Police fitness tips

[musclerussian]

Here you go guys. This website will give you tips on how to workout and perform exercises properly. It will also give you guys a routine. {REMOVE LINK} Good luck and God Bless!

[2BQ945]

Here you go guys. This website will give you tips on how to workout and perform exercises properly. It will also give you guys a routine. {REMOVE LINK} Good luck and God Bless!

well, this sure does help us going into the academy in january

[greg72982]

well, this sure does help us going into the academy in january

Take it from a guy whose fitness knowledge is minimal, but my advice is to run as much as possible. Though I was in the academy 7 years ago they stressed running/cardio more than anything else. In 4.5 months we probably only spent about 5 days total in the weight room, the rest was running bleachers, sprints, distance etc.

[1depd]

While cardio is important, a good overall physical fitness level is what matters. To concentrate on one aspect of your fitness level over another is a mistake. You need to train like an baseball player or UFC fighter and work everything. You don't need to be the strongest, fastest, or be able to run a marathon and some might argue that being any of these things is a hindrance. You need to be strong, fast, flexible, agile and have good cardio. Fortunately we have the tools to overcome short comings in one or two of these, but not much more. If your cardio is horrible jump in a car. If your not as strong as you should be grab your Taser, ASP, or OC. If your not as fast as you should be again jump in the car. If your not as agile as you should be slow down on corners and make up the lost time in your straight line speed.

I've been to several police academies and the overall theory I absorbed is if you can run about 5 miles two or three times per week you should be good to go with cardio, although that might be overkill at some academies. Too much more and you are probably concentrating too much in that area. Most of the strength training we did came from of body weight exercises like push ups, sit ups, burpees, lunges, and pull ups. We never did a lot of work in the weight room.

[retdetsgt]

Most of the strength training we did came from of body weight exercises like push ups, sit ups, burpees, lunges, and pull ups. We never did a lot of work in the weight room.

The only time we ever do any testing in a weight room is if you're trying out for SWAT. I never had any interest in it, but I think I was told that one of the requirements was being able to bench your own weight three times, things like that. Otherwise, it's like 1depd says, general exercise routines. Unless things have changed, that's about all the military does for strength training.

I think cardio is important to maintain though not just so you can last chasing some guy. The adage that the job is hours of boredom punctuated by moments of stark terror is true. You let yourself get out of shape and then suddenly you have to perform, you're a good candidate for a heart attack. I hate running, always have, but I also wanted to retire from this job and not on a medical regarding my heart or a stroke from high blood pressure. Diet is also important, IMO. Too many guys eat at McDonald's and the like.

And training like a baseball player works. I played baseball my freshman year in college and I learned most of what I know about physical fitness training from my pitching coach. The goal was never to build big muscles, but no one had much body fat by the time we played our first game.

[Switchback]

Sorry,1depd. I have to disagree with your post. While you are dead on with the UFC part of your statement, I can't agree with the baseball player part. We may as well throw bowlers in that category!

As it has already been said, being great in 1 aspect is a lot less important than being good in all of them.

[greg72982]

I was saying that is all that matters, I'm just saying that looking back that is something I wish I had concentrated more on to prepare. You can the hit the weights in your off time once the academy starts...

P.S. This is assuming you already don't have a routine, I didn't.

Edit: I better rephrase this even further. I'm not saying weight training is not importantby any means. This guy wants to know how to prepare for the academy so I told him that I suggest running. Doesn;t mean other things aren't important for your overall fitness, I'm just trying to help him get in the door.

[retdetsgt]

I can't agree with the baseball player part.

Did you play college baseball? I did and to compare it with bowlers is asinine. As a baseball player, you don't have to bulk up, but you don't need to bulk up to be a cop either. But you need strength and endurance in both. Why else would MLB players get busted for using steroids if they had to be in the same physical condition as bowlers?

[Switchback]

...Why else would MLB players get busted for using steroids if they had to be in the same physical condition as bowlers?

They want a fast pitch without losing their gut...and if they can round the bases without losing their dip, all the better! Sorry man, tremendous skill-set and coordination, but we'll just have to agree to disagree on their athleticism.

[Cat_Doc]

Lifting a good scotch and pulling on a great cigar is good exercise. No?

[Switchback]

I had a very tasty Cuban with a fraternity buddy tonight. It was a great evening for it.

[Cat_Doc]

Trying to rub it in again, Brother?

I just had a really good Joya de Nicaragua Antaño 1970 with a couple of fingers of 18 year old Yamazaki.

Have to enjoy it now before it gets so hot it's unbearable.

By the way, I still have fond memories of when you were here and we were smoking some sticks during an Arizona monsoon. Good times!

[Switchback]

I think we are due to come back there before too long... like in the next year or 2. If not, I need to find some way to get down there for a motorcycle ride with you... my poor little tush may be destroyed by the time i get down there if I were to ride it. Afterall, I am not that hard core! LOL

[Cat_Doc]

Just get here, Bro. We won't talk about your tush.

We really need to figure out a way to get you down to Tombstone. I know the owner of Big Nose Kate's and we can get get a discount on our favorite refreshments while getting access to the private back patio.

[Switchback]

That sounds frickin' awesome! I think Tombstone would be VERY cool!

...and, you know, you can always come up north. Afterall, it is not unbearably hot here. I mean, in August we are onky in the high 90s with 95% humidity.