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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...

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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....

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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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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...

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Why Are 40% of Cops Obese? cop cop fitness plan cop fitness program first responder home gym for cops law enforcement weight loss law enforement police health weight loss Jan 18, 2021

 

“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...

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