Fighting Fire with Function
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05/12/22 • 78 min
Today, we welcome our guest, Mike Contreras. Mike is the Division Chief at Orange County Fire Authority, based in Mission Viejo, CA. With over 30 years of experience working with and training firefighting personnel, he also is the founder of FMS Health and Safety, which addresses individual risk of injury and helps optimize overall health and performance.
On this episode, we discuss working with industrial athletes. We cover what tactics he employs during training, how he implements his practices across a large and varied population, how the world of industrial athletes has evolved, and what are some takeaways we can learn from his journey.
So let’s sound the alarm in today’s episode of the Movement Podcast -- powered by FMS.
Get $50 off FMS L1 or L2 Virtual courses. Follow this link and use promo VIRT22 at checkout.
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Today, we welcome our guest, Mike Contreras. Mike is the Division Chief at Orange County Fire Authority, based in Mission Viejo, CA. With over 30 years of experience working with and training firefighting personnel, he also is the founder of FMS Health and Safety, which addresses individual risk of injury and helps optimize overall health and performance.
On this episode, we discuss working with industrial athletes. We cover what tactics he employs during training, how he implements his practices across a large and varied population, how the world of industrial athletes has evolved, and what are some takeaways we can learn from his journey.
So let’s sound the alarm in today’s episode of the Movement Podcast -- powered by FMS.
Get $50 off FMS L1 or L2 Virtual courses. Follow this link and use promo VIRT22 at checkout.
👉🏻: Subscribe to the FMS Newsletter: 👈🏻
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