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“Most of us are just average Joes”- Is not a valid excuse for First Responders And Tactical Populations
Yes, the profession is mostly made up of "normal" people. That does not excuse you from training, and you can still be a high performer.
Key Takeaway
I received a comment on this Instagram post t...
The Ultimate Training Blueprint For First Responders and Tactical Populations- Part IV
Conditioning/Energy System Development
Key Takeaway
For Tactical Populations and First Responders it is important to understand that the strength and conditioning program you follow needs to fit ...
The Ultimate Training Blueprint For First Responders and Tactical Populations- Part II
The Weekly Model
Key Takeaway
For Tactical Populations and First Responders it is important to understand that the strength and conditioning program you follow needs to fit where you are at...
The Ultimate Training Blueprint For First Responders and Tactical Populations
Part I- The program should fit your life and profession.
Key Takeaway
For Tactical Populations and First Responders it is important to understand that the strength and conditioning program you fo...
The Strength Continuum
Why building strength first is usually better than just adding endless high rep body weight movements.
Key Takeaway
The last article we discussed local and peripheral fatigue. This article we ar...
Building Real Endurance
What does this even mean for first responders and tactical populations?
Key Takeaway
What is endurance training? Is it being able to repeat a body weight exercise for several repetitions, run far...
Rest Periods Simplified- Conditioning
How long should First Responders and Tactical Populations rest between sets or reps (or rounds) during conditioning?
Key Takeaway
Tactical populations and First Responders are often inundated wit...
Rest Periods Simplified- For Strength
How long should First Responders and Tactical Populations rest between sets?
Key Takeaway
Tactical populations and First Responders are often inundated with workout programs that have lim...
How To "Build Up" To A Heavy Working Set
How this looks in our programming, and why it works.
Key Takeaway
You’ll often see in our strength programming the statement “build up” or “work up” to a heavy set of 5 or a range of 4-7 reps. Th...