothing like receiving a message like that. Further Feedback: Finally made it through selection. This training plan fully prepared me for the trials that I faced there. My rucks I wa...