Band Together For Stronger Legs
A personal trainer friend of mine once said that legs are one of the best tools for building legs. His point: Don't underestimate the power of your own body weight for improving lower body strength.
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Training
Fitness is a key ingredient to a long, healthy firefighting career. The prevention of injuries is provided in the framework of fitness. Enhancing the fitness regimes of those who are already on the fitness train, while inspiring those who aren’t to join in. We aim to provide effective firefighter exercises and training workouts, the latest diet and nutrition recommendations, and awareness about the importance of developing a healthy mind, body, and soul connection.
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The Healthy Firefighting Heart “Deconstructed”
So how do you make a quality firefighter cardiovascular training program? First, you need to identify your long-term goal.
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Rack ‘Em with FIT IT OUT
We recently sat down with one of our loyal partners, Maytham Naqvi from FIT IT OUT. We have recommendations from Maytham just for you!
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Are You Training For Resilience?
Resilience. The buzzword that everyone thinks about when it comes to first responders. It is suggested that today’s firefighters and frontline responders have to be resilient, but what does that actually mean?
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How to Improve Sleep and Recovery Off-Shift
Sleep debt decreases cognitive and motor function just like alcohol intoxication. Sleep deprivation also decreases the ability of our bodies to fight off diseases, including cancer.
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6 Steps for Choosing Your Firefighter Workout Program
We have been talking recently about firefighters as tactical athletes, and strategies to develop the “Athlete’s Mindset”. The second strategy to consider is selecting a periodized physical training plan. Here are 6 steps to consider when choosing the firefighter workout program that is right for you:
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Six Strategies to Develop an Athlete Mindset
As firefighters, we are athletes in service of our communities. It is critical that we develop an “Athlete’s Mindset” to avoid injury, perform at a high level, and ultimately retire healthy and happy after a productive and rewarding career.
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5 Things That Every Home Gym Should Have
When it comes to our home gyms, we tend to favor affordability over quality - which is fair considering how expensive home gym equipment can be.
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The Benefit of Giant Sets To Firefighters
So many firefighters are pressed for time. Between Captain's classes, training, house duties, and the occasional EMS/Fire call - time is always a limited resource. Yet exercise should still be made a priority. Staying in shape sometimes is as easy as 1-2-3.
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3 Fitness Components Every Firefighter Workout Needs To Include
With all the various fitness advice floating around the internet it can be extremely hard to decipher what you should and should not being doing with your workouts.
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