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Get "Firefighter Fit" and Give Back…Now is the time!
Ultimate Fire Athlete Workout and the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation. Have you heard about the Cold Water Challenge? Basically, its a challenge by firefighters to each other to video themselves taking a cold bucket of water to raise funds for the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation. Well, recently my crew “called” me out… and I wimped…
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The Firefighters Daily Fitness Check off…
Be Physically Ready for Duty- Your Daily Fitness Checkoffs. At the beginning of each and every shift firefighters, EMTs and medic meticulously go through and check their gear (or at least they should be) to make sure that it is ready for the challenges of the day. Our equipment must be functioning properly and our…
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One of the Top 10 "Best Exercises" for Firefighters, EMTs and Medics
I’ve compiled a list of the top 10 exercises for Fire Rescue Athletes. This list is the culmination of over 10 years of research on fire-ground movements and over 20 years experience working with athletes. You can click here to get a copy of that list. Here is one that made the list. 1. Plank…
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One of the Top 10 "Best Exercises" for Firefighters, EMTs and Medics
I’ve compiled a list of the top 10 exercises for Fire Rescue Athletes. This list is the culmination of over 10 years of research on fire-ground movements and over 20 years experience working with athletes. You can click here to get a copy of that list. Here is one that made the list. 1. Plank…
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Firefighter Workout Tip- Proper Firefighter Hydration
Its that time of the year where temperatures climb and so does the chances for dehydration. This is an insert from an article I wrote from FirefighterNation.com (you can read the entire article by clicking here). Please take note at how quickly a dehydrated fire rescue athletes’ performance can diminish. In most stations, your shift…
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Firefighter Workouts on Shift– To workout or not?
Do you workout on shift? Should you workout on shift and what is the best workout to perform? This is a major concern for the fire rescue athlete. On one hand we know we should be working out to stay and get fit for duty. Yet , if we burn out in the gym we…
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How to Incorporate Fire Ground Movements into Your (firefighter ) Workout…
If you’ve been following my blog posts you know that I think interval training is very applicable to what we (as fire rescue athletes) do on the fire ground. Many of the programs that I create (FRF Ultimate Fire Athlete) incorporates intervals at the completion of each workout, I call them 10-minute Interval Overhauls. These…
Read MoreFire Station Cardio Workout Option
I’ve had a lot of requests for workout options that can be performed at the station with minimal equipment. Here is an option I created for a firefighter/medic that has no equipment and only some stairs and a parking lot. This can be used as a cardio interval training workout day (for those following the…
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On-Duty Firefighter (Fire Rescue) Workout…
I get a lot of requests for workouts that can be performed on duty with equipment found at the firehouse. The other day, my crew and I performed this intensive 30 minute interval workout. This workout will get your heart racing, challenge your core and work your muscles. The workout consists of three, 10 minute…
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