"I am currently mentoring and coaching athletes and leaders that are interested in building teams that are more functionally relevant for the demands of an arduous career or active lifestyle"
Podcast - Chris is the creator and host of the Prep and Defend Show; a podcast inspired by Tactical Athletes and their lifestyles.
Chris has developed a proven program through trial and error, and various Programming and Coaching courses.
In order to share what he’s learned with other athletes and leaders, Chris created VenturAthlete.com.
Chris now specializes in preparing and training Fire Service Athletes for the arduous duties that their careers demand. As a current Wildland Training cadre member he is especially interested in helping out and physically preparing many of the young athletes that are striving to enter fire Department and Wildland and Fire Service careers.
"Leading and training our crews required developing high-level fitness programming that would create athletes that are extremely durable and well-rounded. I’ve worked hard to design and implement year-round training that provides the necessary balance of strength and conditioning for my entire team.”
The Prep and Defend Show - Podcast
Learn helpful workout, leadership, and lifestyle strategies, insights, tips and hacks for you and your team. Join guests and hosts on this deep-dive into the fitness-leadership lifestyle of the Career Tactical Athlete or arduous lifestyle.
Guests and hosts will draw from their experience on Wildland Fire Crews, Municipal Fire Departments, and the greater Tactical Athlete and Fitness community in order to better equip the Tactical Athlete Community for the challenges of an arduous, high-commitment lifestyle.
With long-term fitness and lifestyle goals in mind, you will learn helpful workout and life strategies, insights, and tips that you and or your team can apply as you push yourselves to exceed the standard on the “Fire-Line” and beyond.
10:00 - I have been involved with a lot of training academies, training the people that we hire, I've done several. You get to week three or so and you start to learn that people's personalities are the ones that are going to actually