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Top 7 Exercises to prepare for the Push - POPAT/PARE Training
Top 7 Exercises to prepare for the Push - POPAT/PARE Training

It is often assumed that the ‘Push’ station of the Police Physical Abilities Tests (PATs) are a measure of upper body strength or endurance. While upper-body pressing power is a major factor, the ‘Push’ requires whole body involvement. If you only train for pressing, you still won’t get anywhere if you fail to transfer force from your core...

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Preventing Hamstring Injuries
Preventing Hamstring Injuries

Running is the most dangerous sport.

But does it have to be?

If you are engaging in regular sprinting sessions, you NEED to be doing this exercise.

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Press Variations: Maximizing your Upper Body Strength
Press Variations: Maximizing your Upper Body Strength

Below are some of my favourite upper body pressing exercises. By nature, I am not a very strong presser. I am much more of a puller (rows, pull-ups, lat-pull-downs, etc.).

Whether you are a police candidate, training for the POPAT or training for the PARE, or you are a veteran just looking for some new workouts, this one is for you.

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Mark Murdochfitness training, popat training, popat training tips, pare rcmp, pare test, upper body strength, strength training, strength, shoulders, shoulder health, fitness, police fitness, police training
The 7 Movements your need to Master - Part 4: Gait (Running)
The 7 Movements your need to Master - Part 4: Gait (Running)

Today we tackle the most complex, yet the most underappreciated category of the fundamental movement patterns. Today we talk about Gait, or in other words, Running. The unfortunate reality is most people suck at running. This is surprising because it is fundamental to human performance. If you look at the stats, running is the most dangerous sport with over 75% of runners suffering some sort of injury annually. But this doesn't need to be the case.

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Mark Murdochstrength training, strength, run, running, popat training tips, popat, popat training, conditioning, cardio, PARE
The 7 Movements you need to Master - Part 1: Push and Pull
The 7 Movements you need to Master - Part 1: Push and Pull

Human movement is complex. We can move in multiple planes, with extremely complex joint kinematics, or produce high forces at stunning velocities. Despite the inherent complexities of human movement, most movements can be broken down and contain aspects of 7 fundamental archetypes.

Today we focus on the first two fundamental patterns: The Push and the Pull.

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