“i go to the police academy in june and i am using the fbi swat workout ebook found on the military.com ebookstore. i was wondering if there is a particular time of day i should follow your workout guide (in the morning after waking up, or at night after work), how much sleep i should get, i mean after being in the corps for such a long time i am used to being able to operate on little sleep, but …

the long shifts and odd schedule make finding time to workout as a cop very tough. start in a quarter-squat position with both hands gripping a sandbag and the sandbag resting softly on the ground. pause for a second, then straighten your arms up as you shoulder press the sandbag overhead. push yourself back up to the starting position and repeat. for the knee drives, simply bring your knees to your chest in a controlled motion, slowly returning back to …

the most common excuse people have for slacking on their workout is that they don’t have the time. police officers are held to a different standard than other professions when it comes to a number of things like their behavior on-and-off duty — and their physical condition should be no different. for some departments, the sprinting and struggling is such a small percentage of the job that it’s hard to argue that staying in shape is so crucial. if you’re …

unfortunately, as first responders, we are limited to what we can eat because of busy days, sparse selection, and the peer pressure that comes with the territory. it’s like the analogy goes: if you owned a lamborghini you wouldn’t put the cheap fuel into it, so why would you do the same to your body by filling it with junk food? the following foods are called the “warrior twenty.” these are the foods that should fill your kitchen. there’s something …

as a police officer it is important to stay in shape because the type of work we do is extremely hazardous. police officers have to stay in shape for the safety of ourselves and for the public that we serve and protect, it is important to stay in shape for our job. i have been a police officer for the brownsville police department for a year, located in southwestern pennsylvania. i carry some of the training and eating from bodybuilding …