Fitness, Survival, and the FDNY
article by Firefighter's Workout Book Author, Mike Stefano
Those are three things I know something about. Crawling down hot smokey hallways in the ghettos of Brooklyn for 17 years probably taught me the most about all three. World champion kettlebell lifter, and AKC Head Coach, Valery Fedorenko, has taught me about survival under the kettlebell, about how much you learn when your very survival is at stake. Any serious athlete or active firefighter should clearly understand this basic concept.
When it feels like you're gonna die, you cannot allow yourself the luxury of pure instinct and simply flee (or drop the kettlebell). There are times when you must react to your training, and do the exact opposite.
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