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Sledgehammer + Truck Tire = Hours of Fun

Nov 11, 2006 No Comments by Anthony Grokaitis

Give your body a pounding… you’d be surprised what a workout you can get swinging a sledgehammer against a truck tire. Firefighters will love the increase in functional strength you get from this sort of workout.

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Don’t Get Burned… Kettlebells To The Rescue

Nov 07, 2006 No Comments by Anthony Grokaitis

Firefighting is tough enough as it is. You are wearing and carrying over 75 pounds of gear and equipment, which you usually have to carry as you climb stairs… nothing ever seems to happen on the ground floor! Anthony lets his fellow firefighters in on a little fitness secret that can save their backs, as well as the lives of those they rescue… the Russian kettlebell.

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