Well as some of you may know I am a Police Officer on a local agency here in Houston, TX; some of you also know that I am also on our SWAT team.
I have been coming to CFH for a little over a year now and man what a difference it has made for me! I have more endurance, stamina, strength, etc... All of this has really come to the forefront in just the past couple of months. I just completed my third SWAT school in April and it was a 70 hour course in 6 days so needless to say we had some long physical days. In May, I attended two more schools (Sniper school and Tactical Team Leaders Course). The sniper school was a bi*#$!!! All three of these courses tested mental and physical endurance and more on the physical side.
If I had not been working out at CFH, I can"t even imagine what I would have felt like or how I would have dealt with the physical challenges that all three courses dished out.
In short, I kicked tail in all three courses and never once did I get tired nor were any of the physical demands of the courses a factor. I felt great and could have gone harder and longer if the courses called for it.
I wish that I had found CrossFit a lot sooner... I can only imagine what more I could have been able to do?
I do know one thing - CROSSFIT SHOULD BE MANDATORY FOR ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT!
I want to thank Carlos for the encouragement and guidance this year and I appreciate his continued support and friendship... You're one bad dude! Also to Lisa, Tal and Rico for all of their continued support and guidance. I hope that more of my team will come and join the CFH family so they can have first hand experience on how CrossFit can change every aspect of tactical performance. I know it has for me.
I truly believe that winning 4 out of 6 top gun challenges and winning the overall comprehensive competition in the sniper school was a direct benefit from training at CFH. I felt awesome and it felt good putting an a$$ kicking on younger officers during the course.
I can't wait for more.......
Joe D.