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You've put in the brutal, twice-a-day workout sessions, eaten enough chicken breast and steak to support a small farm, and lined up the correct supplements like a chemical engineer. Now you're left with mounds of protein-infused muscle covering your body, a true physical fitness achievement. Yet like a supermodel draped in a heavy trench coat, the goods are hidden from sight ...

One popular misconception (read: excuse) for people who train at home is that you really can't add any serious mass without the benefit of the fancy equipment and unlimited poundages of your local gym. Because of that, they resign themselves to a life of lesser workouts. "I'll just do what I can," they rationalize. "But I don't expect to really gain ...

Let's face it - if you want to buy brand name anything, you have to be willing to dig a little deeper into your pockets. But in the current economic downturn, people are pinching pennies where ever they can to, you know, eat and stuff. If supplements are already part of the budget that you're trying to maintain, you can still ...

Phenom athletes like LeBron James and Olympic legend Michael Phelps employ all the tricks of the trade when it comes to training for their sport. Here are five sport-specific training tips to add to your program, courtesy of Jim Ryno, owner of LIFT, a private personal training facility in Ramsey, New Jersey (InsideLift.com) and former trainer to the likes of professional ...

There was a time when, after a holiday binge, one could take the first tentative steps to getting fit by walking down to the nearest gym and handing over a large amount of money in exchange for a membership card. It was an easy way to start a fitness regime: that shiny new piece of plastic would - in theory at ...

Today's discussion is from the Fireline Safety Category.   Six Minutes Home Page Parking Safely on Slopes In 2005, three fireline fatalities related to improper parking on slopes occurred. One involved a water tender, another a fire engine, and the third was a command vehicle. In wildland fire operations, we frequently exit vehicles quickly, but it is imperative that anytime ...

Today's discussion is from the Fireline Safety Category. Scenarios: Scenario 1   Six Minutes Home Page COMMON DENOMINATORS OF FIRE BEHAVIOR ON TRAGEDY FIRES Five common denominators that contribute to accidents/incidents have been identified through studies of tragedy fires. It is important for firefighters to readily recognize the following common denominators so that future tragedies can be prevented:   Most ...

HYDRATION Studies conducted on wildland firefighters indicate that fire suppression activities generate about 7.5 kilocalories of heat each minute worked, or 450 kilocalories for each hour. Additional heat (about 180 kilocalories per hour) comes from the environment and the fire. The total heat load amounts to 580 kilocalories per hour (400 + 180 = 580). Complete evaporation of 1 liter ...

  It can get confusing knowing what to eat before and after your workouts. You should follow the same guidelines whether you are trying to gain size or lose weight. Your pre and post meals make all the difference in growth and recovery. The better your pre-workout meal the better your performance will be. The better your post-workout meal the better ...

A BASIC GUIDE TO SYSTEM CONCEPTS AND EQUIPMENT

Free pdf download for the U.S. Fire Administration Voice Radio Communications Guide for the Fire Service - october2008

Version 2 of the famous Draeger Firefighter game... boring shifts are over!!

  Ammonia For Every Situation: Note wind direction and cloud expansion and direction upon arrival.        This will help you determine where to direct responding equipment and personnel. Establish Incident Command        Whoever gets there first is scene command until relieved by ranking ERT member. (There is a list of ranking ERT officers.)        Once ERT is called the scene belongs ...

At some point if your community or district faces a flood like condition, your department's personnel will be the first called upon to help hold back the waters.  The flood may be due to a weather phenomenon, such as record rains, or from a collapse or weakness of some water structure, such as a large storage tank or levy system.  While ...

Try this one on for size. You have a few snowmobilers who have been out drinking then decided to hit the trails. One of them was involved in an accident and was ejected from his sled. One side of his body is up against a tree. The side of his body that is against the tree is also the same side ...

Welcome to “The Journey of Grant Writing”. Over the next several weeks we will cover many topics that will assist you in drafting future grant proposals. You may be one of those individuals that maintain a full time job and, like so many of us, you are asked to take on the additional task of grant writing. Hold on, don’t leave ...

*+Flexibility is Key+* First of all, anyone in fire and rescue should be flexible with an ability to move at a moment's notice. After hours of sitting at the firehouse, then jumping out of a truck and pulling someone out of a burning building at full speed can injure even the most athletic individuals. Stretching at least your legs and lower ...

Many people like to do calisthenics based workouts using pyramids and super set routines. In fact, with the right mix of exercises you can create a perfect workout that balances the entire body. Here is a question that prompted the following article: _Stew,_ _Do you have any lower body workouts in the pyramid form? I would like to put together a ...

Here is an email from a military man seeking to get better at his pull-ups and pushups for an upcoming PFT for Special Ops Selection. _Thank you for the 14 day "pull up":http://firelink.monster.com/training/articles/163-pull-up-tips and the "push up routine.":http://firelink.monster.com/training/articles/164-stuck-on-pushups-try-the-pushup-push-workout I did it to the letter, doing on average of a 130 pull ups and 300+ pushups per work out. I went from ...

Season of Joy and Trauma As EMS providers, we are caught in a schizophrenic state between the joys of working with children and the pain of having to witness them in emergency situations — especially during the