Fighting Fire with Function
from Movement Podcast Hosted by Gray Cook and Dr. Lee Burton | Mike Contreras
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: 👈🏻 📺: Do you want more content like this? Join Here 📸: Movement Podcast Instagram 🐤: FMS Twitter Functional Movement Systems YouTube Facebook Instagram X (Twitter) Subscribe to the FMS Newsletter
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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 impleme...
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- 0:00 Intro
- 1:22 History with FMS
- 14:24 Training Large Groups
- 23:27 FMS Virtuals L1 & L2 Offer VIRT22
- 24:21 How to Get Buy-in
- 36:16 Health & Safety
- 43:07 Leadership & Culture
- 50:30 Fundamentals To Stay Healthier Long-term
- 53:29 FMS L1 & L2 Virtual Offer VIRT22
- 54:21 From Performance to Independence
- 1:12:31 Close
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