Tactics for Professional Athletes

Categories: Blog Jan 22, 2017

Once upon a time, I was a fireman. Cue George Strait music! Anyway, I used to be a firefighter. Firefighting is one of those interesting jobs where you can go from doing absolutely nothing (as far as physical and mental stress goe) to full throttle and complete redline mode as the world is in chaos around you. To say it can be stressful on the mind and body is a complete understatement. Sometimes it was an adventure, sometimes it was heart breaking, and most times, responding to a call, it was dangerous.

In full gear; helmet, boots, turnout gear (think warm winter suit), and SCBA pack, a firefighter carries an extra 70 pounds of weight. This doesn't include the ladders or water charged hoses he has to skillfully maneuver. Just putting on the gear and training - with no emergency - places a toll on the body. Add a real situation to the mix with all the adrenaline and the fire, and the risk of injury, or worse, skyrockets.

Firefighting is not the only dangerous job. There are others including Police, EMS, the Military and more. These jobs are dangerous and demanding. The people who serve in these roles are just that, servants. But, they are also sons and daughters, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, moms and dads, friends and neighbors. These heroes deserve to come home each day or after each tour. Though this certainly is not always the case.

These dangerous jobs are well, dangerous. They present chaotic, stressful events that sometimes claim the lives of those rushing to respond. It's the nature of the job(s), and this certainly can't always be controlled. But for the individuals in these jobs, they can control how they treat their own bodies. They can optimize their health to insure their best possible outcomes during the emergencies they respond to. After all, they are true professional athletes.
They earn a living by responding to real life, non-gaming, athletically demanding situations.

My friend Chad Faulkner and I wrote a book called Original Strength for the Tactical Athlete. The idea of the book is to help optimize the health, performance, and outcomes these tactical athletes face. A little about Chad, he has jumped out of properly working planes well over a hundred times while wearing 90 plus pounds of gear. He is a career military man. He is also a dad and a husband. Chad knows the value of taking care of his body. He wants to have a life worth living after he leaves the military. And he will because he has set out to.

In OS for the Tactical Athlete, Chad explains how to combine Original Strength along with mental attitude into training practices to improve the quality of life, and the job performance of an emergency responder (a Tactical Athlete). He even talks about the time he took the RESETs to the firing range where he conducted experiments on timing and accuracy. His findings were pretty interesting...

Anyway, Chad has an interesting insight about staying healthy after 20 years in the military. His time in the military has also given him good stories and lessons to share. If you are someone who puts your life at risk for your job, for your community, or your country, this book may have high value for you. It's an easy read with a no nonsense approach to health for tacticians.

Check it out:
https://originalstrength.net/product/tactical-athlete-book-pre-order/

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