As firefighters get further into their careers, they start to see and feel the effects of stress. The interrupted sleep on shift, the mental effects of traumatic calls, and the sustained hypervigilan...
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The Army's cognitive performance tests highlight the indispensable role of mental acuity in enhancing overall soldier readiness and performance. These tests are designed to evaluate and improve cogni...
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Spiritual readiness is the ability to endure and overcome times of stress, hardship, and tragedy by making meaning of life experiences.
According to the Army’s FM 7-22 document, individuals find...
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A shift schedule is inevitable when working in public safety. This concept is deemed “part of the job” for many roles associated with being a first responder, such as fire and rescue.
Within t...
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Strength & conditioning coaches (SCC) are tasked with preparing an athlete for the demands of performance and optimizing outputs.
However, peak performance is not solely reached through physic...
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In an effort to assist the officer resilience initiative within the tactical community, a collaboration between Jabai Performance, Texas A&M University-Commerce, and CAPCOG Regional Law Enforceme...
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Velocity-based training (VBT) has become increasingly incorporated into mainstream sports and athletic training because of technological advancements and social media. But is there a place for it in ...
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As strength and conditioning coaches (SCC) are aware, parameters must be met to train an attribute of fitness in a unit. See FM 7-22. Training must remain consistent and, if closely following the par...
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