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Welcome to Ops Fitness Podcast! This podcast is geared towards the people serving behind the front lines so to speak (firefighters, paramedics, military, and police)
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Welcome to Ops Fitness Podcast! This podcast is geared towards the people serving behind the front lines so to speak (firefighters, paramedics, military, and police)
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26 episodes
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×This is by far the longest podcast that I have ever did! It was also so much fun as well. We talk about so much like firefighting, mental health and we really hit it off talking about fitness something that we are both passionate about! Thank you so much Brad!!
1 Episode 25 with Georgette Reed (Health and Wellness Coordinator for Edmonton Rescue) 45:31
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45:311. Tell me a little about yourself and how long have worked for EFD for and in what capacity? I have had a keen interest in Sport, Fitness, Health and Wellness all of my life. I am a certified track and field and strength and conditioning, coach with 43 years of competitive experience under my belt in the sports of athletics, bobsleigh, swimming and water polo, I now put all of my knowledge and expertise to good use as the Health and Wellness Coordinator for Edmonton Fire Rescue Services and Mental Health First Aid, Psychological First Aid and R2MR (first responder) instructor for the City of Edmonton. I have worked for the City for 5.5 years, before that I was at the U of A. During my athletic career, I represented Canada in the Olympic Games, the World Athletics Championships, The World Bobsleigh Championships, The Pan American Games, The Commonwealth Games and many other international events. As a competitor, I won 17 national titles (15 in the shot put and two discus titles). Upon retiring from competing, I was the head cross country, track and field coach for the Univ. of Alberta for 10 years, and helped develop champions at the provincial, national and international levels. I was also a mentor/coach for Special Olympics Athletics athletes and coaches in Alberta. Currently, I coach veteran paralympic athletes and others interested in improving their throwing skills. I also sit on the board for Athletics Alberta and am the current President of the Edmonton Track and Field Council. 2. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? Two times - dealing with my first major injury as a swimmer - dealing with not being able to just work through it: learning about rest and making a change in to a different direction. Moving in a different direction is what took me from swimming to track. At the time of the injury, it was devastating but looking back on it now, it was the best thing that ever happened to me. The second "hard time" came in my involuntary shift from being a coach at the university - to being unemployed (and overqualified for many jobs) and then my transition to working with the city,;first as a personal trainer in city rec. centers. Again, difficult at the time (and sometimes still stings a little) but definitely one of the best things that ever happened to meas it brought me to EFRS! 3. What are your greatest successes? Helping others to shine (inspire and motivate them to be)...Olympics and coaching at the Olympics pretty cool too! :) 4. Now that you have experienced life a little, what would you tell your 20-year- old self? You don't need a lot of stuff...collect experiences and be wise with your money and your heart! 5. Who is your greatest role model and why? Anyone who has the strength and courage to continue to try when they have been knocked down...Anyone who, regardless of the circumstance, finds a way to keep moving forward - even in small steps. 6. Any particular stories that stand out from your days serving behind the front line? How has fitness played a role in it? Too many to write about..lol. Fitness and overall health (spiritual, emotional, physical and mental) have always played integral roles in my life 7. What is your favourite failure that has led to success? No real failures...just a wide range of experiences :) 8. What do you feel most proud of? My ability to be of service to others 10. What do you want your tombstone to say? She Shined brightly and was a guiding light to many…
1 Episode 24 with Chief Block from Edmonton Fire & Rescue 29:05
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29:05This podcast really came organically, I saw an opportunity to interview the Cheif for Edmonton Fire & Rescue and I took it. We talk about how he became a firefighter and the Health and Wellness Program that EFD has. It is truly one of the best in North America. Check out the podcast and let me know what you think!Thanks, Chief!…
1 Episode 23 with Rick Segrest (Owner(s) of FireSled Fitness and Firefighter of 35 years with Orange County FD) 1:22:23
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1:22:231. Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you or served behind the front line for? In What capacity? I am 62 YO male, married have two daughters and a son. I worked at Orange County Fire and Rescue in Winter Park Fl for 35 years and have been retired two years in June and live in New Smyrna Beach, Fl-The Shark Capital of the World. I am one of the owners of Firesled Fitness and Training. We develop Firefighter Functional Fitness and Training Equipment.I worked in many ranks and capacities when I worked at OCFRD:• Firefighter• Engineer (Driver)• Lieutenant• Wellness Coordinator• Bike Patrol Coordinator• Safety Captain• Battalion Chief• Safety and Wellness Chief 2. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? I got a call one afternoon when I was on shift from a family member who explained that my dad had fallen on a job site and I needed to go there immediately. When I arrived, I saw the coroners' van and one of my worst nightmare had come true. It was hard to believe that my hero who I had looked up to and relied on most my life was gone. I not only had to process that, but I also had to figure out how to tell my mom, a woman who did not drive and to my knowledge never worked. He was her world. I used the tools my dad left me with. You do what is expected of you which is take care of your family the best way you can. 3. What are your greatest successes? • My kids are all very independent and out in the world. • My current marriage.• My health after 35 years in the Fire Service and a rough youth.• The FD Wellness Program I was credited with creating.• The Firesled Fitness and Training business and the equipment that we invented. There is nothing like it. 4. Now that you have experienced life a little, what would you tell your 20-year- old self? Nothing good lasts forever, and nothing bad lasts forever. 5. Who is your greatest role model and why? My Dad and probably too many reasons to list but here are the main ones. His primary purpose in life was to take care of his family and friends. He worked as an ironworker, wielder-boiler mechanic. I don’t ever remember him calling in sick and rarely took a vacation. It was hard back breaking work, I know because he brought me to work as soon as he thought I was old enough to pull my weight. He taught me to work hard and that your employer deserves a good day’s work and appreciate the opportunity that they gave you. He led by example, he was respected by the people that worked for him and had often loaned them money to purchase tools or equipment they needed to work. Some didn’t pay him back and when I asked him why he kept doing it, he just said it was the right thing to do. He was a simple man that got joy from his horses and animals he raised and took care of. Basically-he was a superhero in my eyes. 6. Any particular stories that stand out from your days serving behind the front line? How has fitness played a role in it? Most of the stories that stand out are ones I choose not to dwell on. Don’t get me wrong there were more good times than bad, but those slides don’t come up as easy. I had great crews that worked hard as a team and enjoyed being together on and off duty. We did a lot of good and saw a lot of bad things happened to good people.Fitness played a role in almost every call from lifting heavy patients to kicking down doors and fighting fire. I took pride in lasting the longest on a bottle and working longer and harder overhauling. Probably my biggest testament to the important role fitness played in my career would be the length I served without a life ending disease or a carrier ending injury. Fitness made me resilient. 7. What is your favourite failure that has led to success? Not sure that I have any favorite failure, but there is one that comes to mind that led to success. When the Fire Chief selected me as OCFRD’s first Wellness Coordinator, he pulled me from shift work where I was very comfortable and…
1 Episode 22 with Ryan Parrot (Former Navy Seal and Founder of Sons Of The Flag) 42:01
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42:01Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you grow up, and what didyour parents do? So, I grew up in Detroit, Michigan, actually in the heart of Detroit. My dad was injournalism and marketing; he worked for multiple companies from CompuwareFortune 500 to EDS, and then he got into a real estate, which he currently stilldoes. And my mother has worked in medicine for the last 30-plus years, workingin oncology and then followed by nephrology. My parents have been go-getters their whole life. I grew up in Detroitand it’s been a great life. My parents divorced when I was five years old but theyparented me well together and managed to keep the divorce from hurting therelationship for the family, so it was great. I love my parents dearly, and theygave me everything I needed to survive in life, so super grateful.It’s kind of how it went, just moved off outside of Detroit to the suburbs andthen moved into an area called Clinton Township Michigan, or Macomb County,where I ended up finishing up school high school there at Chippewa Valley HighSchool. And that's where I was influenced by a teacher into the service. So, tell me a little bit about yourself, and how long have you served behind the frontline for, and in what capacity in the Navy SEALs? Let’s see, a little bit about myself. I played hockey growing up I always lovedsports, I love team sports. I've always been the guy that had a nickname; theyused to call me Purp or Pond Rocket Parrot in hockey. Because in Michigan weplay a lot of pond hockey outside as well as inside. And then I went to Perrote, andthe French men don’t know where that came from. And then I went to in theSoup in the SEAL Teams, and then it’s been Birdman ever since. But, growing up in Michigan, I love Michigan. I think that it’s a place thateverybody needs to visit. People don't really get a good idea Michigan, theythink it's Detroit, they think it's a dangerous place, and it's all city, and it’s not. It's a gorgeous place, the north part of Michigan is beautiful, gorgeous lakes, you can't get enough water there. It's a place that you need to see, the fall time you get change of colors everywhere and I love it, that's my home. Idon't consider Texas my home I consider Michigan my home, will always be. I served eight years in the military, all of that in the SEAL Teams if not in training,but all in Naval Special Warfare. I think I did three months outside of NavalSpecial Warfare in the beginning through boot camp and then my A school, andthen after that it was all with the Naval Special Warfare Command. So, I wentthrough BUD/S class 245, 246. After the program, I went to SEAL Team 7, and Iserved for six years at SEAL Team 7. I was in Alpha platoon, two platoons, I went to Foxtrot platoon, and then I wentover to Advanced Training Command as an instructor for just under a yearbefore I got out of service. Eight years in San Diego, actually in Coronado. It waswonderful, it was like an unbelievable experience. We were going out a lot andwould come back home, I would come back to my house in San Diego and thinkit was a vacation home. So it's super cool. I was blessed. You get everything you can possibly imagine from the military, youget GI Bill, college tuition, you get friends that will last a lifetime, you get to doepic things, and you get to do this all in the name of protecting the nation. Foranybody who’s messing around with the idea of wanting to join the military, I saydon't hesitate, do it. And anybody who doesn't know anything about the militaryI think they should go and do some more research and learn about it because it'sincredible. It was wonderful for me; it was everything I needed. Served eightyears and then I decided to move out to the Dallas Texas to pick a job and trynew things. How was school for you, and what made you become a Navy SEAL? School for me was difficult, I just was not entertained by teaching, teachers, anykind of academics, it was all boring to me. I always excelled in the physic…
1 Episode 21 with Kayla Musselman (Firefighter out of Ottawa Fire) 33:56
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33:561. Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you or served behind the front line for? In What capacity? I first fell in love with firefighting in 2006 after I enrolled in the Pre-Service Fire Program at the college in my hometown. From there I took the Paramedic Program, then became a volunteer firefighter. I was a volunteer for over four years and worked as a 911 Dispatcher in Timmins, Ontario, dispatching police, fire, and ambulance. I followed this up with a few years working as a personal trainer and dispatching for other services (namely police and fire in Ottawa). I'm now a career firefighter in Ottawa, Ontario and have been for three years. 2. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? I went through a period in my life where I felt lost. I was unhappy with my job, divorced, and had no solid direction (which is frustrating for a goal-oriented person). I had to look internally and refocus myself. I spent time changing my mindset, worked hard physically, mentally and spiritually, and came out on top and happier than ever. 3. What are your greatest successes? My greatest success would be my life as a whole. I have an amazing daughter, a great partner, a career that I have a passion for, I'm surrounded by incredible people that I love, and I truly enjoy my life. 4. Now that you have experienced life a little, what would you tell your 20-year- old self? I would tell myself not to worry because everything is going to workout exactly the way it’s supposed to. I’m happy with the way I’ve lived my life so far and wouldn’t change anything as it would mean changing who I am now. 5. Who is your greatest role model and why? I would say that I am my own greatest role model. I am the one person that I can control and be exactly who I want in a person. I am always evolving and striving to be better but staying true to myself and trying to be someone that I can be proud of. 6. Any particular stories that stand out from your days serving behind the front line? How has fitness played a role in it? I feel like fitness has played a role in every single experience I have serving behind the front line. Whether it's in full gear at a working fire, hauling hose, climbing stairs, assisting people, climbing ladders, being a reliant crew member, having enough stamina for a busy 24-hour shift, my fitness is absolutely paramount. I am always striving to make myself better for my crew, the public we're serving and myself by working out hard in a functional way. I need to continue to work on being strong, having cardiovascular endurance, being explosive, etc. I wouldn't be able to effectively do my job without constantly working on my fitness. 7. What is your favourite failure that has led to success? My favourite failures would be the firefighting jobs I applied for out of college and didn't get. It taught me to work my ass off to get what I want. In the time between my first applications and getting hired, I ended up having amazing experiences, met fantastic people and built up my resume. I'm so thankful for that, and it's made me a better person. 8. What do you feel most proud of? I'm most proud of my daughter. I'm working hard every day to ensure that I'm the best mom, a good role model and give her the best life I can possibly give her. 10. What do you want your tombstone to say? "She lived a full life full of love and passion" It should also say "Kayla MusselWOMAN" haha. 11. How do you spend your free time? Mostly with my daughter, husband, and dog enjoying family time. I also love to workout, be outdoors, read and watch The Bachelor. 12. Who do you admire the most in life and why? I have a lot of people that I admire. My grandparents have always been people I look up to. But, someone I feel I can relate to and parallel much of my life on is my aunt. She decided to completely change careers and become a police officer. She worked so incredibly hard to get hired;…
1 Episode 20 with James Geering (Host of Behind the Shield Podcast and Firefighter) 51:48
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51:48Tell me a little about yourself and how long you served on the front line Well, long story short, I wanted to be a fireman ever since I was a little boy but the British Medical Service told me that I was colour blind so I could never be a firefighter, a fighter pilot or any of the cool jobs and it took me another twenty years to have the epiphany that this must be wrong and I can see colours so I challenged the whole philosophy but it happened to coincide when I moved to America. So I had always wanted to be on the medical side too. I had been a lifeguard in England and worked in summer camps lifeguarding, and teaching water sports here in the U.S., but when I finally moved over here I got married to a girl from the States and I realized that if I just went to the Fire Academy I am sure there was a way I could get around the whole passing that little colour blind test thing. So long story short, I went through school in Orlando, came out and told them that and they asked me to name some colours around the doctor’s office and I was good to go. So that barrier that I had for twenty years ended with being complete BS. So as far as the fire service that was about 15 years ago now. I started in Florida, and my now ex-wife she wanted to be in the movie and singing industry so we moved to Miami and then she went on to Hollywood so I worked for Anaheim Fire which I loved, and California. Then we got pregnant and had a little boy so we wanted to move back to family so then I worked for Orange County, which is the county that Orlando is in, for about five years. I got divorced and became a single dad and discovered how some employers may not create the best employee environment for certain people and I was forced to seek a position elsewhere to support myself and for my son and not be forced to stay 48 hours for every single shift. That is where we are now. I work for the Department that protects Disney, it is called Reedy Creek. I have been there for about five years until today. What was the hardest time in your life and what tools did you use to get through it? I have been very lucky, and I am blessed, I really am, but the hardest time in my life definitely has been the divorce. Not because I was grieving the marriage but when you have a child then you realize the effect that the divorce is going to have on them. That was tough, and being a single dad. I actually went through medical school during my divorce as well so it was working 24 hours and doing school the next day and then doing a 12 hour clinical the following day and did that solidly for a year while still making sure I was there for my son. The tools are just drive. First you put in perspective, like I said, divorce is rough and then when you are an exhausted fireman you are mentally already drained and then you go through that it definitely tests your mental strength as it were, but the other thing is putting into perspective my little boy was healthy, we didn’t grow up in Rwanda or didn’t see our family killed or get disease so when I took a step back and saw how fortunate I was so then it was just drive. You know, how much did I want to be a fireman, how much do I want to make sure that I offset any of the bad side of my son’s life by making it as good when he is with me and then knowing that once I got through medical school and once we got through the pain of the divorce that there would be happiness on the other side. So that was pretty much the tools that I used. What are your greatest successes? Hopefully being a good dad, a good husband and serving my community. I think that’s it. I can’t put any financial you know, the car or the house of any of that stuff. I think if you wake up in the morning and try and make everyone’s life around you better then you succeed for that day. Now that you have experienced life a little what would you tell your 20-year-old self? That’s funny, that is one I always I liked from the Tim Ferriss show too. I was…
1 Episode 19 with Jason Patton (Firefighter for 10 years/Paramedic and creator of Fire Department Chronicles) 21:46
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21:46Check out this week's podcast with Jason Patton the creator of Fire Department Chronicles (https://www.facebook.com/firedepartmentchronicles/) We talk about his time as an Olympic Weight Lifter, how he became a firefighter, pranks and when it gets too far.
1 Episode 18 with Jacob Trione (13 years in the U.S. Coast Guard) 23:41
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23:41Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you or served behind the front line for? In What capacity? I was on active duty for over 13 years and served in several capacities. My first 2 ½ years was spent on a 210’ vessel out of Galveston TX. Our major operations were patrols looking to counter drug and migrant smuggling and illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. I was part of the deck force, and we were the deckhands who handled all of the vessel mooring unmooring, helicopters tie down and tie down equipment maintenance, maintenance of the ships exterior, watch duties, helmsman duties, watch for rounds on the vessel while underway. I was leading seamen when I left which is the highest ranking E3 in that department. I was a vessel rescue swimmer, and I was involved in multiple rescues and recoveries of both living and deceased victims of human trafficking. This was one of my biggest operational accomplishments while on the vessel, and I was awarded a Letter of Accommodation (LOC) for this and given a challenge coin by the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Commander as an E3. I went to my specialty rating training in 2007 and became a Marine Science Technician Petty Officer 3rd class upon graduation. I was awarded the most inspirational and earned the most fitness points while attending this training out of all my graduating class. Our roles as MST’s are generally handling the regulation of the United States commercial storage and transferring of oil and hazardous materials in the ports and waterways which are subject to the laws of the Federal Government of the United States. We perform safety and security inspections on facilities, vessels, local governments and the other entities involved in the handling of commerce. I was stationed in Baton Rouge LA enforcing laws in the Mississippi River and ports around Baton Rouge. I was stationed in Texas City TX enforcing laws in the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Bay, and the ports Galveston and Texas City. I was stationed in Houston TX enforcing the laws in the Houston Ship Channel and the Ports surrounding Houston. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? Well, this question has layers for me, but I think my life has created a lot of hard times consistently for me. Faith in God and his promise and the drive to wake up and do your best, look for the best in all situations and strive to be better are the things that overcome all for me. Synopsis of challenges. Parents divorced at 5, moved into a trailer park without any money, mom married an alcoholic and addict with three sons who didn’t necessarily like me, lived in a financially poor situation and constant fighting and chaos. Meanwhile, my father remarried and had two stepchildren who were well off financially I didn’t get along with my stepmother either. My father never had to pay child support, while he and his new family were going on vacations buying homes and property. We eventually had seven children living in a three bedroom sharecroppers home built in the 1800’s often without heat due to lack of funds and the choice between electricity or gas. My mother worked 12-hour shifts as a waitress and was also an addict. Because of this, my oldest sister took care of us. She took her frustrations of having lost much of her childhood out on me mainly, and I can’t blame her for that. It was just a roller coaster of a childhood, and I ended up living in 10 different homes with different family members by the time I left for boot camp at the age of 20. I also started drinking heavily at a young age and tended to make a lot of bad decisions as a teen and an early adult. When I first joined the USCG, I was still making very immature decisions and got pulled over and arrested in 2005 and was Captains masted twice within my first nine months in the U.S. Coast Guard. I thank God that I was not discharged as that would have probably led to my demise. This was when I started t…
1 Episode 17 with Jay Lacayo (Police officer out of White Plains, New York) 32:56
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32:561. Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you or served on the front line for? In What capacity? My name is Jason Lacayo and I have been a police officer since 2005. I was born in the Bronx. Both my parents are immigrants from Honduras. Currently, I am assigned to the Emergency Services Unit in the City of White Plains. 2. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? The hardest time in my life was losing my grandmother in 2010. I just really turned to my faith in God to get through that time. 3. What are your greatest successes? My greatest Successes are graduating from the NYPD police academy. I was able to sit court level during my graduation and seeing my family smiling as I graduated was the most gratifying day of my life. 4. Now that you have experienced life a little, what would you tell your 20-year- old self? Well with the experience I have now I would just tell my 20-year-old self not to hurry and grow up so quick lol. In all seriousness, I would just cherish the moments I had with the loved ones that are no longer here. When ur young you take time for granted. I would just slow things down a bit and enjoy the moments more. 5. Who is your greatest role model and why? My father is my greatest role model. He’s a military veteran and was a correctional officer for 25 years on Rikers Island. He taught to be a man of respect and dignity. He also prepared me for the trials and tribulations life offers. He is a huge reason why I am in law enforcement. 6. Any particular stories that stand out from your days serving behind the front line? How has fitness played a role in it? I chased a burglar down on foot and upon apprehension, I had to use armbar to subdue the perp. 2 block chase and quick but very hard to try to remain calm and stay focused. 7. What is your favourite failure that has led to success? Losing in my junior high school championship game. Failure made me work harder off the court and perfect my craft. Defeat builds character. 8. What do you feel most proud of? My proudest moment is my father hugging me after my graduation from the police academy and telling me that he was very proud of me. He wasn’t a very emotional man so it meant a lot to me. 9. What do you want your tombstone to say? On my tombstone, I would love for it to say “Here is a man who served his God and loved his family and community and died protecting the honor of both” 10. How do you spend your free time? I spend my free time as a coach in a Crossfit gym. I also train high school students in strength and conditioning. 11. Who do you admire the most in life and why? The thing I admire the most about life is the fact that we are here to serve a higher purpose. So we need to live for that purpose and not for selfish reasons. To use the gifts that God has given us to be the humans we could possibly be 12. What are you most afraid of? The thing in life I am most afraid of is letting my family down. 13. What was your most embarrassing moment? My most embarrassing moments was in elementary school I was called up to the bored to solve a math problem and I tripped on my way up to the board and ripped my pants! Lol 14. If you could eliminate one weakness or limitation in your life what would it be and why? One weakness I wish I could eliminate is stubbornness. It hinders my progression and makes learning new things a bit of a task 15. What was your greatest failure and how did you overcome it? My greatest failure in life was not becoming a detective. It pushed me to become a SWAT officer in which I have truly found a love for. 16. What motivates you to succeed? My God and my family motivates me to succeed!…
1 Episode 16 with Ryan Kirkpatrick (Former Master of Arms US NAVY) 21:56
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21:561. Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you or served on the front line for? In What capacity? I'm currently a personal trainer and going to school for a business degree. I was in the U.S. Navy for four years working as a master at arms. My duties included law enforcement, anti-terrorism, and force protection. 2. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? One of the hardest times of my life was probably transitioning back to civilian life. I followed my ex-wife to the Washington D.C. area so I had no network there, and no job lined up. My left knee was also jacked up really bad, and the doctors hadn't figured out what was wrong with it. It turns out my it band and muscles were so tight my patella was grinding on my femur. To get through it, I just set objectives to accomplish. Get a job, find a place to live, fix my knee, train what I could without pain, etc. 3. What are your greatest successes? I would say being able to affect people are my greatest successes positively. That's what's great about training people for a living. If you drop 50 pounds off of a client then you know they're able to go through daily life better because of you. 4. Now that you have experienced life a little, what would you tell your 20-year- old self? Go ahead and join the military and ship out asap. 5. Who is your greatest role model and why? Brian alshrue. I love the way he programs workouts and uses them to translate to other areas of people's lives. He is honestly a great dude, and I learned so much at his gym Neversate. 6. Any particular stories that stand out from your days serving behind the front line? How has fitness played a role in it? When I was stationed in Bahrain, I was a part of the security reaction force, and we were reserved for worst case scenarios. We maintained high levels of fitness and trained in a lot of things most other people didn't. One of these things was grappling because we got into a lot of fights. There was a 100 pound female on my shift, and I drew the short straw to roll with her. I was trying to lock in an arm bar, and she was strong enough from all of our training to not only pick me up and slam me but to pick me up and slam me twice! I had about 60-70 pounds on her, and she wrecked me. 7. What is your favourite failure that has led to success? I almost bombed out of my first powerlifting meet. I did a good weight on my first attempt and jumped too much weight and failed my second and third attempt. That was a trial by fire on weight selection for contests. 8. What do you feel most proud of? Being a veteran and competitor. 10. What do you want your tombstone to say? I mak sikkar. I make sure is my family motto. 11. How do you spend your free time? If I'm not training or doing school work, I tend to research things about training. I also love Marvel movies and nerdy stuff. 12. Who do you admire the most in life and why? No one person comes to mind. The types of people I admire are the ones that pursue their passions and work to be the best at what they do. 13. What are you most afraid of? A permanent injury that would prevent me from training or competing. 14. What was your most embarrassing moment? Probably forgetting to set the alarm the night before 2nd class Indoc. Showing up an hour late set me in deep poo. 15. If you could eliminate one weakness or limitation in your life what would it be and why? Having unlimited funds would be nice. I would be able to have all the equipment and food I could ever want or need. I would still drive an older car, but you'd best believe I would have all of the specialty bars. 16. What was your greatest failure and how did you overcome it? Failing out of college the first time. I dropped out and joined the Navy. 17. What motivates you to succeed? I want to impact and influence people positively. I have the drive to be a great trainer and coach to be able to do that.…
1 Episode 15 with Kelly Barrett (EMT and Firefighter) 15:00
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15:001. Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you or served on the front line for? In What capacity? I've been an EMT for 5.5years; official fire-card for almost two years. I've been on my fire department for all five years and worked in private transport for 3.5years. 2. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? Emotionally would be either when my sister moved out of state or when the gym where I worked closed four weeks before Christmas, and my wrist was dislocated to where I couldn't even work out to get rid of some energy. Physically would be when the person on my truck with me (I can't call him a partner) endangered a patient and me resulting in my back getting screwed up. 3. What are your greatest successes? Not entirely sure I would say I've had any successes... 4. Now that you have experienced life a little, what would you tell your 20-year- old self? Take more time for you to build professional and personal relationships. You have the rest of your life to work. 5. Who is your greatest role model and why? My parents. They have both overcome so much in their lives and learned from it. They gave us key phrases and rules throughout our childhood that still ring in the heads of my brother, sister, and I whenever we need to do something, make a decision, or just live. 6. Any particular stories that stand out from your days serving behind the front line? How has fitness played a role in it? For a lot of time on my shift, I was the only female. However, my partner and I were able to refuse most lift assists and keep up with the other crews regardless of my being smaller than everyone else. I had started functional training to make sure I was strong enough to do my job well. 7. What is your favorite failure that has led to success? I maxed out of cortisone shots my senior year of high school due to bad knees. Was getting ready to have to quit working EMS because of my knees and by then my back, but I finally caved and saw a chiropractor. My partner noticed the difference in my lifting and general movement in about two weeks, and the men in my department in about four weeks. 8. What do you feel most proud of? Even though I do regret not taking more time to attend college events, I am proud of being able to work full-time nights while going to school full-time days and working a few part-time jobs to graduate from a private university practically debt free. 10. What do you want your tombstone to say? I've already planned to leave that decision up to my family. 11. How do you spend your free time? Reading, cooking, writing. 12. Who do you admire the most in life and why? I think this question goes back to who do I have as role models. It's still my parents. 13. What are you most afraid of? Losing someone I love without being able to either say good-bye or help. 14. What was your most embarrassing moment? So many options...not narrowing it down to one! Although, it is a bit embarrassing to fall out of the squad in front of a patient or two. 15. If you could eliminate one weakness or limitation in your life what would it be and why? Currently, lack of funds is a huge limitation. I have a lot of plans that are set up, but no funds to put them in action. 16. What was your greatest failure and how did you overcome it? I wouldn't say I've had any great failures either...Currently, I'm between failure and success. 17. What motivates you to succeed? As a Christian, I'm challenged to do my best in everything I do. Outside of that, I want to leave a legacy for my fire department the way my parents, grandparents, and great-uncle have. I want to leave a legacy for any kids and grandkids I may have…
1 Episode 14 with Stew Smith (Stewsmithfitness.com and former Navy Seal) 36:20
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36:201) Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you or served behind the front line for? In What capacity? I graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1991, went to SEAL training. Graduated SEAL training in 1992 and was active in the SEAL Teams until 1999. I drove mini-subs at first then went back to the Naval Academy as a pre-SEAL training instructor until 1999. It was a different world in the 90s that after 9-11. Got married, started having kids in 1999 and resigned from the Navy. Mainly me leaving was a combination of my personal commitment to the job and injuries (shoulder, lower back, ankle, knee). See - http://www.military.com/military-fitness/navy-special-operations/20-years-of-periodization-training 2)What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? I have had challenges in both college and Navy life, but nothing as difficult as having four close family members suffer from cancer in 3 years. Mom, sister, father in law, brother in law were all fighting cancer at the same time. My sister was the only one to make it out alive. Not an easy time as my young kids had to see this as well. But with faith, family, fitness (*de-stressing) and time you get through things like this. 3) What are your greatest successes? Several. I can look back and see that getting accepted and graduating from the Naval Academy and then SEAL Training has made me who I am to some degree. I also was able to take a hobby and make it a profession. Being able to do something I love to do for the past 20 years has been a blessing and a great success for my family and me. I truly workout and write about it for a living. Books, eBooks, Articles, APPs, as well as speaking engagements and a Podcast – Tactical Fitness Report - have turned my writing into speaking and sharing it a wide variety of methods. 4)Now that you have experienced life a little, what would you tell your 20-year- old self? Well, I met my wife 30 years ago. I would definitely say to my 19-year-old self – “don’t let this one go.” Being a writer, I always have written down everything I have ever done (workouts/fitness.) I would also tell myself to continue that these “writings/notes” will become a database that has turned into ten published books and over 40 self-published books on fitness training for military, police, and fire fighter training programs. Also – invest in APPLE and AMAZON. 5)Who is your greatest role model and why? Teddy Roosevelt – A scholar-athlete who set the standard in all he did. President, environmentalist, warrior, Medal of Honor, Nobel Peace Prize, and creator of one of my favorite quotes: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” 6)Any particular stories that stand out from your days serving? How has fitness played a role in it? Nothing specific: In the Navy SEAL profession, fitness is part of the job regardless of what you do. Getting to areas of operation requires stamina and endurance as the transits can take not just hours but days. Your ability to handle these stresses are directly tied to your fitness and abilities. But in any tactical profession, as you know, the difference between life and death, saving someone or not are directly related to one’s fitness abilities. Strength, power, endurance, stamina, speed, agility, mob…
1 Episode 13 with Josh Cherry and Robbie Marlow 26:33
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26:33Like many people after 9/11 in small town Texas, people joined the military to serve their country and Josh Cherry was one of them. He was a Helicoptor Door Gunner with the Marine Core. Listen to the podcast to find out what the experience was like and what he is doing now with his business partner.Robbie and Josh announce something EPIC. You have to listen to find out!…
1 Episode 12 with Dan Kerrigan (Firefighter for 31 plus years plus co-author of Firefighter Functional Fitness) 25:32
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25:321. Tell me a little about yourself? How long have you been a firefighter for? I am married with two children, and I have been in the fire service for 31 years now. I started as a volunteer, and have spent a good part of my career in line and chief officer positions. Currently, I am Chief Fire Marshal and Asst. Chief for my municipality, and I also speak and present programs nationally on the topic of firefighter fitness and health. I am the co-author of the best selling book, Firefighter Functional Fitness, I serve on the IAFC - SHS Section board of directors, and I am a certified peer fitness trainer. 2. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? I am not sure I can pinpoint the hardest time of my life. Life is a roller coaster of successes and failures in my opinion, so I try to learn from the mistakes and capitalize on the successes. I don't let myself get too high or too low on myself, I try to keep an even keel and maintain perspective. 3. What are your greatest successes? Certainly what I am most grateful for is my family. I'm immensely proud of my wife and kids and blessed that they can put up with me! On a personal level, I'd have to say that I am very proud of co-authoring a book that is aimed at helping firefighters live healthier lives. 4. Now that you have experienced life a little, what would you tell your 20-year-old self? Don't wait to get your education if you can help it. It is a lot harder as an adult. Take a chance now and then, and enjoy yourself. Be in charge of your life, don't let it be in charge of you. 5. Who is your greatest role model and why? My greatest role models are my parents. They provided me with a fantastic upbringing that taught me a great combination of compassion, tenacity, honesty, determination, and ethical and moral values that I strive to uphold every day. 6. If you had a chance for a "do-over" in life, what would you do differently? Or would you keep everything the same? Although I have certainly made my share of mistakes in my lifetime, I can honestly say I would not go back and change anything, simply because it is the body of experience in my life so far that has gotten me to where I am right now. Changing anything in the past, in my opinion, changes everything about the future as well. 7. What do you feel most proud of? I think I am most proud of my children. They are developing into amazing people that I know will do great things for other people as they mature and become adults. There's nothing more satisfying than that, in my opinion. 8. What do you want your tombstone to say? I intend to be cremated. LOL. All joking aside, I am not someone who thinks about what legacy I might leave. I believe that if there is one, it would be up to those I have impacted to decide. 9. Why did you join the fire service? Honestly, I grew up in firehouses and in a family of public servants, both firefighters and police officers. I don't think I ever had a choice, but that being said, as long as I have been in the fire service, I have not worked a day. It's a privilege to have a career that I enjoy going to every day. I think it's always been in my blood, and I never had any interest in doing anything else. 10. How do you spend your free time? I like to train with Russian kettlebells; I have recently been helping to coach my older daughter's softball team. I golf, and I am a big baseball and hockey fan, but most importantly, I love to travel and do things with my family. As busy as I am, I really have come to cherish the times we can get away and spend that time as a family. 11. Who do you admire the most in life and why? Again, I would have to say, my parents. They were such amazing role models. Of course, they were not perfect, no one is, but they lived their lives with their priorities in order, and by that I mean, nothing was more important to them than their kids, and that has left a lasting impression on me. 1…
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