fireground exercises
The 10 Best Foods for First Responders
Food is the fuel that helps us think and perform at our best. The right foods can mean energy and nutrients to help you manage the demands of the job. The wrong foods can add to the stress we already go through and leave your mind cloudy and body inflamed. So, if you want to make the most of your shift, your day, and your career, your diet should be a top priority!
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The Ultimate Firefighter 9-11 Tribute Workout
Every year around September 11th I like to take a moment and reflect on the significance of the day and honor those that sacrificed (and continue to sacrifice to this day). I encourage you to do this workout, share your results and challenge others to do the same, at least once a year (on September…
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Fat Loss Tips for Firefighters….
Would you agree that a leaner athlete is a better athlete? I know this is a “loaded” question. A lot of the answer has to deal with the sport in which the athlete is participating. One thing that research shows is that a leaner athlete is a “more efficient” athlete. When it comes to firefighters,…
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Firefighter Workout Tip- The Importance of a Proper Warm-up…
Flexibility is often the most overlooked aspect of a an effective firefighter workout. Participating in an appropriate warm-up and cool down and stretching program has shown to help firefighter performance by: Increasing physical efficiency and performance Can you do this? Increasing neuromuscular coordination Decreasing risk of severity of injury Decreasing risk of lower back pain…
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Firefighter On-shift Interval Workout
I get a lot of emails asking for good workout options for the firehouse when on-shift. Working out on-shift is a major concern, you want to make sure you keep your body in good “fit for duty” condition but also want to make sure you have enough “left in the tank” to respond and perform…
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Firefighter Workout- Intense Interval Overhaul to burn fat…
One of the best ways to incorporate fireground movements into your workouts is to perform what I call “10-minute interval overhauls.” These are 10 minutes of intervals that can vary in work and rest times that are performed after your strength training sessions. You can read more about these “interval overhauls” by clicking here or…
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Healthy Nutrition in the Firehouse (or any house)
Cooking in the firehouse for a bunch of hungry firefighters is not easy, trust me I know. In most cases we sacrifice health for taste to avoid complaints and heckling. But, in order to change the culture of the fire service (to a healthier one) cooks and food choices need to get better. Here are…
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The Ultimate Firefighter Tribute Workout
A lot of people have taken advantage of the Ultimate Fire Athlete Workout Cold Water Challenge, but, time is running out. Just to recap, I am giving $10 (all profits) for each Ultimate Fire Athlete Program sold to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation for the next week. You can read more about that here. Today…
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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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