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High St., Columbus, OH 43206 FITNESS Continued from page 1 Little said one program that he had always wanted to establish was a department-wide fitness program. “Physical fitness programs are so important because not only do we need to be strong and capable of doing a job that constantly requires heavy lifting, but studies have shown that these programs can play an important role in increasing the morale and cohesiveness of a unit,” he said. But when Radi brought up the possibility of hiring Wenning to run a strength and conditioning program, much like the ones he ran at Washington Township, Whitehall, and Pickerington, his suggestion went into the “maybe in another year” bin. “It happens sometimes,” said Little. “There is a lot to do in this department.” Knowing that Radi was set to begin his regimen with Wenning, he told him to take copious notes. “I was the department’s mini-trial run,” said Radi. “They wanted me to go out there and see what would happen.” What did happen, he said, was something he never experienced before in a fitness program: the lack of deep and lingering aches despite the challenging movements and routines. Wenning said that is due to his personalized approach to training those in a tactical profession. “When I began working with the Washington Township Fire Department in 2007, one thing I discovered was that almost all of their firefighters have experienced or were experiencing pain in three primary locations — their knees, their shoulders and their backs. I knew that if I tailored their workouts to strengthen their posterior chain that it would drastically reduce those lingering issues and help prevent those injuries from occurring in the future.” Radi, a true believer in Wenning’s ways, decided that after a year working under his instruction, it was time for the department to bring him on board. Little felt the same. “We had done our own research and spoke with the departments where he oversaw their strength and conditioning programs,” said Little. “Not only was Matt’s personalized program helping reduce injuries on the job but it was also saving these departments hundreds of thousands of dollars in insurance premiums and overtime, which is an absolute killer for us.” In May, Wenning began a multi-year contract to overhaul the fitness culture at Jackson Township. Some firefighters were skeptical, to say the least. “There wasn’t a whole lot of pushback to what I was trying to do, but I knew they had doubts,” said Wenning, a three-time powerlifting champion who also directed over 6,000 troops in strength, conditioning, and wellness for the U.S. Army. What didn’t help was when he told them this would be a slow and steady process where they would spend the first several months learning proper movements and getting acclimated with his intricate program that includes belt squats, reverse hypers, glute and hamstring raises, planks and lots of work to target all aspects of the back. “I told them that this isn’t something you do for 90 days and suddenly you can deadlift and bench hundreds of pounds — that’s not what we are doing and this is not what this is about,” said Wenning. “It is a program where you build strength gradually and within a www.columbusmessenger.com Matt Wenning, left, performs a BioPrint on Battalion Chief Jason Burley. couple years should be deadlifting two to two-and-ahalf times your body weight. “And that, really, is going to be one of my most important goals for them to reach. The sad reality is that the population is getting bigger and these men and women in the firefighting and rescue field are going to have to account for that. If they can’t, they’re going to get hurt, put their careers in jeopardy and be living out their retirement with constant knee, shoulder or back pain.” Since Wenning began his fitness operation 10 months ago, Battalion Chief Jason Burley said people can always be found in the station’s training rooms now, working on movements and routines that Wenning leaves for them each week. “It’s nice to see but also a little annoying,” he said. “Before I could go down here and workout by myself but now there’s always guys waiting to use the equipment.” He said he estimates that 99 percent of the department has bought into Wenning’s program, but he believes there is a little less buy in for the diet portion - Wenning advised them to cut out carbs and sweets. “I’ve been following some of his diet plan but I refuse to give up certain things,” said Burley, who has gained muscle mass and developed better sleeping patterns since Wenning came to the department. “Like I’m not going to give up chicken wings or pizza for anything.” Though physical improvements have been noticeable throughout the department, Radi said it is the onthe-job performance that is causing the most reaction. “We have found that the focus is more on the skill that we are performing and not the strain of it,” he said. “And that, I think, is something none of us would have expected because we are constantly doing arduous tasks. “I think we will continue to build on the lessons that Matt has provided and that will be a true benefit for our department and our community as we become stronger and more capable of addressing their needs.”
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