The Warm Up- A Way

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 ...
Success- Our SOF Selection Preparation Program

Success- Our SOF Selection Preparation Program

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...
Create Your Mantra

Create Your Mantra

As we head towards the end of February many people have unfortunately abandoned their healthy lifestyle goals that they set entering 2025. Good and bad habits take some time to develop, and if you ...
Our Next 12 Week Training Block- Strength Circuits

Our Next 12 Week Training Block- Strength Circuits

A perfect phase for our time pressed heroes. Our next 12 week block in our Human Performance Program is going to be perfect for busy responders and tactical populations. We are going to use a progr...
Partial Range of Motion Lifts- It’s Not Cheating If Used Strategically

Partial Range of Motion Lifts- It’s Not Cheating If Used Strategically

Key Takeaway For first responder/tactical populations the weight room/track/etc are tools to build fitness for the rigors of the job. It is not the job itself. Full range of motion compound lifts-...
The Sled- One of the best tools for first responders and tactical populations.

The Sled- One of the best tools for first responders and tactical populations.

Introduction   The sled is one of the most versatile tools that first responders and tactical populations can add to their training. Sleds not only offer a convenient way to train speed/power, but ...
Total Tonnage- A Progression Model For Busy First Responders

Total Tonnage- A Progression Model For Busy First Responders

Linear progression is one of the most common methods people think of when measuring progress with regards to strength and conditioning. If every week we just add 5 or 10 pounds to our lifts we’ll p...
Dynamic Training- How It CAN Look for First Responders

Dynamic Training- How It CAN Look for First Responders

In our current 12 week block- FOCUS – we incorporate a dedicated dynamic or speed day into our training week. Although we always incorporate some kind of jump, throw, or sprint work into our progra...
Aerobic Fitness: Why it’s Crucial to Have a Standard

Aerobic Fitness: Why it’s Crucial to Have a Standard

When people see the very basic/minimum aerobic standard I recommend for law enforcement the feedback I receive is somewhere between: It is useless to run 1.5 miles The standard isn’t high enou...