Posts by Zamzowfitness
Firefighter Fitness- 4 Reasons You are Not Seeing Results
Simple adjustments can go a long way to help your fitness progress. Its the dead of winter (at least here in the US), football season is over and spring seems so far away. This is also the excuse season, the time of the year where most people fall off the fitness wagon and start to…
Read MoreFirefighters, Stop Exercising and Start Training…
Yes, You Read that Correctly. Stop Exercising and Start Training. Yes, you read that correctly! Before I worked as a firefighter, I was a trainer in both large and small health clubs. During that time I would see a lot of people exercising consistently and with good intensity but only make a limited amount of…
Read MoreFire Rescue Fitness Birthday Challenge Workout
Earn Your Cake with this Fire Rescue Fitness Birthday Workout. The last 5 years (including this one) I have completed this special “Birthday” workout (on my birthday..lol) to help me measure my fitness and determine where I need improvement. This particular workout doesn’t require a lot of equipment and can be done at home…
Read MoreTo Supplement or Not?
What supplements do you take? This is a common question that you hear around most gyms and firehouses this time of the year and one that I get a lot via the www.firerescuefitness.com blog and our FRF Facebook Page, so I wanted to briefly address what some good possible supplement options are. I also wanted…
Read MoreFirefighters- Do this Exercise to Reduce Back Injuries
Back injuries suck. While not 100% avoidable, there are some things that you can do to prevent them. A lot of injuries of firefighters, EMTs and medics occur due to excessive torque on the back while twisting. Moving patients to a cot, advancing heavy firehose, and carrying equipment all involve some twisting that can wreak…
Read MoreFit Firehouse Cooking- How to make pork tenderloin.
Tasty Pork Tenderloin should be a staple in any firefighters recipe box Pork tenderloin is a boneless piece of meat cut from a muscle that runs along the central spine above the ribs and belly. Unlike a leg or shoulder muscle, it’s not directly used for walking around. And that’s why the meat is so…
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