By Kevin Housley We Train 27 Hours A Day & If You Don’t Then…. A concept that I’ve been learning about over the last couple weeks is called overtraining and while the reason for this deep dive was in relation to an exercise physiology class, there were some clear correlations to basic skills training and […]
Mindset
Getting Moody? What’s the Iceberg Profile Say? In the late 1980’s a researcher came up with a tool to help assess and track the moods of athletes. This concept was developed to help assess the overtraining principle and was used to increase productivity and performance on the field of play. The more we assessed this […]
The Generation Effect There seems to be endless chatter about generations in the fire service lately. This typically surrounds the values of work ethic and entitlement but sometimes it is used to reference how an instructor can best reach a certain group of people to make their class as effective as possible. We wanted to […]
Recently we had the amazing opportunity to teach at the 2021 Mile High Firefighters conference and had the students in attendance create a book list that included some solid titles! The cool thing about learning and training with engaged firefighters from across the country is the diverse ideas and knowledge that everyone possesses. Here is […]
Setting Company Expectations Is Paramount for Success Leading from the top or the bottom is tough. We’re here to help! Download your fully editable company expectations template below and get the whole crew on the same page. (We’ll also send you an email with a link to access this page). Now go out and CRUSH […]
As Firefighters It’s Important We Train How to Down Regulate to Increase Our Mental Toughness There I was laying in a mental health professionals office on a “sound table”. I had a pair of super nice headphones on and the world’s heaviest body pillow smashing down on my chest. The practitioner that was helping me […]
How to Train Your Nervous System to Build Your Mental Toughness As a Firefighter Have you ever noticed that some days you are more resilient and adaptable to stress than others? That actions on the fireground just click and other days it’s a slog to link any basics together or to process any information at […]
Firefighter Window of Tolerance Underneath the endless hours of training, prepping, planning there is a game being played that many firefighters have no idea is happening. This game is high stakes and can spell disaster for a career or allow you to leave happy, healthy, and mentally intact. This game doesn’t care about your ego, […]
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Know You Are Ready For the Call Deciding where to spend your time and energy training as a firefighter can be tough. This FREE resource bundle will help you develop yourself and your entire crew. Download Here Included in the Bundle Firefighter Box Breathing Technique Get Access Now!