FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Almo,

Thanks for the kind words, my man!

OK, before it would make sense to address any of that. Have you actually done FT as it is written?... An if so, which Volume Tier(s) did you use and how did your Blast(s) go?...

It sounds like you're basically wanting to modify a car you've never even driven. Your questions about how is best to structure things comes down to YOU mainly. I'd not want to do two-a-days, as I don't prefer to train that way and feel it gets in the way of recovery, but that's not the case for everyone (although I feel if you're REALLY going for broke that's probably true of most.)

I'd also try to fit the training around how well you recover not how your shifts are set up. I've worked with a few Firefighters over the years and some prefer to train on their OFF days, when they know they can rest as needed, eat for recovery, etc. (You may be at a less busy station and can get away with training while on duty without interruptions.)

I think if you were to try what you're proposing, you'd find it to be too much, but that depends on you.

Here in the US, firefighters will often do a 24 on / 48 off and then have a longer stint of several days off every couple weeks, but that's not universal. I'm not sure I understand your work pattern, actually, but in your case, with the possibility of sleep being interrupted, etc. the focus would probably be on recovery. This is how I've programmed most of the firefighters I've worked with: Train when they can train full force and have a good period thereafter to recover. For some, this might mean training right after coming off shift int he AM and then eating a napping, whereas others might come off shift in the AM, nap, then train, eat, sleep, etc...

-S