Resources and Workouts that will keep your Immune System and Body Strong!
As most of the world is in quarantine, we as first responders are on the front lines. Due to the stress of the times it is imperative to continually focus on your own health and fitness. Remember you must take care of yourself so you can take care of them. Please check back to this page frequently for resources and workouts that will help you and your crew.
The FRF 28-day CATALYST Program is now live and FREE for first responders.
No equipment, no problem. The Coronavirus may have shut down your gym access but it does not have to hinder your fitness and workouts. Fire Rescue Fitness created a FREE 28-day workout program that does not require a lot of equipment and can be performed at your home and/or the firehouse.
Workouts and Resources for You and Your Crew to keep you Healthy and fit for duty
Firefighter Exercise Upgrade- The Long Bar Row
One of the muscle groups that is easily fatigued on the fire ground is your grip and your glutes. This exercise modifies the traditional one arm row to help improve grip and glute strength. Why is this important? Advancing hose line is taxing on your grip and challenges your core and glutes. The long…
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Firefighter Fitness- How to Burn More Calories…
How to Make Your Body Burn More Calories. Here is the low down on weight gain/loss. Metabolic Rate is the rate at which the body burns up calories. A body that consumes 2500 calories a day, and burns 2500 calories a day will stay at the same weight. A body consuming 2500 calories daily but…
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Is counting calories important for Firefighter weight loss?
I get this question asked a lot: “Is counting calories important for firefighter weight loss?” Answer: While it sounds like a logical answer, counting calories is often too complex, time consuming, and full of errors. So, in today’s post I wanted to give you a better way to to figure portion and calorie control. Weight management…
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The Ultimate Firefighter Workout Program…
I created the Ultimate Fire Rescue Athlete Workout because I was discouraged by all of the programs on the market claiming to be geared toward firefighters. In most of these cases programs were written by trainers and not by firefighters. Its taken over 12 years, thousands of hours of research and hundreds of training sessions…
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Firehouse Nutrition- Why Diet Soda is Bad…
Drink Diet Soda? There’s been a lot of discussion around the firehouse lately about the “dangers” of drinking soda and diet soda. The topic was started after I revealed my personal “diet soda” experiment. Three years ago I wanted to know if diet soda was bad for you or just getting a bad rap. My…
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Firefighter Workout Tip- Warm-Up to Reduce Injuries…
Flexibility is often the most overlooked component of a an effective firefighter workout program. Incorporating flexibility exercises in your workout program has shown to help firefighter performance and reduce injuries by: Increasing physical efficiency and performance Increasing neuromuscular coordination Decreasing risk of severity of injury Decreasing risk of lower back pain Decreasing delayed onset muscle soreness…
Read MoreFRF Workout Programs that can be performed at home or at the Firehouse
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FRF Foundations Program
The Foundations program will teach you the fundamentals of fitness and nutrition and get you on the right path to weight lose, strength gain and performance improvement. This is the perfect program for those firefighters, EMTs and medics that need to get back on track with their fitness. If it has been a while since working out or if you are new to "functional firefighter training, you should start here. This program will teach you how to workout like a fire rescue athlete and help you lose weight, gain strength and start moving better. The workouts do not require a lot of equipment and can be done at home or at the gym.
FRF Fat Loss Program
This program is designed to boost metabolism, reduce unwanted bodyfat and improve mobility on and off the fireground. This program utilizes strength training, bodyweight and suspension training and mobility exercises to help boost metabolism and performance. Get lean, fit and moving better in the next 8-weeks. Workouts require some plate weights or dumbbells and suspension training (TRX) or webbing. This is another program that can be done at your home or at the firehouse. Great workout option for those that have been working out and need to lose that unwanted belly fat.
Start any FRF program before April 15th and I will include some FRF swag and entry in our GET FRF Challenge where you can win cash and prizes for your results....
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