Military and Police Workouts
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by Mike Westerdal
Policemen, firemen and guys in the military have long been looked up to as “poster boys” of optimum fitness. In fact, over the last 15 years or so, there have probably been no less than a hundred different books written on the subject of how any ordinary man can get fit like these guys. And while each of these books or programs has its own approach to getting fit like a policeman, fireman or someone in the military, they all have one thing in common—they don’t look anything like your ordinary gym workouts.
The reason their training routines typically don’t resemble your ordinary workouts is that these guys need to be prepared for any situation. A policeman might suddenly find himself chasing down a suspect, jumping fencings and other obstacles. And when he catches the suspect, he may have to tackle him and wrestle him into submission.
A firefighter may have to lift away heavy debris, kick down a solid door and carry a victim down three flights of stairs to safety. And a soldier or military man could wind up in any of these situations or countless others—all of which require strength, agility, endurance and speed.
Ordinary gym routines just don’t help guys to simultaneously develop all these abilities. A bodybuilding workout can make your muscles look good but they may not be all that strong. Strongman and powerlifting routines can help you build strength but neither one is going to be that useful for developing speed. A cardio workout will help you make gains in speed and endurance but it completely wrecks your size and strength.
And particularly if you’re in the military you very well may not even have access to anything but the most rudimentary gym equipment. I’ve actually been getting a lot of emails from military guys—most of them stationed overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan—who tell me that they’ve been doing the hybrid workouts and have been getting some really awesome results. These guys have got it rough. A lot of them are out in the little of nowhere, their movements are completely restricted and they’ve gotten nothing to train with but stuff they can find laying around.
If you’ve learned anything about hybrid workouts, you should already know that this is really the ideal scenario that really gives these guys the opportunity to take full advantage of hybrid training. Working with the things around them—truck tires, ropes, chains, sandbags, heavy pipes, barrels or any other number of odd items—these soldiers have been able to get back to basics and train the way our ancestors used to live. And like our ancestors, these soldiers find that they’re getting big, strong and lean.
They’re getting these results because they’re actually developing hybrid type III muscle fibers, which are not only strong, but they’re able to sustain their strength for extended periods. Ordinary muscle fibers just can’t do that. And because they’re combining both resistance and cardio training, in addition to developing strength—and size—they’re also building speed, agility and endurance.
Reading through the emails I’ve gotten from some of the soldiers, I’m seeing a variety of different hybrid workouts. Here are some examples:
* Truck tire flip—this one is great for building functional strength and working the core;
* Barrel jumps—good for agility and power;
* Farmer’s walk with rock or sand-filled pails—excellent for developing endurance;
* Dragging trucks and other heavy equipment—builds power and endurance;
* Variations of the keg training using barrels—awesome core workouts.
These are just a few of the examples of the types of hybrid workouts they’re figuring out how to do while they are stationed overseas.
But it’s not just the military boys who are realizing the benefits of hybrid workouts—I see it becoming more and more popular among policemen and firefighters too.
I have a buddy who is a member of a SWAT team in Atlanta who absolutely swears by hybrid workouts. He says that they’ve really helped him to perform better on the job. He gave me a great example of how a recent high speed pursuit led to a foot chase through the woods and ended up in a wrestling match with my buddy pinning the culprit and bringing him to justice.
Knowing what we know about them, it comes as no surprise that hybrid workouts are quickly gaining popularity among those guys who are charged with protecting the public safety—the results just can’t be beat.
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