The events that you, as a firefighter, are exposed to can be very stressful. Sometimes these are big national tragedies and other times they are seemingly routine calls that just hit too close to home. Today I am going to begin a discussion about stressful calls and how they affect [...]
Picking up my diploma for my PhD in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition was a great moment because this achievement required over 10 years of college education along with a lot of self-discipline and willpower. And it got me thinking about something I want to tell you...one thing we know is [...]
Yesterday morning I ran out of the house to go do fitness tests on some of my local firefighters. Typically, if I’m in a hurry I’ll grab a high fiber breakfast bar instead of my go-to big bowl of oatmeal with berries. But we were out of the bars so [...]
Protein seems to be a very poorly understood topic, especially among firefighters. I could write for days about this but today's post is limited to one critical message: Contrary to popular belief, protein supplements are for weight GAIN, not weight loss. If you are hoping to lose weight, or just [...]
The last few weeks I've been talking about getting clued in to the calories in some beers and smoothies so you can avoid unknowingly eating something with the same amount of calories as an ice cream sundae (because if you're going to eat that many calories you may as well [...]