Mike Fry

Force One Readiness Updates - July 29th, 2007

I hope this email reaches you in good health and wellbeing.

Before we get started I have had a ton of emails this week asking me about the shield we have on our Force One Readiness Logo and what it stands for. Well here is a great quote call Gates of Fire by Stephen Pressfield that explains it all.

"This is my shield.

I bear it before me into battle,

but it is not mine alone.

It protects my brother on my left.

It protects my city.

I will never let my brother

out of its shadow

nor my city out of its shelter.

I will die with my

shield before me

facing the enemy."

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Recent articles posted at www.forceonereadiness.com

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Force One Readiness Announces the Mobile Training Officer Program.

The Mobile Training Officer Concept is our primary training program. Here is the how the program works:

Force One Readiness staff will discuss and develop a 12-month training program for your agency.  Once a month, either our Director of Training or a staff instructor from our company will visit your agency and provide 8 hours of training.  The training can either consist of one (8-hour) session or two (4-hour) sessions.  This all depends on your needs and the availability of your officers.  Topics that we currently teach are listed on our website under the Mobile Training Officer section.

The benefits of this program are tremendous.  You get a full-time federal and state-certified training officer, receive state P.O.S.T. credit for the training, a yearly training report and individual training files for all that attend the training.  By outsourcing the training, your agency will not have to staff a full-time instructor (or pay for medical and retirement benefits) and will not have to keep up with training records associated with our training.

View the full list of courses offered at:

http://clicks.aweber.com/z/ct/?lJRovPhHlfSHgL1E0DtrnA

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Defensive Tactics for EMS

Did you know that in 2005 700,000 EMS workers we attacked while performing job related duties?

There is a widely recognized but little acknowledged problem threatening emergency medical service personnel:

injury through assault.  The frequency of assault on our EMS providers is alarming. Many EMS providers have anecdotal stories of how they were attacked by a violent patient, an angry bystander or upset family member.

While most attacks are not life threatening, the risks of serious injury are evident and unpredictable. EMS providers need an effective and reasonable plan on how to avoid an attack, and also know how to defend themselves once attacked.

Your emergency medical services staff requires a reasonable, liability-conscious, effective means of preventing and avoiding assault by patients, their family or bystanders. DT4EMS(TM) is for EMS Providers created by EMS Providers. It is an organization that teaches EMS Providers to Prevent, Avoid and Escape an assault. Our DT4EMS(TM) courses provide training in Force Response Levels, Legal, Moral and Ethical Self-Defense as well as documentation training to provide protection after any use of force. It is important for EMS providers to receive training in self-defense to keep them from reverting to caveman-style techniques in a violent encounter.

To learn more about the Defensive Tactics for EMS Course at

http://clicks.aweber.com/z/ct/?sJKCrtO8aabuhDNviPJrJw

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Stew Smith Joins the Force One Readiness Team

For those of you who do not know who Stew Smith is, here is a little history.

As a Naval Academy graduate and a former Navy SEAL, Stew Smith has worked professionally in the military fitness arena for over 15 years focusing on a specialty of helping people become Navy SEALs or any other member of a unit that requires a PFT. Of course many of Stew's clients just want to lose weight and keep it off...Stew can do that too.  He has trained athletes in College, Olympians, and Professional Sports (Hockey and Baseball.)  Stew Smith is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).

Force One Readiness is honored to have Stew on our team and we look forward to his contributions.

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The NEW Lower Back Plan -- Free Download from Force One Readiness and Stew Smith

We all are susceptible to lower back injuries-- military, law enforcement, advanced athlete, beginning exerciser, or sedentary person - we all get back injuries of some sort.

In this article Stew Smith discusses and illustrates preventative exercises and stretches to strengthen the torso and create balance between the hips, abdominals and lower back.

http://clicks.aweber.com/z/ct/?OFMaiCp67SVuwsl26KS8mw

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Training tip of the week.Training for Absolute Strength

Did you know that training for absolute strength will not increase muscle mass? This type of training is done when you use 85-95% of your one rep max. Do this for 6-10 sets once or twice a week. We like to do this training during the off-season and only with our power exercises. It's important to note that you must allow for maximal recovery prior to starting your next set. Sometimes up to 3-5 minutes maybe required.

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Force One Readiness Workout of the Week - Jump and Run

Here is a Great drill for those of you who need quick explosive endurance for thoses "jump and run" situations

Jump and Run Workout for Patrol Officers - Beginners

-15 minute dynamic warm up

-Starting at goal line sprint to 10yd line - walk back to start -Sprint to 20 - walk back to start -Sprint to 30 - walk to back to start -Repeat for full length of field.

-Rest for 10 minutes and repeat 3 times

After full workout walk 1 lap around field to cool down

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Do You Have Training Tips You Would Like to Share?

If you have any training tips or articles you would like to share with us please feel free to email them to me at mike@forceonereadiness.com.

Word document is the preferred format.

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Princes of the Universe.

As a military vet and someone who use to spend months underwater on nuclear submarines "Princes of the Universe"

by Queen use to be our "Theme Song" during long deployments. Of course it helped having enough fire power to wipe out most major cities but that's not the point.

Reason I bring this up is it doesn't matter what branch of the military you're in or what part of the public work force you are, at the end of the day you are the princes of your universe.

Here are the lyrics to the song.

Words and music by freddie mercury

Here we are.born to be kings.

Were the princes of the universe.

Here we belong.fighting to survive.

In a world with the darkest powers.

And here we are.were the princes of the universe.

Here we belong.fighting for survival.

We've come to be the rulers of your world.

I am immortal. I have inside me blood of kings.

I have no rival. No man can be my equal.

Take me to the future of your world.

Born to be kings. Princes of the universe.

Fighting and free. Got your world in my hand.

Im here for your love and Ill make my stand.

We were born to be princes of the universe.

No man could understand.my power is in my own hand.

Ooh.ooh.ooh.ooh.people talk about you.

People say youve had your day.

Im a man that will go far.

Fly the moon and reach for the stars.

With my sword and head held high.

Got to pass the test first time - yeah.

I know that people talk about me I hear it every day.

But I can prove you wrong cos Im right first time.

Yeah.yeah.alright.watch this man fly.

Bring on the girls.

Here we are.born to be kings.were the princes of The universe.here we belong.born to be kings.

Princes of the universe.fighting and free.

Got the world in my hands.Im here for your love.

And Ill make my stand.

We were born to be princes of the universe.

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Eat Pasta... Carefully

by Dr. John Berardi

As a God-fearing Italian, I have to admit that I love pasta. But, as a gut-fearing weight lifter and athlete, I definitely have to choose the lower GI, nutrient dense whole-wheat variety. During training phases that require or allow for higher carbohydrate intake (higher volume

training) I'll eat one whole-wheat pasta meal per day.

During other phases (like where I'm trying to lose fat), the pasta stays on the shelf in favor of a higher lean protein, good fat, and fruit and veggie intake.

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Till next week...

Michael Fry