POE Fitness Training

Mission

It is the mission of the CSP Training Academy Physical Training Program to create an environment that fosters physical, mental and emotional growth by providing students with strong fundamentals in anatomy and physiology, general health and wellness, nutrition, exercise technique, programming and self-motivation. The program focuses on remaining injury-free. It, in fact, focuses on reconditioning and improving upon existing injuries and limitations, while simultaneously improving a student in all aspects in a group environment. Specifically, the program focuses on individual successes with Cadets, giving them the requisite foundations to prevail as Colorado State Port of Entry Officer over a long-term career.

Vision

The CSP Physical Training Program will utilize current industry best practices and methodologies backed by medical and exercises sciences to improve an individual participant in a group training atmosphere. Progressive Tactical Strength and Conditioning Strategies will be employed alongside injury-prevention models to achieve a comprehensive block-periodized program that recognizes that physical training does not exist in a vacuum, but rather is part of holistic training process that takes a member of the general public and prepares them for a career as a Colorado State Port of Entry Officer.

Progress and Program Tracking

Assessments

A total of two (2) physical assessments are performed throughout the duration of the Academy process. The first assessment comes at the onset of the Academy. At the beginning of the first week all students are assessed and are assigned an injury risk profile. Those who are the most deconditioned and are at the subsequent highest risk rating (if the risk rises to the Extreme Risk of Injury level) are spoken with as to mitigate injury risk and make them aware of where they must be most careful so as to successfully complete the Academy.

Finally an exit assessment is done that reflects the effects of the training program. Students are able to perform a self-analysis and engage in a conversation of where to proceed from this point and how to keep a modicum of fitness throughout their upcoming career.

Program Tracking

Students engage in a Google Sheets tracking program that records their daily workouts. Students also record their fatigue levels along with a perceived level of difficulty associated with that specific workout. Through this self-reported monitoring technique, we ensure that a class is not ‘overtraining’, however are still being given the best opportunity to progress physically while still engaged in all of their other training obligations. Again, physical training does not exist in a vacuum. The final step in the feedback loop is the critical feedback of the recruits and their opinions of their progress and the difficulty and demands of the program.

Summation

It is the goal of the CSP Academy Physical Training Program to provide each and every student with the highest caliber of training available to any tactical population anywhere in the world. By utilizing proven methodologies while progressively exploring new models, we seek to affect a student’s ultimate potential in all areas. Doing this in a competitive and enjoyable environment fosters an attachment to exercise that a student can carry with them throughout a long-term career as a CSP Port of Entry Officer, while providing them with the tools to face whatever this potentially life and death career throws at them.