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It’s been eight years now since we’ve been training
and competing in the challenge and our training has
definitely changed during this time. Training advice
from other competitors and taking the time to
educate ourselves through books, classes and
personal training has greatly increased our aptitude
on the course. The early days consisted of your
basic bodybuilder exercises; you know the ones,
bench press, bicep curls, military press and the lat
pull downs. Little did we know then but the secret to
the challenge doesn’t lie within the pages of Muscle
and Fitness any more than it lies solely in the gym or
only on the course.
We hope to use this page to assist younger, newer
teams in their training and in doing so save them
many, if not all, of the mistakes we at Pro-Tech 8
made for all those years. Look for relevant articles,
scientifically proven supplementation advice and
hopefully an occasional column from a challenge
great. Please note that this area is dedicated not
just to the Challenge, but also to anyone looking for
information on improving not only their fitness of but
also the overall fitness of their department.
If you have any suggestions or contributions, please
feel free to send them in as I know we will always be
on the lookout for good material. We hope this can
be of use to many of you and feel free to drop us a
line with any questions you may have.
and competing in the challenge and our training has
definitely changed during this time. Training advice
from other competitors and taking the time to
educate ourselves through books, classes and
personal training has greatly increased our aptitude
on the course. The early days consisted of your
basic bodybuilder exercises; you know the ones,
bench press, bicep curls, military press and the lat
pull downs. Little did we know then but the secret to
the challenge doesn’t lie within the pages of Muscle
and Fitness any more than it lies solely in the gym or
only on the course.
We hope to use this page to assist younger, newer
teams in their training and in doing so save them
many, if not all, of the mistakes we at Pro-Tech 8
made for all those years. Look for relevant articles,
scientifically proven supplementation advice and
hopefully an occasional column from a challenge
great. Please note that this area is dedicated not
just to the Challenge, but also to anyone looking for
information on improving not only their fitness of but
also the overall fitness of their department.
If you have any suggestions or contributions, please
feel free to send them in as I know we will always be
on the lookout for good material. We hope this can
be of use to many of you and feel free to drop us a
line with any questions you may have.
Articles by the Athletes for the Athletes:
- Tactical Periodization (Pavel Tsatsouline)
- South Carolina Firefighting Program Encourages Endurance (Michael Medeiros)
- Intermediate Workout Design w/ Supplementation (Steven Schreck)
- A College Strength Coach Puts Kettlebells to the Test (Chris Holder, MS, RKC)
- Strength & Power Training Development (Ken Grace, Chabot College)
Relevant Journal Articles:
- Nitric Oxide Supplements- Big Claims - Zero Science (Paul Cribb, B.H.Sci HMS)
- Using Stair Exercises to Improve Strength, Power, Flexibility, and Conditioning (Virgil
Aponte, MS ) - Creatine Supplementation (Beth Lulinski, M.S., R.D.)
- Caffeine and Exercise Performance (American College of Sports Medicine)
- Caffeine (Andrew Hamilton, BSc Hons MRSC)
Video
Demonstrations:
Demonstrations:
| Team Pro-Tech 8 |
Below you will find Excel files with databases including the PR's for all of the athletes and
teams for 2007, and 2008. The times in blue are from all four days at Worlds, and the times
in black are from all U.S. regionals and U.S. Nationals events.
Steven Schreck deserves all the credit for the work done on this information.
teams for 2007, and 2008. The times in blue are from all four days at Worlds, and the times
in black are from all U.S. regionals and U.S. Nationals events.
Steven Schreck deserves all the credit for the work done on this information.
| "We train with the same commitment we take into competition -- if you are not willing to give it everything you have, to go until there is nothing left to give then you should not bother competing." - "Gym Jones" |
| Click HERE for the famous and much sought after Rick Pryor provided treadmill program. Please note that in this particular copy the work to rest period is set at a 1:1.5. However it still remains an optimal workout with a 1:2 work to rest period. |
Lawsuit alleges CrossFit workout damaging
By Bryan Mitchell - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 7:23:51 EDT
MANASSAS, Va. — A lawsuit filed by a former sailor has raised concerns about the dangers
of a workout regimen that is rapidly growing in popularity across the military.
The lawsuit, filed by former Information Systems Technician 1st Class Makimba Mimms in
Prince William County, Va., Circuit Court late last year, seeks $500,000, as well as punitive
damages, in connection with the permanent disability Mimms allegedly suffered as a result of
performing the CrossFit workout under the direction of a trainer at a Manassas gym.
CrossFit, an intense strength and conditioning regimen, is practiced by thousands worldwide
at dozens of ad-hoc clubs and is especially popular with military and law enforcement
communities. (Con't)
By Bryan Mitchell - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 7:23:51 EDT
MANASSAS, Va. — A lawsuit filed by a former sailor has raised concerns about the dangers
of a workout regimen that is rapidly growing in popularity across the military.
The lawsuit, filed by former Information Systems Technician 1st Class Makimba Mimms in
Prince William County, Va., Circuit Court late last year, seeks $500,000, as well as punitive
damages, in connection with the permanent disability Mimms allegedly suffered as a result of
performing the CrossFit workout under the direction of a trainer at a Manassas gym.
CrossFit, an intense strength and conditioning regimen, is practiced by thousands worldwide
at dozens of ad-hoc clubs and is especially popular with military and law enforcement
communities. (Con't)
| For Diagrams of the Keiser Sled Click Below for the PDF. versions Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 If you do not have Adobe Reader, please feel free to download the official version HERE |
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