By Rob Shaul This hunting season we’d like to collect some front line data on the fitness demands of backcountry hunting. What we’re interested in is data related to the actual hunting season – not the pre season scouting. Please follow this link to fill out this quick survey
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS We spent three days at the National Firehouse Expo in Baltimore, Maryland. Our Fire/Rescue (F/R) Athlete programming has been in the works for sometime now, and with the publication and release of our three new F/R Athlete Training Plans we saw this expo as a chance to reach out and engage […]
By Rob Shaul Lower backs are a mystery. I’ve read every book I could find on low back injuries, their causes, and possible fixes. I could find no consensus. Causes listed include too much sitting, to poor hip/hamstring/low back flexibility, “tight hip flexors” and overall job and family stress. The only “easy” low back injuries […]
By Dr. Kristen Ouellette In the tactical community, it is understood that fitness is an important component of job performance. However, when it comes to training habits and accountability for ones own fitness, the methods for testing and maintaining fitness within various units is inconsistent. Recently, we have been developing a system to assess the […]
By Rob Shaul Part of our hiring process for a new coach here is a programming assignment. The candidates who make the first cut – a resume review – are sent a programming task and given a week to complete it. We work with such a unique set of athletes, the programming assignment is […]
By Rob Shaul At the July 4th barbecue I attended in Colorado the conversation turned to hunting. I was asked and responded that I liked to backcountry hunt. No one knew really what that was, and one man commented that all the hunters he’d ever seen were older, fat, and out of shape. I tried […]
By Rob Shaul Two firefighters were killed, and two severely injured, in a structure fire within the past couple years. Media and official case reports of the incident describe a situation where one firefighter (Firefighter A) became lost in the structure, got low on air, and radioed for help. He succumbed to the fire. […]
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS Last week marked the end of our 6-week 3 method pull-up training experiment. So, on Tuesday we conducted our post-cycle assessment to see how our athletes (and the 3 training methods) stacked-up. Methods (Quick Summary): Six weeks ago we divided our athletes into 3 pull-up training groups: (1) Volume Pull-Up Training, […]
By Rob Shaul “Humility” is the 3rd installment of our “Virtue” plans of training plans and joins Fortitude, Valor and Resilience in this series. Originally built for military athletes, Humility is one of our training plans that has also found mission-direct application for other tactical athletes (wildland fire) and on our mountain side (backcountry hunting, […]
We’re still looking for a Unit partner for our Ruck Deep Dive Study. Several units have expressed interest, but none have followed through and confirmed as of yet. Once we find a unit which can meet our criteria for the study and has command support, we’re ready to pull the trigger. The major goal of […]