I am a former Police Officer who enlisted at 28 to become a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment. Same unit @trungbnguyen and @the_flyinghawaiian served in. Thankfully I was selected, and during that first enlistment I later graduated from Ranger School and did a couple rotations to AFG. Prior to all of that, I was a Graduate Assistant strength coach at a D1 university. I was nothing special…just starting out...then one day I realized I wanted to experience more life prior to just getting others ready for their endeavors. It was an awesome experience that shaped me well beyond just strength and conditioning. In hindsight, right or not, I just didn’t think I was good enough to coach those gifted athletes. I had done nothing in my life yet. Now at 40 I certainly got to experience some “life” Police work grows you up fast...entering the SOF community in your late twenties is interesting as well. Some of that life came with a few orthopedic surgeries, one being a total hip replacement from a rough parachute landing. Some of that life came with the stress of seeing what you see in this kind of work. It is all part of the package. That “life” made me better and would only improve me as a coach. I still love strength and conditioning, and always kept educating myself on the subject. It is an honor to be able to program for populations that are often underappreciated, underpaid, and when they’re performing under stress...when it’s their Super Bowl... it typically isn’t in front of cheering crowds complemented with multimillion dollar contracts. With that said...if you’re in this line of work... You chose to be here. Train. Train your tactics. Train your mind. Train your fitness. Iron Engine: Relentless Conditioning, Strength, and Work Capacity. 13 Weeks. A few hours a week of commitment. Zero excuses. I bring not only sound strength and conditioning principles to our programming but also my professional experience as well. Join us tomorrow on the @trainheroic for our next phase. Your next phase. Longer article @wegohome #gofurther #tacticalstrengthandconditioning #tactical #firefighters #firstresponders #wegohome