When a drill in the fire service is developed, the person who designs the training session faces numerous pressures: competing demands for time, the crew wants the drill to be engaging and job-related ...

You’re probably familiar with the principles of lean manufacturing. Stripped to its roots, lean focuses on decreasing waste, increasing value to the customer and a process of continuous improvement.

Last week, I discussed the first two of four training principles. Let me just review them quickly. The first one, the Overload Principle, stated that your body is continually being broken down and ...

Fit for Life:WHEN IT comes to designing training programmes there is no blueprint for success. The human body is a complex biological system which responds and adapts to the stimulus of exercise in ...

Each week at Military.com Fitness, a workout of the week is posted; it is usually focused on the military recruit/candidate, active-duty and retired members, who can vary widely on the spectrum of ...

My son and I are doing strength work exercises three times a week at his gym (GymEtc). As we talk about what exercises do what and how to do various exercises to get the most benefit, I think about ...

The following principles should help guide you through the inevitable highs and lows of your marathon training program. Keep this in mind: A marathon training program can survive many changes as long ...

The overload factor Every cell in our body is sensitive to certain forms of stress and capable of certain responses to that stress. Training really involves a cyclical process of tearing down and ...