Physical Adaptations By Louis Hayes Adapt—To adjust (someone or something, especially oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc. To fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose. To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation. To undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.Click here to read more.
Indiana SWAT Challenge 2009 a call for physical fitness-Spring 2010 By Louis Hayes In September 2009, my team sent a squad of six officers to compete in the Indiana SWAT Challenge. The experience proved to be extremely worthy of our time, money, and efforts.! Click here to read more.
Well-rounded fitness—part 2– Winter 2010 By Louis Hayes Note: This is the second of a two part article. Part One was published in the Spring 2009 issue of ITOA News, and can be found in the ITOA's online fitness library at itoa.org/fitness.htm Click here to read more.
Well-rounded fitness—part 1 – Spring 2009 By Louis Hayes Through the nature of sporting events, athletes’ movement patterns and required physical fitness qualities are highly predicable. Competitive sporting athletes possess abilities in fitness areas that are specific to the tasks within that sport. Click here to read more.
Tactical Fitness – Winter 2008 By TJ Cooper The author breaks most traditional police workout programs into “joggers and bodybuilders,” neither of which he believes to be optimal. There must be a balance to be prepared for the unknown variables of policing. He stresses the need for a program that addresses “coordination, accuracy, agility, and balance” among other aspects. Most current programs do not address these vital components. Click here to read more.
Retraining the Tactical Athlete – Winter 2008 By TJ Cooper “Tactical athletes must be ready to face the unknown.” The author explains how a fitness program for tactical operators must be general enough to assess performance, address injuries, prepare for competition, and promote personal growth and purpose. Many workouts can “be structured to achieve performance needs that range from rehab to combat…” Click here to read more.
Get Functional – Late Spring/Early Summer 2008 By Louis Hayes The author shares his personal account of transitioning to a completely different fitness program. The reading includes the author’s humbling at a SWAT competition, and how he used the “functional” approach while preparing for future challenges. There is also a listing of web-based resources and a quick summary of how to begin your own transition. Click here to read more. CrossFit 101 – Summer 2008 By Brian Melvin CrossFit is a workout program priding itself on “constantly varied, functional movement, done at high intensity.” Policing, military, and firefighting agencies have turned to the free CrossFit web-based program for their fitness. This reading summarizes the methodology behind CrossFit, and introduces the reader to some of the Workouts of the Day. Click here to read more. Feel Good Workouts – Fall 2008 By Louis Hayes Performance-based workouts rarely “feel good.” Fitness program based on increasing speed, power, anaerobic capacity, and strength require participants to work outside a zone of comfort and push their abilities. Through structured sessions done at beyond “feel good” intensity, one can see gains in performance. Click here to read more. Building a Functional Gym - Winter 2009 by Louis Hayes Top physical fitness can be reached with the most fundamental list of equipment. Much of the equipment used in functional training is relatively inexpensive and easy to aquire or make at home. This reading explains some of these pieces of equipment used in practical functional exercise. Click here to read more.
Feel Good Workouts – Fall 2008 By Louis Hayes Performance-based workouts rarely “feel good.” Fitness program based on increasing speed, power, anaerobic capacity, and strength require participants to work outside a zone of comfort and push their abilities. Through structured sessions done at beyond “feel good” intensity, one can see gains in performance. Click here to read more.
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