The Poof is on Fire!
Today I popped in the Firefighter's Workout for my continuing DVD home workout fun. This one is lead by firefighter (and certified fitness instructor) Michael Stefano. His team is three other people: one hunky firefighter and two girls who aren't.
The video has beginners (or, Proby's) and advanced (or Salty Dogs) workouts on it, as well as cool-downs and warm-ups. Though they don't say it on the Netflix description of the workout, you need dumbells to do the beginner workout and a step/bench for the advanced portion.
The workout takes place in the fire station locker/changing room. Instructor Stefano in his New York accent dedicates the video to the 9-11 dead folks, then tells you that this workout will help current firefighters stay in shape, help amateurs get in shape, and especially prepare people for the firefighters' entrance exam.
Apparently being a firefighter involves a lot of upper body work such as carrying hoses and smashing down doors, so the workout focused mostly on that. Every now and then they'd show stock photography of firefighting in action.
I only did the beginner's workout as I don't have a step bench thingy. The exercises were nothing new, and there weren't that many of them either. They involved squats, stretches, several shoulder exercises, push-ups, and bicycles. It was less aerobic and more of a strength building routine.
As the routine was only 20 minutes, I rewound it and did it again with heavier weights. Without the advanced portion (also only 20 minutes) it wasn't very much work and wasn't very engaging. And, importantly, it wasn't a room filled with hot, sweaty shirtless firemen like I had imagined. That would have been a big improvement.
The video has beginners (or, Proby's) and advanced (or Salty Dogs) workouts on it, as well as cool-downs and warm-ups. Though they don't say it on the Netflix description of the workout, you need dumbells to do the beginner workout and a step/bench for the advanced portion.
The workout takes place in the fire station locker/changing room. Instructor Stefano in his New York accent dedicates the video to the 9-11 dead folks, then tells you that this workout will help current firefighters stay in shape, help amateurs get in shape, and especially prepare people for the firefighters' entrance exam.
Apparently being a firefighter involves a lot of upper body work such as carrying hoses and smashing down doors, so the workout focused mostly on that. Every now and then they'd show stock photography of firefighting in action.
I only did the beginner's workout as I don't have a step bench thingy. The exercises were nothing new, and there weren't that many of them either. They involved squats, stretches, several shoulder exercises, push-ups, and bicycles. It was less aerobic and more of a strength building routine.
As the routine was only 20 minutes, I rewound it and did it again with heavier weights. Without the advanced portion (also only 20 minutes) it wasn't very much work and wasn't very engaging. And, importantly, it wasn't a room filled with hot, sweaty shirtless firemen like I had imagined. That would have been a big improvement.
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1 Comments:
At 11:58 AM, Kenny T said…
Why Rent fake firefighters when you can light a mattress on fire and have the real thing coming to your rescue in less than 3 minutes?!?!?! Dear Identical Cousin: GET ON BOARD!!!
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