best first responder workout
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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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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