The Ultimate Training Blueprint For First Responders and Tactical Populations- Part IV

The Ultimate Training Blueprint For First Responders and Tactical Populations- Part IV

Conditioning/Energy System Development   Key Takeaway For Tactical Populations and First Responders it is important to understand that the strength and conditioning program you follow needs to fit ...
The Ultimate Training Blueprint For First Responders and Tactical Populations- Part II

The Ultimate Training Blueprint For First Responders and Tactical Populations- Part II

The Weekly Model   Key Takeaway For Tactical Populations and First Responders it is important to understand that the strength and conditioning program you follow needs to fit where you are at...
The Ultimate Training Blueprint For First Responders and Tactical Populations

The Ultimate Training Blueprint For First Responders and Tactical Populations

Part I- The program should fit your life and profession.   Key Takeaway For Tactical Populations and First Responders it is important to understand that the strength and conditioning program you fo...
The Strength Continuum

The Strength Continuum

Why building strength first is usually better than just adding endless high rep body weight movements. Key Takeaway The last article we discussed local and peripheral fatigue. This article we ar...
Building Real Endurance

Building Real Endurance

What does this even mean for first responders and tactical populations?   Key Takeaway What is endurance training? Is it being able to repeat a body weight exercise for several repetitions, run far...
Rest Periods Simplified- Conditioning

Rest Periods Simplified- Conditioning

How long should First Responders and Tactical Populations rest between sets or reps (or rounds) during conditioning?   Key Takeaway Tactical populations and First Responders are often inundated wit...
Rest Periods Simplified- For Strength

Rest Periods Simplified- For Strength

How long should First Responders and Tactical Populations rest between sets? Key Takeaway Tactical populations and First Responders are often inundated with workout programs that have lim...
How To "Build Up" To A Heavy Working Set

How To "Build Up" To A Heavy Working Set

How this looks in our programming, and why it works.   Key Takeaway You’ll often see in our strength programming the statement “build up” or “work up” to a heavy set of 5 or a range of 4-7 reps. Th...
Rep Max Chart

Rep Max Chart

First Responders and Tactical Populations don't have to necessarily hit a one rep max to measure strength.  Key Takeaway When training First Responders and Tactical Populations it is valuable to kn...