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FBI, Police, and Other Federal Law Enforcement / DoD Contractor Fitness Training Programs
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Whether you are training for FBI, other federal LE agencies, or local police officer professions, many of the fitness tests are the same to enter. In fact, about half the country law enforcement academies utilize the FBI Fitness Test developed by The Cooper Institute. Pushups - 300m Sprint, Situps, 1.5 mile runAlmost the other half of the police agencies use what we call the Most Common PFT in the World - The PFT Bible: Pushups, situps, 1.5 mile run, and toe touch. Some agencies will add in pullups as well. See the workout BOOKS / EBOOKS below for more information...
Home Gym - Training Options with Minimal Equipment and For ALL Levels of Fitness
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Training Options with Minimal Equipment and For ALL Levels of Fitness Are you going to avoid sharing gym machines with sweaty people or going to a crowded gym? Are you worried about getting out of shape when gyms are closed? How about when gyms re-open? Will you be going back? Do you need ideas to train at home with minimal equipment? Check out the series of books / ebooks and discover Training Options at Home with Minimal Equipment and For ALL Levels of Fitness. These different programs give you the exact steps to get to train without leaving home and more importantly...
NEW BOOK ALERT - 101 Pyramid Workouts BOOK by Stew Smith CSCS
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Pre-Order Now Available!(published by Hatherleigh Press / Random House distributor) Three Options to Get Access to 101 of Stew Smith's Best Pyramid Workouts(Book, Amazon Book & Kindle) Here's a new published book with workouts that will help you crush any fitness test using the Pyramid Training System. This book is for every one who wants to be a PT animal! Build muscle stamina / endurance while maintaining strength and increase work capacity and durability for any tactical profession and fitness test. Learn how to train effectively and stop wasting time on training plateaus. You can do all of this without having...
Common Question - I Am Giving Myself a Year to Prepare - What is my first step?
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Common Question - Where to Start with Training? Often people email me and for what direction to take in order to prepare. There are many ways to prepare for military service and special ops preparation, I have A way that works for many - I don't have THE way. Truth is THE way is the one that works for you and is part physical fitness preparation, mental toughness development, as well as personal will and discipline. Your athletic history, strengths and weaknesses have to be addressed first and foremost and then a program can be arranged properly. Here is the...
Up Your Pullups (other Calisthenics too) by Minding the “Stop Signs” by Pavel Tsatsouline
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I was honored to get a phone call from Pavel Tsatsouline the other day and after an hour of conversing about each others training methods, we agreed to write an article on each other's websites. If you are not familiar with Pavel, check out his website StrongFirst.com as well as several published books and countless videos on Youtube discussing movements and the science behind his training methods. He uses a diverse number of activities to train others as well as maintain an advanced level of strength, cardio fitness, flexibility, and mobility. From calisthenics, kettlebells, Olympic / power lifts, and more,...