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How Cops Can Overcome Mental Barriers During Training academy fitness cop fitness cop fitness program police academy police fitness tactical athlete tactical fitness Aug 21, 2022

 

The Brain and The Impossible...

 

Some time ago, I came across a fitness challenge on social media that led to me putting 135 lbs on a barbell and squatting for max reps in one set. I got 55 reps...

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Concurrent Training is Mandatory for Law Enforcement Professionals academy fitness academy prep concurrent training law enforcement police fitness police officer strength and conditioning tactical fitness tactical training Aug 11, 2022

 

What is Concurrent Training and why is it required for LE and other first responders?

 

Concurrent training is when multiple energy systems are trained simultaneously, ie: training for strength g...

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The Importance of Consistent, Intentional Dry Fire for Police Officers cops dry fire firearms training law enforement leo police police fitness Jul 17, 2022

 

One of the most common questions we get asked is,

 

“How do I become a better shooter?”

 

From our firearms instructors on the EFT Team, our answer is always along the lines of “Consistent, Int...

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4 Reasons Police Should Train with a Weight Vest agility police police academy police fitness weight vest Jun 12, 2022

 

On a day to day basis, police officers around the world are lugging around 20-50lbs of gear on their body via their duty belt and/or outer carriers.

 

As you know, this is a necessary evil; offic...

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Night Shift Hacks For Police Officers cop cops law enforcement leo meal prep night shift nightshift officer police police fitness police officer police training May 08, 2022

 

The majority of our Effective Fitness Team Members have endured the brutal night shift at some point in their career. The "night shift" is often referred to as dogwatch, graveyard, and midnights.

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