Military And Police Workouts
Policemen, firemen and guys in the military have long been looked up to as poster boys of optimum fitness
. In fact, over the last 15 years or so, there have probably been no less than a hundred different books written on the subject of how any ordinary man can get fit like these guys. And while each of these books or programs has its own approach to getting fit like a policeman, fireman or someone in the military, they all have one thing in commonthey dont look anything like your ordinary gym workouts.
The reason their training routines typically dont resemble your ordinary workouts is that these guys need to be prepared for any situation. A policeman might suddenly find himself chasing down a suspect, jumping fencings and other obstacles. And when he catches the suspect, he may have to tackle him and wrestle him into submission.
A firefighter may have to lift away heavy debris, kick down a solid door and carry a victim down three flights of stairs to safety. And a soldier or military man could wind up in any of these situations or countless othersall of which require strength, agility, endurance and speed.
Ordinary gym routines just dont help guys to simultaneously develop all these abilities. A bodybuilding workout can make your muscles look good but they may not be all that strong. Strongman and powerlifting routines can help you build strength but neither one is going to be that useful for developing speed. A cardio workout will help you make gains in speed and endurance but it completely wrecks your size and strength.
And particularly if youre in the military you very well may not even have access to anything but the most rudimentary gym equipment. Ive actually been getting a lot of emails from military guysmost of them stationed overseas in Iraq and Afghanistanwho tell me that theyve been doing the hybrid workouts and have been getting some really awesome results. These guys have got it rough. A lot of them are out in the little of nowhere, their movements are completely restricted and theyve gotten nothing to train with but stuff they can find laying around.
If youve learned anything about hybrid workouts, you should already know that this is really the ideal scenario that really gives these guys the opportunity to take full advantage of hybrid training. Working with the things around themtruck tires, ropes, chains, sandbags, heavy pipes, barrels or any other number of odd itemsthese soldiers have been able to get back to basics and train the way our ancestors used to live. And like our ancestors, these soldiers find that theyre getting big, strong and lean.
Theyre getting these results because theyre actually developing hybrid type III muscle fibers, which are not only strong, but theyre able to sustain their strength for extended periods. Ordinary muscle fibers just cant do that. And because theyre combining both resistance and cardio training, in addition to developing strengthand sizetheyre also building speed, agility and endurance.
Reading through the emails Ive gotten from some of the soldiers, Im seeing a variety of different hybrid workouts. Here are some examples:
* Truck tire flipthis one is great for building functional strength and working the core;
* Barrel jumpsgood for agility and power;
* Farmers walk with rock or sand-filled pailsexcellent for developing endurance;
* Dragging trucks and other heavy equipmentbuilds power and endurance;
* Variations of the keg training using barrelsawesome core workouts.
These are just a few of the examples of the types of hybrid workouts theyre figuring out how to do while they are stationed overseas.
But its not just the military boys who are realizing the benefits of hybrid workoutsI see it becoming more and more popular among policemen and firefighters too.
I have a buddy who is a member of a SWAT team in Atlanta who absolutely swears by hybrid workouts. He says that theyve really helped him to perform better on the job. He gave me a great example of how a recent high speed pursuit led to a foot chase through the woods and ended up in a wrestling match with my buddy pinning the culprit and bringing him to justice.
Knowing what we know about them, it comes as no surprise that hybrid workouts are quickly gaining popularity among those guys who are charged with protecting the public safetythe results just cant be beat.
Even though the path to getting there is a bit different, the underlying principle and ultimate goals of 100 Rep Giant Sets and Lean Hybrid Muscle training are the same. Both rely on grueling workouts that combine resistance training and cardio activities to force the body to increase the number of mitochondria to build Super Hybrid Muscle.
by: Mike Westerdal
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