Fitness & Operational Readiness | Mick Coup

When it comes to assessing your level of fitness, what benchmarks
are you using? As protectors, where the expectations upon us can
vary to such an extent, how do we know if we’re fit for purpose?
Are we measuring by past experience or worst case scenario?


It's also important to know the limitations on your body and to
understand that you still have to be fit enough to cross the
line. It's no good thrashing yourself every day in training to
then get to the start line and find out you're broken to such a
degree that you can't actually perform. 


Operational readiness and fitness - we're
talking to Mick Coup, founder of
C2 Core Combatives and a long-established
fitness specialist within EP.


“I know that I can't survive being hit by a car. So, I
take a lot of care when I crossed the road. Knowing your
limitations reveals your actual capabilities far more than
wishful thinking does”


Traditionally, It's that time of the year where we get a bit
introspective and start setting ambitious goals for the year
ahead. So, in this podcast, we're taking a long look in the
mirror and asking some tough questions.


In this episode, Mick shares the benefit of his many years of
experience in training and coaching, including: 


How can protectors benchmark their fitness, what metrics
should you use?

if you're not physically able to protect somebody, should you
really be saying that you are in the close detection industry as
a protector?

Training and equipment recommendations for protectors when
deployed on operations

Fitness, recovery and wellbeing tips for maximising training
benefits as we age.



More about Mick:


Mick provides consultation and bespoke training covering a broad
spectrum of both kinetic and non-kinetic subject matter - ranging
from last resort armed/unarmed combatives to conflict/threat
management methods, and from methods of restraining and
controlling of violent subjects, to close protection and
special-project operational tactics.


Mick has also designed and developed the highly acclaimed ‘C2:
Core Combatives’ system, adopted by various operational groups
internationally to enhance the personal survivability of
personnel in various conflict scenarios.





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