KB Fire – Kettlebell Training for Firefighters
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It doesn’t get much tougher and more demanding than firefighting, does it? You get yanked out of bed or your easy chair at any old hour—and before you can barely clear your head you’re wham-bam up to your neck in spasms of hard and often very nasty labor…like:
– Wrenching open stuck doors
– Hoiking heavy hoses
– Clambering up high ladders
– Grabbing at falling objects
– Shouldering every imaginable size and shape of human victim
– Axing away at walls and ceilings
– Yanking at debris
– Dragging bags
– Pushing, shoving and straining against suddenly immovable objects
– Sprinting up and down stairs
– Reaching up, down, below, through and into every imaginable hole and crevice
– Bending and twisting aside heavy metal
– Breaking down or smashing through doors
– Jumping for your very life
And sometimes ALL of this in one single day or night, often in blistering heat and surrounded by thick smoke…
KB Fire is a versatile, comprehensive kettlebell training program for firefighters that understands the diverse nature of the job. Taking a hydrant, pulling an attack line, laddering the structure, cutting a hole on a pitched roof 20-30 feet high with a screaming powered tool or axe, with fire below you and victims that need to be saved can be challenging. Prepare yourself and your department with true survival strength with KB Fire!
I feel like I am cheating my brother and sister Firefighters by not sharing KB Fire with them right away. My department has recently suffered an epidemic of career ending On the Job Injuries, two shoulders, three backs, and one knee. I know the sections on posture combined with Toms creative job specific uses of the kettlebell can prevent many of these injuries. KB Fire not only helps to correct poor movement patterns but it also shows you how to toughen yourself to further prevent those injuries. The tips on CPR have already paid off on the job. I was able to get as good or better compressions done without getting that pump in my lower back that is soon followed by an ache. As I began to share portions of KB Fire with fellow firefighters they were immediately impressed with Toms ability as an instructor as well as the quality of his physique. Tom puts out what you need to know and then shows you exactly what he told you with great demonstrations. Our training officer loved the graphics superimposed over Tom to reinforce good mechanics. Brother, this DVD will surely save lives as well as careers when KB Fire gets out to the fire service at large!—Matthew Burleson
Im impressed... it definitely got me stoked to start working more with the KBs. The lifts and workouts were kept simple and functional and as Ive found totally brutal! Toms video is perfect for firemen looking to get fit and stay that way. The best part is how simple those little hunks of metal are. Theyre almost fireman proof. I havent seen one break yet!—Aaron Patterson, Seattle Fire Department
KB Fire is a versatile, comprehensive kettlebell training program for firefighters that understands the diverse nature of our job. Taking a hydrant, pulling an attack line, laddering the structure, cutting a hole on a pitched roof 20-30 feet high with a screaming powered tool or axe, with fire below you and victims that need to be saved can be challenging. Prepare yourself and the your department with KB Fire. The bumps and bruises come with the job. Reduce or eliminate leaving the job with a bad back, knees, shoulders or cardiac problems. Tom will show you proper warm-ups and exercises that will make you a fitter, more resilient firefighter.—Bob Ross, RKC, Firefighter/Paramedic. Phoenix F.D
What are the ingredients build a stronger and fitter Fire Fighter? Deadlifts, Swings, Cleans, Presses, and Squats! Veteran Fireman and longtime Kettlebell Instructor Tom Corrigan relates essential kettlebell exercises to the demands Fire Fighters face on the fire ground. To this strength recipe, Tom adds posture and range-of-motion techniques that decrease the odds of getting injured in this demanding and dangerous profession. —John Borden, Lieutenant and 20 year Fire Fighter with a Seattle-area fire department