EFT BLOG ARTICLES
Learn all about ways to improve your health by reading our educational blogs. We cover first responder specific lifestyle choices, exercise, nutrition and more...
Starting a workout routine can be challenging.
Habit formation requires 18 to 254 days for a person to form a new habit and an average of 66 days for a new behavior to become automatic.
Starti...
“One of the biggest threats to Law Enforcement is Law Enforcement itself.”
-Adam, CEO of Effective Fitness and PolicePosts
No truer words have been said.
Why do we feel this way?
Simply pu...
Let's get this straight from the start. Every police academy is different. The standards one agency has may be completely different than the standards of another agency of an agency city or town.
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Train Hard. Be Hard. Go Hard.
What do those phrases mean to you?
Does it mean train hard every day in the gym? Does it mean to be mentally tough? Does it mean going 100% in everything you do?
T...
The Kings of Calisthenic Exercises
Push ups and pull ups are the hands-down the most popular upper-body bodyweight exercises.
While both of these movements are so commonly done in the gym, the...
Weight loss is EASY, keeping it off.. That's the issue..
First Responders and Tactical Athletes don't have a problem losing weight. Every January, thousands of first responders start dieting.
Th...
Introduction
As a first responder/tactical athlete, shift work is part of the job. Throughout your career, you will have both night and day shifts. Often, you may have be alternating back and fort...
Contrary to popular belief, bodyweight training can be a great stimulus to build muscle.
The key to building muscle is that you need to train close to fatigue/failure. While research still argues the...
1. Take Care of Yourself:
Regardless if you are sick or not. Make sure you stay hydrated, eat good food and GET SLEEP! Don’t overeat. We know people like to snack to pass the time however avoid ov...
"Muscle Confusion" is the concept of changing exercises regularly to "SHOCK" the body/muscles to send them a signal to grow and improve their strength.
Is this concept a good plan for optimal ...
Every training program should start with a goal. Where do you want to be in 12-16 weeks? Do you want to be stronger? Faster? Leaner? More muscular? More endurance?
Whatever your goal is, it will tak...
Bench Press Is King
For many of us, the bench press was the first exercise that we did when we started lifting weights. The bench press has become the king of upper body exercises. Monday is Na...
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