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Top 3 Reasons Protein is the Cornerstone of a Police Officers Diet best diet for cops cop fitness cop nutrition healthy cop food police diet police nutrition police officer meal prep police protein Jun 23, 2024

 

Why Should You Get Enough Protein?

 

#1 Build Strength and Muscle Mass

 

Physical strength, the ability to generate high levels of force, is critical to the safety of a law...

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Essential Fitness Tips for Police Officers: Injury Prevention and Recovery Strategies academy fitness cooper standard cop fitness cop fitness program cop workout health of police officers home gym for cops how to train for police academy law enforement night shift cop Apr 28, 2024

As a police officer, maintaining peak physical fitness is not just essential for personal health but also for effective service to your community. Policing demands physical resilience, making...

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Paperwork: How a Patrol Officer Can Take Down a Human Trafficking Ring blog cop fitness cop info education human trafficking law enforcement education leo training police blog police knowledge police workout tactical tactical fitness Nov 12, 2023

 

While civilians are captivated by the high-octane escapades of law enforcement, often made popular by binge-worthy police dramas, those who are actual boots on the ground know the unsung...

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Police Fitness Test: Master the Cooper Standard cop fitness cop fitness program how to train for police academy police academy police academy fitness police academy training police fitness prepare for police academy tactical fitness Aug 13, 2023

 

Becoming a police officer requires dedication, discipline, and the ability to meet certain physical fitness standards. One crucial aspect of the selection process is the police fitness test,...

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3 Biggest Struggles with Police Officers Maintaining a Healthy Diet academy fitness cop fitness cop fitness plan cop fitness program cop weight loss health of police officers law enforcement fitness law enforcement officer leo nutrition night shift nutrition for police officers Jul 05, 2023

Police Officers face many challenges in their daily lives and maintaining a healthy diet can be one of them.

 

With long, unpredictable hours, limited access to healthy food options, and high...

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Paternity On Patrol cop fitness cop fitness program cop training cop weight loss father and police officer health of police officers new dad cop paternity on patrol police academy police fitness police fitness program Jun 11, 2023

Since becoming a father at the end of last year, a number of people have reached out asking for advice on balancing being a new father with being a police officer.

 

This blog post will walk...

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Sextortion: What, How, Prevention and Reporting cop fitness cop fitness program cop training health of police officers k9 officer leo fitness program leo knowledge leo training police resilience May 07, 2023

What is sextortion?

Have you ever heard of "sextortion"? It's a crime that has been increasingly talked about in recent years, and for good reason. Sextortion has become so prevalent that the...

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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. ...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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?...

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