PREP and DEFEND
♦️ Helping busy men build lasting performance and resilience so they can better perform in their teams and families.
We believe all men are meant to master their performance and attitude as they emerge as leaders of their teams and families.
♦️ Host Chris Ruano is an active professional Fire Captain with over 25 years of experience dealing with the challenges of high-demand stressful environments.
"Our crazy First-Responder lifestyle makes it so difficult to improve our strength and physical performance.
Periodized-Hybrid training is a unique year-round fitness strategy that I discovered through years of leading wildland fire crews, as I struggled to stay prepared for fire-season not just once, but year after year.
By following this strategy, you’ll increase your strength and year-round performance, because its specially developed for the challenges and commitments of our first-responder lifestyle."
♦️ It is our honor and passion to equip workers and leaders with effective strategies to unlock powerful performance and positive attitudes.
https://www.prepdefend.com/
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 71
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Honoring September 11th - 20 years later
🇺🇸 The 20 year Anniversary of the September 11 Attack is upon us and the events of 9/11 mean something special to each one of us.
Any First Responder or American with 15 years or more of service in o…
How to Become a Firefighter - Mentor Session
🚒 What are the Steps to Become a Firefighter?
Listen in on this recored mentoring session in which I share with a friend about what it takes to achieve success in a Fire Career.
If you or anyone you …
Kevin Welsh - Pursuing Fire Goals and Daily Routine Tips
🤔What to expect from this show with guest Kevin Welsh;
- Mindset Strategies for setting career and personal goals.
- What it takes to obtain a Fire Department Job
- Morning and Evening Routine Tips to Domina…
Brandon Dunham - Grassroots Wildland Firefighters and Leaving a Fire Career for Family
On this show we hear from Brandon Dunham on the topics of :
- the Tough Decision of leaving behind a Fire Career
- Grassroots Wildland Firefighters - who they are and what they're up to.
“Brandon Dunham…
Fatherhood, Mentorship, and Becoming a Man - with Michael Bulloch - Man of Mastery
On this show we talk to avid Spartan and Crucible Athlete Michael Bullock about the importance of providing for a right of passage for young men and especially our our sons. We also discuss how Micha…
Leading Complete Firefighter Fitness Through Humility with NOLE LILLEY
On this show Nole Lilley shares with us about "the Fire He Carries" and ways that he continues to lead physically and how so many in the Fire Service family are being helped by the topics and guests …
The Price of Preparation - Don't Underestimate Firefighter Physical Fitness
What if you had an opportunity to achieve a career goal but you were physically unable to perform at the level needed? What is the cost of showing up to a challenge or opportunity physically unprepar…
Justin Mahaffey- Wild.Fit.Life.805 - Building a Firefighter Fitness Buisiness
In this episode we chat with U.S. Forest Service Wildland Firefighter Justin Mahaffey.
Justin is a wildland firefighting veteran and he is now launching his brand - Wild Fit Life 805 with the missi…
Tyler Andrade - Success in Business, and Fitness and now a Wildland Firefighter
Tyler Andrade delivers and amazing and inspiring interview about hard work and humility.
As a highly motivated Entrepreneur and Athlete, Tyler shares his unique perspective and experience of going way…
Intro and Vision - Prep and Defend Tactical Fitness Podcast
Fitness Leadership for the Career Tactical Athlete.
Heres a short update and introduction of what the Prep and Defend Show will bring to the Tactical Athlete and fitness community.
Insights and Advic…
Roo and Max Teaming up - Two Fitness and Training Perspectives
Our Team Introduction and Vision as we introduce one another.
Join Host Chris Ruano from VenturAthlete, who currently serves on and leads teams in the Wildland and Municipal Fire-Service in Southern C…