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two parts physique competitor and coach, 2 parts firefighter and elite powerlifter, 1 part inappropriate jokester, and 1 part of a seemingly unhealthy obsession with Jack Skellington will get you...TEAM LOCOFIT!!!! Laurin Conlin and Ryan Conley join me today for an in depth discussion on nutrition and fitness as well as leadership and mindset.

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Todd is a tactical Guru and provides great perspective on training principles when it comes to firearms. Firearms not utilized only in a vacuum. It is a dynamic, and evolving scenario. Therefore you need to provide the context of the use of the firearm or it doesn't make any sense. We dug into tactics as well as a good amount of mindset. As you know, you can have all of the physical tools but are weak between the ears and then none of those tools really mean much. Check it out let me...

Happy Mother's Day!!! Here is an episode for all the ladies in the audience. Erika is a tactical athlete that also happens to be a female. She has a great handle on what it means to apply both of those terms to the same person. We talked at length that women are not just smaller men and therefore training cannot and should not look identical to a male based protocol for training and recovery. Check it out let me know what you think!!

Buck Grant is an expert in Martial Arts, combatives and really understands application of the techniques he teaches. He also understands that you are limited only by not what you see your physical abilities as but rather what are the thoughts and beliefs going on between your ears. Check the show out and hit me up with some feedback!

Mark Briggs is the Director of Law Enforcement Training for Brute Force. We discussed the different aspects of what it means to be a tactical athlete as well as the different demands of training for police work. Mark is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to understanding the actual demands of the job from a practical standpoint as he was an officer for 18 years and has been involved in several police action shootings and years of training experience under his belt as well. I hope you...

Ryan is co owner of Blue Shield Nutrition. A supplement company that was grown from a desire to fix the problems that police and other first responders deal with on a daily basis. We discussed their product line and how much of it has developed from the issue of improving sleep quality as there are times when quantity is in short supply. We also talked about different training methods and had some great info on supplements to ensure you are getting the most from you supplements.

Mike Millner is the owner of Peak Optimization Performance. His approach to fitness and nutrition is based in neurotyping. This is a process of using personality traits and inventories in order to find more about the most beneficial training and nutrition protocols that will effectively change your behavior. The truth is that when it comes down to getting results they need to be based in behavioral changes or nothing will happen. Mike has a new Ebook "Mind Over Macros" that was just...

This is one of my favorite episodes to date! Matt is one of the strongest human beings ever and one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. Not to mention he works a ton with Tactical Athletes like police and fire. Check it out and hit me up with questions or comments regarding the content. Also let me know if you have more questions for Matt as we are going to hit up another show to follow up this one!

Rob Shaul is the founder and owner of Mountain Tactical They have a great view of what makes the Tactical Athlete different from the recreational "ball and stick" athlete. The unpredictability that police work requires as well as police culture in general.

Chris and I sit down and talk about the top 5 skill sets that all police officers need. We covered a lot of good stuff in this one. Check it out and let us know what your top skill sets are and if you agree or disagree with us! Hit us up with a 5 star review on iTunes and reach out if you have any feedback at anthony@alphatrainingsystems.com Train Hard and Stay Alive!

David Lopez is the founder and head of the Iron Pigs BJJ Club. This is a club run under the banner of the Houston Police Dept. and is a registered 051C3 Non Profit which is used to not only fund equipment needed to run recruit classes but also to help out injured and fallen officers families financially. David and I discussed what BJJ is and why it is so important for law enforcement to know and understand grappling as well as have a base of strength and conditioning and a ton more. If...

Amazing conversation with 1/2 of the Thunderbro team, Andrew Charlesworth. He is not only a founding member of the rising Thunderbro program but also a member of the CrossFit HQ L1 and L2 Seminar team, Affiliate owner, and bad ass athlete. We talked about the pros of understanding how to utilize bodybuilding/hypertrophy training inside of CrossFit methods as well as how CrossFit athletes and coaches screw training up and how we can avoid these pitfalls. Obviously we also circle this...

Noreen is a police officer in the Indianapolis area as well as the owner of CrossFit Sworn. We talked about how to do more with less time and have several businesses on top of being a cop! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningalpha/support

George and I discuss what it means to be fit for duty as well as the importance of aerobic capacity and much more! Get your pad and pen ready for this one you'll want to take notes! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningalpha/support

Having trouble with consistency? What are you sick of? When you can answer that you find consistency. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningalpha/support

Life and training are all about dealing and adapting with stress. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningalpha/support

When you use cover it has to be an offensive move to fight with not a place to hide. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningalpha/support

Balance between meathead and scientist as well as safety and security Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningalpha/support

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