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No Gym? No Problem! academy fitness academy prep at home workout law enforcement fitness law enforcement officer minimal equipment workout police academy police training recovery for cops workout for cops Mar 05, 2023

Are you in a situation where getting to the gym every day (or at all) isn't an option?

 

Night shift schedule, traveling for trainings or work, or just managing a busy schedule. It happens... but th...

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4 Ways to Begin Implementing a Fitness Routine at Your Agency academy fitness cop fitness cop fitness program cop weight loss health and wellness program law enforcement officer physical fitness test police fitness police fitness program police nutrition Feb 19, 2023

 

 

Do you ever feel left out on the fitness island at your agency?  Like you’re trying to move a mountain… but the mountain won’t budge?

 

We hear you.  Loud and clear.  Whether you’re fighting t...

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All About Pain health of police officers law enforcement officer pain science police police academy police fitness program police injury Jan 22, 2023

 

Although pain is a nearly universally shared experience, it is a highly misunderstood phenomenon. Developing an understanding of pain, where it comes from, and why you’re experiencing it can help i...

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5 Ways Yoga Can Benefit an LEO's Health academy prep cop fitness cop fitness program first responder health of police officers officer health and wellness police academy police officer police yoga yoga for cops Jan 15, 2023

 

When I first started yoga 15 years ago, I went to a hot yoga studio to sweat, lose baby weight, and get my core strength back after a c-section.  While all of those things did happen, the unexpecte...

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5 Things You Can Expect the First Week of the Police Academy academy fitness academy prep cop fitness program cop weight loss law enforcement law enforcement officer police academy police fitness police fitness program police training Dec 18, 2022

 

The academy experience varies tremendously from location to location.  Some will be para-military and incredibly difficult while others will be more of a trade school.  With that being said, there ...

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Is Deliberate Cold Exposure Helpful for Cops? cold exposure deliberate cold exposure fitness recovery methods health of police officers ice bath law enforcement police fitness police officer mental health recovery for cops recovery for leos Dec 11, 2022

 

If you are lucky enough to live somewhere that the seasons change hard & fast, you will know that those cold winters offer more than just frostbite and frozen tires that lead to bumpy car rides.

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Adequate Recovery IS Possible as an LEO academy fitness academy prep cop fitness program law enforcement leo recovery police fitness police officer fitness recovery tactics for cops Nov 13, 2022

 

Recovery seems to be a sticking point for a lot of first responders.  We deal with a lot of stress and experience critical incidents that can cause both short term and long term trauma.  The job co...

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Fun With Tourniquets: Blood Flow Restriction Training bfr blood flow restriction training cop fitness cop fitness program hypertrophy law enforcement physical therapy police fitness police officer Nov 03, 2022

 

What is Blood Flow Restriction Training? 

 

Blood flow restriction training (BFR) is a method of training that has rapidly gained popularity in the last 5-10 years both in the athletic performanc...

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5 Essentials for Prepared Cops academy fitness effective fitness patrol officer police academy police fitness police officer police training swat Oct 23, 2022

 

The realm of Law Enforcement and the gear that comes with it is no secret to those of us in the profession.

 

Neither is it a secret that officers range from the barely prepared... to the over-th...

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Your Body and Brain on Booze academy fitness alcohol cop fitness cop fitness program first responders law enforcement night shift police academy police fitness police training Oct 09, 2022

 

I recently competed in a SWAT competition which was a two day event consisting of a day of scenarios involving role-players and NLTA (non-lethal training ammo), followed by a day of shooting and ph...

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5 Reasons for LEOs to Train with a Sandbag academy fitness academy prep cop fitness police academy sandbag training sandbag workout tactical fitness tactical training Sep 11, 2022

 

#1 A TRAINING TOOL FOR ANY GOAL

 

Depending on the program utilized, the sandbag can be used to develop strength, power, conditioning, endurance, and even mobility.

 

Strength? Load it as heavy...

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7 Academy Diet Tips for Cops academy fitness cop weight loss first responder police academy police nutrition police nutrition plan tactical athlete tactical athlete nutrition tactical fitness Sep 01, 2022

 

It is no secret that being away from home and away from your own routine, your own grocery store, your kitchen, and your gym, seems like the perfect storm to allow your diet/clean healthy eating ha...

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