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When I saw that strength coach Joe Defranco was discussing how he structures strength and conditioning programming for tactical populations on his recent podcast I just had to listen. I have never ...

Training with unilateral exercises is a must for tactical and first responder populations. Although every training method/modality has pros/cons, using exercises that emphasize one limb (unilateral...

Minimum physical standards are often a touchy subject. Anytime I have ever floated an idea out there about this I am usually met with comments like: “Last time I checked, I never had to overhead pr...

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly ...

We often think about suitcase carries as the predominate way to pull us off of our mid-line and force our abs and hips to keep us center. This exercise does do this, and should be used often in a w...

Stress. It can be good and bad. It comes from both our professional and personal lives. It also comes from the gym. Regardless of the source, stress is still...stress, and we need to learn how to u...

One of the challenges of remote coaching and programming is hoping that your exercises you select and your instructions land with your training population. When you aren’t there in person some of t...

Why I changed my mind on the use of bands and chains With Strength and Conditioning for first responders. Why this matters? Although often thought of as an advanced training tool, accommodating re...

Practical Application: Nutrition   How do busy first responders and tactical populations fuel their performance?     I’ve written on this topic before and it is easy to get mired in the details or ...