| Ep 639 – Training Firefighters for the Unknown

Author / John

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How Firefighters prepare physically and mentally to face the unknown on a daily basis.

What are the real demands of fire fighter? There’s more to it than making chili, saving cats, and solving fire mysteries like in Backdraft. These service men and women need to be prepared physically and mentally to face the unknown and unknowable on a daily basis. Long-time Power Athlete and Firefighter Leo Rosa joins John and Tex to share the demands of the job and how he utilizes Power Athlete training to empower him to be an asset for his brothers and sisters in the fire service.

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John Welbourn is CEO of Power Athlete and Fuse Move. He is also creator of the online training phenomena, Johnnie WOD. He is a 9 year veteran of the NFL. John was drafted with the 97th pick in 1999 NFL Draft and went on to be a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2003, appearing in 3 NFC Championship games, and for starter for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2004-2007. In 2008, he played with the New England Patriots until an injury ended his season early with him retiring in 2009. Over the course of his career, John has started over 100 games and has 10 play-off appearances. He was a four year lettermen while playing football at the University of California at Berkeley. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Rhetoric in 1998. John has worked with the MLB, NFL, NHL, Olympic athletes and Military. He travels the world lecturing on performance and nutrition for Power Athlete. You can catch up with John as his personal blog on training, food and life, Talk To Me Johnnie and at Power Athlete.

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