Training To Be A Firefighter Part 2 – Learn How To Move

Goal #2: – Learn How to Move  Chris Adams As I’ve struggled to improve my understanding of movement and training over the years (and there’s still such a long way to go) I’ve noticed an alarming trend.  It may be that the trend has always existed and my...

Training to Be A Firefighter – Part I

By CHRIS ADAMS Congratulations on deciding to join the fire service.  Committing to a career of public safety service is a noble endeavor.  The process is challenging and very competitive but well worth the struggle and sacrifice. I’ve been in the fire service for...

Ageless Athlete – Now Available

At 43 years old Professor Jim Madden exemplifies the Tactical Barbell philosophy; ‘Being advanced in multiple domains is elite’ In his new book Ageless Athlete, Jim shows how he transformed himself from an overweight/out-of-shape 30 year old to the...

Operator Options

Operator is the gold standard, our flagship strength template.  Renowned for getting people very strong relatively quickly. It’s success relies heavily on the concept of frequent sub-maximal training. Pick a small cluster of big bang-for-buck exercises and hit...

FOBBITS: Part II

In PART I we discussed the potential of Fobbit Intervals, along with an example of how one reader combined Fobbits with maximal-strength work. Let’s look into a couple more modifications. FOBBIT MOD#2 – SE FOBBIT Operational athletes are always looking for...