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Protective Services Officer Fitness Training

Protective Services Officers Fitness Testing

Are you looking for a career change?

Do you see yourself protecting the community and making a difference? Do you have the drive and motivation to help create a safer environment at our train stations in Victoria?

If that sounds like you, the Victorian Police want to hear from you!

Over the next three years the Victorian Government is looking for 940 of the best Protective Services Officers to protect and serve the community and 400,000 people who travel on our railways each day.

To be eligible to become a Protective Services Officer you must meet specific requirements and pass certain testing criteria first and one of those is the standard police fitness testing.

For many applicants the fitness test is a little daunting, but it is all about being prepared!

It’s important that you know all the requirements and go ahead and test yourself to make sure you are fit enough before you apply.

What is the Protective Service Officer Fitness Requirements?

There are only six test in the Protective Services Physical Fitness Test. The test requirements are the same as applicants wishing to enter the police force except for a 100m swim that is excluded from the testing.
1. Grip Strength
2. Illinois agility run
3. 20 metre shuttle run
4. Push Ups
5. Prone Hold
6. Obstacle Climb

Learn more about Protective Services Officer Fitness Requirement.

Preparing for the Protective Services Officer Physical Fitness Test

Applicants should take their preparation seriously and practise, practise, practise!

Anyone looking for a career as a Protective Services Officer should attempt the tests to find out their strength and weaknesses before the official day (especially the Illinois agility run and beep test).

MaxNRG Personal Training has qualified exercise professional who has experience in preparing past recruits for the police force and other emergency services.

Preparing well in advance is essential!. If you leave your training until ‘the last minute’, you will have less opportunity to adapt physically and also less time to change your training if your fitness levels require it. If you need any help in preparing for the protective service officer fitness testing, MaxNRG can help.

Whether you need help passing the beep test, reducing your agility time or increasing your grip strength and push ups numbers MaxNRG Personal can personalise a training program for you.

So, if you want to pass any of these fitness test you must take your preparation seriously. Contact MaxNRG Personal Training today to discuss options.

Learn more about becoming a Protective Services Officer and the fitness requirement involved.

Protective Services Officers Fitness Test

MaxNRG Personal Training is a mobile personal trainer company in Melbourne, VICTORIA. All our fitness trainers are highly qualified and are the types of trainers who are willing to go above and beyond to be excellent and truly help people reach their fitness and exercise goals. Our goal is provide the best personal training available in Australia.

To learn more about how we can help you, simply fill out our online enquiry form or call us on 0403-741-278 and a member of our personal training team will discuss how we can provide the best possible support for you to succeed.

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Weekly Workout #6 – Upper Body Blast!

 

The team at MaxNRG PT understand sometimes you would like to do your own workout at home, park or at your local gym. So we are now happy to provide our new ‘Weekly Workout’.

Each Wednesday we will be posting new workouts, exercise ideas and variations and some challenges that you can set for yourself.

Upper Body Blast!

Last week we did your legs now its time for your upper body. Here is a range of upper body exercises, working your chest, shoulders, back and arms.  This workout will really get your upper body pumping and finishing off with some dumbbell punches you will sure to be feeling it at the end!

Equipment needed: Step or bench, Fitball, Dumbbells, Chin Up bar
Duration: 30 seconds each exercise with step ups in between each exercise Repeat Twice

1. Decline Push ups


Watch video here

2. Bent Over Rows

3. Push Press



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4. Dips

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5. Chest Press

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6. Bicep Curls

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7. Chin Up


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8. Dumbbell Tricep Extentions

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9. Dumbbell Punches – pick up some lighter dumbbells and punch it out!

 

We look forward to giving up more workouts and challenges each week, Stay tuned!

For more information about how MaxNRG Personal Training can assist you with your fitness needs check out our Melbourne Mobile Personal Training website.

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0403 741 278
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Weekly Workout #2 – 300 Workout

The team at MaxNRG PT understand sometimes you would like to do your own workout at home, park or at your local gym. So we are now happy to provide our new ‘Weekly Workout’.

Each Wednesday we will be posting new workouts, exercise ideas and variations and some challenges that you can set for yourself.

The 300 Workout

The 300 workout is 300 repetitions of any certain exercises completed in the fastest time possible. Each exercise can vary from upper body, lower body, core or cardio exercise and is a great way to get the blood pumping and muscles burning and is one of the best tests you can do to track your fitness level.

How it works: set out a number of different exercises (normally 6 exercises x 50 reps = 300) and complete each exercise in any order and any number and keep track till you have completed each exercise and the whole 300. Make sure you time yourself as you can keep trying to beat your time each time.

Find an example of a basic 300 workout below and an example of how to attack it. Good Luck!

Equipment needed: Bench, mat and Dumbbells

1. 50 x Push Ups

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2. 50 x Squats

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3. 50 x Dips



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4. 50 x Sit Ups

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5. 50 x Shoulder Press

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6. 50 x Star Jumps

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Try This!

As mentioned above you can do it in any order you choose as long as you get out all the reps, here is an example:

25 x Push ups
25 x Squats
25 x Sit Ups
25 x Shoulder press
25 x Star Jumps
25 x Dips
Then Repeat!

Don’t forget to to time yourself and try beat it everytime!

We look forward to giving up more workouts and challenges each week, Stay tuned!

For more information about how MaxNRG Personal Training can assist you with your fitness needs check out our Melbourne Mobile Personal Training website.

MaxNRG Personal Training
16 Sherbourne Road, Gladstone Park VIC 3043
0403 741 278
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Exercise of the Week

Prone Hold Walk Ups – Exercise of the Week

Prone Hold Walk Ups- Exercise of the Week

  • Lie face down on your stomach on a mat.
  • Raise your body up in a straight line and rest your body weight on your elbows and toes so that your body forms a straight line from the tops of your shoulders to your heels like you would for a standard prone hold.
  • Keep your back straight and your hips up and brace your abs tight.
  • Try to keep your body in a straight line and your elbows directly under your shoulders.
  • Walk up on your hands into a push up position.
  • Pause for a second or two in the push up position.
  • Slowly lower yourself back down into a standard prone hold again.
  • Once you can do this exercise for 2-minutes keeping good form, progress to the stability ball prone hold walk ups.

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For more abdominal exercise variations and other great exercises, visit the ‘MaxNRG Exercise of the Week‘ page or check out or Exercise Video Library

MaxNRG Personal Training is a mobile personal trainer company in Melbourne, VICTORIA. All our fitness trainers are highly qualified and are the types of trainers who are willing to go above and beyond to be excellent and truly help people reach their fitness and exercise goals. Our goal is provide the best personal training services available in Australia.

To learn more about how we can help you, simply fill out our easy online contact form or call us on 0403-741-278 and a member of our personal training team will discuss how we can provide the best possible support for you to succeed.

MaxNRG Personal Training
16 Sherbourne Road, Gladstone Park VIC 3043
0403 741 278
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Renegade Row with Push Up – Exercise of the Week

Renegade Row with Push Up – Exercise of the Week

  • This exercise is much like the normal Renegade Row except you are now adding a push up in between each repetition.
  • Start in a push up position with your hands wrapped around two light dumbbells.
  • Keeping your abs braced and your mid section as rigid as possible, row one dumbbell up to your ribcage.
  • Once you have slowly lowered the dumbbell back to the starting position perform a single push up before alternating to the other side.

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For more row exercise variations and other great exercises, visit the ‘MaxNRG Exercise of the Week‘ page or check out or Exercise Video Library

MaxNRG Personal Training is a mobile personal trainer company in Melbourne, VICTORIA. All our fitness trainers are highly qualified and are the types of trainers who are willing to go above and beyond to be excellent and truly help people reach their fitness and exercise goals. Our goal is provide the best personal training services available in Australia.

To learn more about how we can help you, simply fill out our easy online contact form or call us on 0403-741-278 and a member of our personal training team will discuss how we can provide the best possible support for you to succeed.

MaxNRG Personal Training
16 Sherbourne Road, Gladstone Park VIC 3043
0403 741 278
view our local listing for more info >>

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Spiderman Push Up – Exercise of the Week

Spiderman Push Up – Exercise of the Week

  • Keep the abs braced and body in a straight line from your toes to your shoulders.
  • Put your hands on the floor slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
  • Lower yourself down until you are about 5cm off the ground.
  • As you lower yourself, bring your left knee up to your left elbow.
  • Make sure you keep your foot off the ground as you do this.
  • Push back up with your chest, shoulders and triceps like you would in a normal push up, and return your leg to the start position.
  • Try and keep your body in a straight line the whole time and try not to twist your hips.
  • Change between moving your left and right leg up to your elbow for all repetitions.

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For more push upl exercise variations and other great exercises, visit the ‘MaxNRG Exercise of the Week‘ page or check out or Exercise Video Library

MaxNRG Personal Training is a mobile personal trainer company in Melbourne, VICTORIA. All our fitness trainers are highly qualified and are the types of trainers who are willing to go above and beyond to be excellent and truly help people reach their fitness and exercise goals. Our goal is provide the best personal training services available in Australia.

To learn more about how we can help you, simply fill out our easy online contact form or call us on 0403-741-278 and a member of our personal training team will discuss how we can provide the best possible support for you to succeed.

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16 Sherbourne Road, Gladstone Park VIC 3043
0403 741 278
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Stability Ball Push Up – Exercise of the Week

Stability Ball Push Up – Exercise of the Week

  • Keep your abs braced and body in a straight line from your knees to shoulders
  • Place your hands on the floor with your hands just wider than shoulder-width apart
  • Elevate your feet onto a fitball
  • Slowly lower yourself down until you are about 5cm off the ground
  • Push through your chest, shoulders and triceps to return to the start position
  • Keep your body in a straight line (from your knees to head) at all times

Only attempt stability ball push ups once you can successfully complete at least 20 standard pushups

For more push up variations and other great exercises, visit the ‘MaxNRG Exercise of the Week‘ page or check out or Exercise Video Library

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Offset Push Up – Exercise of the Week

Offset Push Up – Exercise of the Week

  • Keep your abs braced and body in a straight line from your toes to shoulders
  • Place your hands on the floor slightly wider than shoulder-width apart BUT place one hand in front of shoulder level and the other hand behind shoulder level
  • Slowly lower yourself down until you are 5cm off the ground
  • Push through your chest, shoulders and triceps to return to the start position.
  • Keep your body in a straight line at all times.
  • Do 2 reps for one side and then swap hand positions and repeat until you’ve completed all reps.

For more push up variations and other great exercises, visit the ‘MaxNRG Exercise of the Week‘ page or check out or Exercise Video Library

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Close Grip Push Up – Exercise of the Week

Close Grip Push Up – Exercise of the Week

  • Keep your abs braced and body in a straight line from your knees to shoulders
  • Place your hands on the floor with your hands shoulder-width apart (closer than you would for a standard push up)
  • Keep your elbows tucked into your sides as you do the pushup
  • Slowly lower yourself down until you are about 5cm off the ground
  • Push through your chest, shoulders and triceps to return to the start position
  • Keep your body in a straight line (from your knees to head) at all times

For more push up variations and other great exercises, visit the ‘MaxNRG Exercise of the Week‘ page or check out or Exercise Video Library

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Fitness Advice

Training for Strength

Strength training is a fairly broad term that covers all forms of exercise aimed at developing strength, as well as the size of the skeletal muscles. It can help in boosting overall health and will provide important functional benefits, as long as it is performed properly. If you are dealing with nerve damage or pain, Neuropathy Relief Guide wrote this excellent article.

There are many benefits of strength training:

  • Assists with the control of obesity and weight gain
  • Increases strength
  • Increase in muscle tissue
  • Increased metabolic rate
  • Can improve posture
  • Increases joint strength and stability
  • Enhances functional strength
  • Decreases degenerative diseases – arthritis
  • Boosts self esteem
  • Enhances sports performance
  • Decreases the risk of injury
  • Decreases blood pressure and diabetes
  • Increases energy expenditure (which benefits fat loss)

Compound versus Isolated exercises for strength

Compound exercises use more the one joint in a movement through exercise and is more functional and efficient when working out compared to isolation exercises. By using compound exercise you will improve your overall strength and will feel the benefits through a larger range of muscles in your body.

Some examples of compound exercises are: push ups, dead lifts, squats, chin ups, bench press, push press.  In all the examples listed above, multiple muscle groups are being used eg. With the push up you are using your chest, shoulders, triceps as well as your core muscles as stabilisers.

Isolated exercises just use one joint in a movement. This only concentrates on one muscle which is only beneficial if you wish to build up that specific muscle/joint. An example of an isolated exercise is a bicep curl. With the bicep curl, the biceps brachii is the only muscle being used with only a small involvement from the other muscles in your body as stabilisers.

For overall body strength and size, try using compound exercises in your workout routine.

What equipment can I use?

There are so many different types of equipment that can help you build for strength and size.

Free weights, Pin loaded machines, Hydraulic machines, resistance bands, kettlebells, medicine ball, Cable machine, Isokinetic equipment are just some of the types of equipment available.

You also don’t need any equipment at all, as there are plenty of body weight exercises to assist you in reaching your strength goals.

Free Weights

Examples: Dumbbells, Barbells and Kettlebells

Benefits:

  • Good for stability and strength
  • More functional movement than machine weights
  • High muscle activation
  • Promotes stabiliser muscles to work harder
  • A wide range of exercise variety
  • Are inexpensive to purchase
  • Don’t take up to much room

Pin Loaded Machine

Examples: Lat Pull down, Cable Machine, Seated chest press, Seated row

Benefits:

  • Good for beginners
  • Easy to change weight load
  • Great for circuit training
  • Good for rehabilitation
  • Can isolate specific muscles and range of motions

Hydraulic Machine

Are machines that use compression to control movement speed and maximise effort through a full range of motion. These machines are often used in circuit training.

Things to consider when building strength

  • Make sure to set up equipment to suit your body shape and size
  • Keep a slow and steady lifting speed
  • Breathe out on exertion (the hard bit)
  • Maintain good posture
  • Don’t start off to heavy, slowly build up
  • Get a personal trainer to offer assistance and advice

Strength training is a safe physical exercise provided that it is performed properly.  Weight training is one of the safest forms of this physical activity, but the slightest mistake in executing the routines can result in an injury. In order to avoid injuries and other discomforts, individuals should always check that they are performing the exercise correctly before using heavy weights.

MaxNRG Personal Training offers one-on one fitness training which is perfect for beginners looking to start physical exercise.  We provide constant supervision ensuring correct technique and assistance, therefore reducing the chance of injury and ensuring you work to your maximum potential and ability.

If you would like to receive a FREE, no obligations training session from one of our highly qualified registered Exercise Professional of Fitness Australia, fill out our simple online contact form or call us on 0403-741-278