Weight Training Routines Used in Police and Military Training Centers
Imagine a policeman who looks pale and is underweight.
Imagine a military officer who is plump and obese.
Imagine a world where such things are allowed: a sickly policeman and an obese army officer.
You can guess what would happen next.
Law offenders would be everywhere because they do not worry about the police who might tail them and arrest them.
Criminals and enemy soldiers will think they could easily outrun law enforcers and soldiers.
Would you be able to sleep at night if you are unsure about the safety of your country because the military are not equipped-the inability to protect even themselves due to lack of strength? The answer is "No.
" That's why it's a good thing that the police and the military undergo special training.
Because it is their job to protect and serve the country, they can only do so by keeping themselves fit.
Their weight training routines differ from the usual trainings of those who go to the gym to stay fit.
Theirs is much more complex, and improves their overall performance at their jobs.
To illustrate more fully, here are some of the weight training routines used in police and military training centers.
• Bench press - This develops upper body strength, particularly the biceps and triceps.
While lying on an elevated surface, you hold the weights close to your chest first and then lift it until arms are fully straight and extended.
• Dumbbell Split Squat - This routine develops lower body power and the ability to rapidly change body positions.
It improves the ability to quickly reposition from a kneeling or low squat position without compromising body mechanics.
First, hold the dumbbells at your sides.
Put one leg forward in a half-lunge position or split squat position.
Staying in that position, just repeatedly raise and lower your body.
• Overhead Squat - This develops core strength, shoulder stability, lower body strength and flexibility.
It trains the body to stay upright and on target in low squat positions with a heavier firearm.
It also develops flexibility and strength to move in and out of ranges of motion often encountered in law enforcement tactical situations.
Lift a barbell, or "snatch," over your head, with arms spread wide in a V-like shape.
Do a squat and lower your body until your thighs are no longer parallel to the floor.
Stand up and extend legs until straight.
• Dumbbell Lunge Forward to Backward-This develops lower body strength and lower body flexibility.
Hold the dumbbells with arms straight out on your sides.
Step forward one leg in a lunge position.
Hold the position and then move back to standing position in one swift move.
Repeat on the other leg.
• Upper body workouts-This workout routine includes a series of pull ups, sit ups, push ups, pull downs, military press, bicep curls and tricep extensions.
These workout moves develop upper body strength and upper body flexibility.
It's as good as circuit training, except it targets a specific area.
These are just a few of the weight training routines used in police and military training centers to keep their members fit and strong.
Imagine a military officer who is plump and obese.
Imagine a world where such things are allowed: a sickly policeman and an obese army officer.
You can guess what would happen next.
Law offenders would be everywhere because they do not worry about the police who might tail them and arrest them.
Criminals and enemy soldiers will think they could easily outrun law enforcers and soldiers.
Would you be able to sleep at night if you are unsure about the safety of your country because the military are not equipped-the inability to protect even themselves due to lack of strength? The answer is "No.
" That's why it's a good thing that the police and the military undergo special training.
Because it is their job to protect and serve the country, they can only do so by keeping themselves fit.
Their weight training routines differ from the usual trainings of those who go to the gym to stay fit.
Theirs is much more complex, and improves their overall performance at their jobs.
To illustrate more fully, here are some of the weight training routines used in police and military training centers.
• Bench press - This develops upper body strength, particularly the biceps and triceps.
While lying on an elevated surface, you hold the weights close to your chest first and then lift it until arms are fully straight and extended.
• Dumbbell Split Squat - This routine develops lower body power and the ability to rapidly change body positions.
It improves the ability to quickly reposition from a kneeling or low squat position without compromising body mechanics.
First, hold the dumbbells at your sides.
Put one leg forward in a half-lunge position or split squat position.
Staying in that position, just repeatedly raise and lower your body.
• Overhead Squat - This develops core strength, shoulder stability, lower body strength and flexibility.
It trains the body to stay upright and on target in low squat positions with a heavier firearm.
It also develops flexibility and strength to move in and out of ranges of motion often encountered in law enforcement tactical situations.
Lift a barbell, or "snatch," over your head, with arms spread wide in a V-like shape.
Do a squat and lower your body until your thighs are no longer parallel to the floor.
Stand up and extend legs until straight.
• Dumbbell Lunge Forward to Backward-This develops lower body strength and lower body flexibility.
Hold the dumbbells with arms straight out on your sides.
Step forward one leg in a lunge position.
Hold the position and then move back to standing position in one swift move.
Repeat on the other leg.
• Upper body workouts-This workout routine includes a series of pull ups, sit ups, push ups, pull downs, military press, bicep curls and tricep extensions.
These workout moves develop upper body strength and upper body flexibility.
It's as good as circuit training, except it targets a specific area.
These are just a few of the weight training routines used in police and military training centers to keep their members fit and strong.