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Podcast: Fire Rescue Wellness
Episode: Episode 186: More Whiskey, Wine and Whining with Jay Dawes, Ph.D., CSCS
Description: In today’s episode, Dawes and I kicked back with some crispy beverages and reflected on fire academy training.It’s a hot topic among instructors, and in my opinion, too often, random acts of fitness dominate the physical training sessions.But here’s the thing...during the 24-1 OSU-OKC academy, I implemented a structured and ability-based program that helped recruits lose body fat, gain skeletal muscle, and improve their 1.5-mile run times (all statistically significantly). And we did all that without running more than twice a week, skipping the usual “death by burpees, air squa...