Fitness help for Law Enforcement

ANY LEOs ON HERE, OR IN A SIMULAR ENVIRONMENT...MAYBE SOMEONE MILITARY??

Dude..
stop it already.
IF you actually completed the police academy, you should be in pretty good shape already.

You are not fooling anyone.

This is so true. I mean, who has ever seen an overweight cop? Come on.

Go to the South.
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Lol. That was sarcasm, sweetie. :-)

Lol, yeah I had a feeling it was.................:embarassed:

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The custodian on my hall that is retired active duty & still National Guard does this:

30 minutes on the elliptical
2- mile run, approx 10 minute mile pace
Does your basic leg/back two days a week, and shoulders/upper arms three days a week.

You'll be in good shape with that, he's a pretty tough dude.

JM

Crossfit! Strength, agility, endurance and coordination all rolled in one. Great for law enforcement or military...or in my case both.

Funny story but, the short version of it is:
The only time I was ever knocked completly out cold was by a female MP (Army).
And a PFC at that.
I made the VERY foolish mistake of grossly underestimating her.

Anything that makes you faster, stronger, better bro. There isn't one particular excercise that does that. I would ensure that your cardio is at top physical conditioning. By all means hit the weights man. There are some serious C@CK DIESEL fools out there. While you don't need to be he-man, being stronger than the average thug is probably important.

Also I think it's very important that you incorporate using a HEAVY BAG at least 3 times a week for at least 30 mins. This strenthens your offensive and defensive striking muscles and creates muscle memory so when you have to "GET DOWN WITH THE GET DOWN" you will be much more natural.

On the note of using the heavy bag alternate between using a 16 oz. glove and using just UFC style nuckle covers. You want to strain your muscles with the 16 oz. gloves, kinda like using a weight on your bat right before you go to bat, but you also want to train yourself to jab and strike with the natural weight of your hands and arms. Also, it wouldn't be a bad idea to square up with your heavy bag in your full "BATTLE RATTLE". Uniform, belt fully equpted, vest etc. You want to know your limitations due to the gear. I'm not a Police Officer but I do have to train in full "BATTLE RATTLE" being in the Army....

Oh... and stay away from the donuts... Sorry I couldn't resist....

lol stay away from the donuts huh...lmao.....i have been in traditional karate, jujitsu, and practical self defense for about 6 years now..... im in pretty good shape, . i have a hard time getting stamina when on foot pursuits. i am still 14 for 14, but i litterally feel like going to the hospital afterwards cause i cant breathe. i know addrenaline plays a major role, but man it has to get better...that the main thing for me

If the stamina is an issue, you need to run more ;-)

On the other hand, I only run if someone is chasing me. That someone had better be big and scary.

See, my outlook on running is similar.
If I catch you stealing something from me and you decide to run away, congats. you just got away because I ain't running after you.
On the other hand, if you decide to fight me, we are fighting because I ain't running FROM you either.

We should start a pool on how long it's going to take the FBI to knock down this guy's door

We should start a pool on how long it's going to take the FBI to knock down this guy's door

You mean his Mom's door?
The FBI will then need to go to the basement bedroom.

If this guy's a cop, then his department's psyc evaluation sucks

ANY LEOs ON HERE, OR IN A SIMULAR ENVIRONMENT...MAYBE SOMEONE MILITARY??

Dude..
stop it already.
IF you actually completed the police academy, you should be in pretty good shape already.

You are not fooling anyone.

This is so true. I mean, who has ever seen an overweight cop? Come on.

Not at 25 years old.
That is still an FNG.
The problem a lot of police officers have is that once they leave the academy, they stop working out.
But, in order to graduate the academy, you do have to be in pretty good shape.

Guess you're not familiar with the smaller towns who sometimes hire from Community College Police Academies. There are at least 2 colleges in my area who have a police academy that has either a joke for PT or no PT at all. One of my coworkers (civilian police employee) went to one and he's 5'10, pushing 300...and NOT a muscular 300. Super slovenly too. One of the colleges has "nutritional seminars" in lieu of PT.

My PD has its' own Academy, and yes, you have to pass pretty strenuous physical agility testing to even get in.

I suppose you are correct.
I know down here, you have to be in pretty good shape to graduate from the academy.
I suppose "Mayberry" could have different standards.

What you said is so sad, but true. My dad was a cop and I remember he told me about rolling up on two guys fighting. They were rolling on the ground with each other and it was cold out so he just pulled up to them, rolled down the window and said, "I got winner." They stopped fighting and he figured it was better to let them go than spend the night writing a report. OF course this was the late 70's or early 80's. He retired in 88 so he didn't have to deal with a lot of the PCP freaks or meth heads.

I know a lot of LEOs here are getting MMA training. Mainly the grappling aspect of it. Hand to hand combat is pretty much all about leverage. Perhaps you can see if there are some local guys that would help. I know a lot of times those guys would consider it an honor to come work with officers and teach them some new moves.

Side note....We had a probation & parole officer killed the other day and it appears he was jumped and lost the fight allowing the perp to get his weapon and shoot him. Very sad. Rumor is the guy may have been on PCP. Don't know if it is true or not.
Stay safe out there.