KB Fire Training Program Review SE
August 6, 2009 by Seth
Filed under Kettlebell DVD Reviews
The “KB Fire” training program is designed to develop true survival strength for firefighter (and other ‘occupational athletes’).
This DVD starts out with a promise that carries an iron clad money back guarantee stating that you will learn “How to safely survive and WIN EVERY fight that you EVER fight.”
This is a pretty serious commitment and to back it up by a ‘no excuses’ money back guarantee is something that is sure to get anyone’s attention – - but does it hold up to it’s guarantee?
We’ll see ….
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What this Program Offers You:
Nearly two hours of power-packed workout instructions in DVD format by RKC (Russian Kettlebell Challenge) Team Leader, Tom Corrigan supposedly turning firefighters into
“Nearly invincible specimens of enduring power and shock-proof heart…”
Anyone who knows anything about the life of a firefighter knows how tough and demanding the job can be. At ANY time, you could be called out to a situation where you are risking your life to save other people’s lives — and, firefighters need to be at the epitome of strength, stamina and agility that is no nonsense.
You’d better be able to use what you develop in ‘real life’ or it means nothing.
That’s what “KB Fire” is all about.
Here are some examples of the real world challenges that the training addresses:
- Wrenching open stuck doors
- Hoiking heavy hoses
- Clambering up high ladders
- Grabbing at falling objects
- Shouldering every imaginable size and shape of human victim
- Axing away at walls and ceilings
- Yanking at debris
- Dragging bags
- Pushing, shoving and straining against suddenly immovable objects
- Sprinting up and down stairs
- Reaching up, down, below, through and into every imaginable hole and crevice
- Bending and twisting aside heavy metal
- Breaking down or smashing through doors
- Jumping for your very life
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These kinds of situations are responsible for the on the job injuries that firefighters face every year… ..About 35,000 a year on average that is.
The “KB Fire” trainer Tom Corrigan states that the versatility of Kettlebells is unsurpassed when it comes to the different manners of training which you can cover using them. This means in lifting, swinging, hurling, trusting or gripping, stretching….you name it.
“KB Fire” has an exhaustive list of exercises which Tom walks you through step by step in order to ensure maximum safety and benefits from performing them the correct way. The exercises pretty much run the gamut of possibilities when it comes to application of real world situations and the strength, stamina and speed needed to deal with them.
Who is Your Trainer:
Tom Corrigan has been a member of the Everett Fire Department since 1994 and has been an avid kettlebell trainer since 2002. He is also the owner of “Blue Collar Fitness”, a company which specializes in “training you for the job and not the gym.”
This last statement is key when it comes to workout routines for anyone who needs the muscle tone, the strength, the endurance and the speed that they build to be useful in real life situations. Here is a guy who knows from personal experience (and continued personal experience I might add) what it takes to be a first class fire fighter.
What Could Be Better About This Program:
The trainer’s experience and the list of exercises in this program is impressive … Tom really doesn’t leave anything to chance … but, that being said, the review of this program is mediocre at best.
For starters, the review of this program may have been higher if the program was specifically designed for firefighters who were just starting off with kettlebell training — not for anyone with kettlebell experience.
Though the overall content and mission of the program is admirable, when put to the test, firefighters were:
- disappointed at the quality of the video & sound and
- felt that the exercises were too basic.
In fact, a common argument was that the firefighters’ felt that the kettlebell exercises were not as ‘profession specific’ as they had hoped them to be.
That being said, we gave this review just shy of 3 stars.
The Price of the Program:
Given the basic nature of the program, we feel that the asking price of $49.95 is a bit steep.
The objective of this program is to help you to become a great firefighter; however, the material is just too basic.
The real question here is whether or not this is the workout for you. If you are a firefighter, policeman or some other type of ‘occupational athlete’ who’s just getting started in kettlebells, you may want to consider this program – though, personally, I would suggest giving serious consideration to Pavel’s Enter the Kettlebell.
If you’ve got a bit more experience, perhaps consider The Russian Kettlebell Challenge or More Russian Kettlebell Challenges – phenomenal products!
