Executive Protection Fitness - Tactical Programs

Feb. 18, 2010 - PRLog -- Tactical fitness (TACFIT)  for executive protection (EP)  should cover technical, tactical and physical  fitness.  Without TACFIT  EP agents lack the  knowledge and skill  to  properly and effectively provide protective coverage to their clients. EP requires strength  stamina, techniques and tactics.

Detail Leaders (DLs) should recognize  that  the  effectiveness  of  the members of the executive protection unit (EPU) depends  upon  their  physical  condition.  If things go south, the EPU team members need to be able to react, move, shoot and communicate effectively. This takes strength, coordination, stamina and agility. The client's life could be dependent upon the EPUs TACFIT.

EP assignment are often grueling and places high physical demands upon the EPU members, providing advance work, EP coverage and motorcade movements, working many hours without much hours of sleep. Leading experts agree that a close relationship exists  between TACFIT  and  achieving extreme levels of performance. Weakness, physical  exhaustion and lack of stamina are all associated  with poor performance levels. EP agents should be mentally alert and physically fit.

The program should utilize uncomplicated methods to build success-producing muscle, movement skills and mobility.  The  foundation  upon  which your TACFIT program
is built upon should include endurance to avoid becoming physically and mentally exhausted, strength for emergency and routine EP activities, coordination for efficient and  purposeful  protective coverage efforts, as well as flexibility, speed and joint mobility.  

Start an in service TACFIT program for your EPU, it should have a moderate  amount  of  TACFIT exercises and increase gradually  and  steadily. Develop a  detailed TACFIT  lesson  plan to maintain your EPUs physical  fitness  at  a  high  level. A high level of TACFIT is  of  greatest  importance for the protection of your clients and the well-being of your team. Push yourself and your EPU to reach new levels of physical conditioning. Make a plan and take action, keep safe.

Joe Green is a professional fitness trainer for military and police units throughout Southeast Asia, as well as a hand-to-hand combat instructor. He has 10 years US military experience and is currently a private contractor for the US government and works part time for International Corporate Executive Protection Ltd (ICEP).  He is an affiliate of the Tactical Fitness (TACFIT) program and highly believes in their techniques and tactics for superior performance, strength and confidence in the field on close protection assignments, you may check it out at: http://M4PDM1VW.tacfitcom4.hop.clickbank.net

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