PREP and DEFEND
♦️ Helping busy men build lasting performance and resilience so they can better perform in their teams and families.
We believe all men are meant to master their performance and attitude as they emerge as leaders of their teams and families.
♦️ Host Chris Ruano is an active professional Fire Captain with over 25 years of experience dealing with the challenges of high-demand stressful environments.
"Our crazy First-Responder lifestyle makes it so difficult to improve our strength and physical performance.
Periodized-Hybrid training is a unique year-round fitness strategy that I discovered through years of leading wildland fire crews, as I struggled to stay prepared for fire-season not just once, but year after year.
By following this strategy, you’ll increase your strength and year-round performance, because its specially developed for the challenges and commitments of our first-responder lifestyle."
♦️ It is our honor and passion to equip workers and leaders with effective strategies to unlock powerful performance and positive attitudes.
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PREP and DEFEND
Building Workouts that Work for You; a Periodized Strategy
In this episode of Prep and Defend, Wildland Fire Captain Chris Ruano breaks down how First Responders can use the Periodized Strategy to build smarter workouts, avoid burnout, and stay ready year-round.
You’ll learn how to train in alignment with the seasons of your life and career—balancing strength, endurance, and recovery to perform when it matters most. This episode is your blueprint for consistent, effective training that supports both mission readiness and leadership at home.
Train with Purpose, Lead with Strength!
♦️ Free Customized Periodized-Hybrid Training Guide
Our crazy First-Responder lifestyle makes it so difficult to improve our strength and physical performance.
Periodized-Hybrid Training is a unique year-round fitness strategy that I discovered through years of leading wildland fire crews as I struggled to stay prepared for fire-season not just once, but year after year.
By following this strategy, you’ll increase your strength and year-round performance, because its specially developed for the challenges and commitments of our first-responder lifestyle.