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In October, the Firefighter Challenge National Championship was hosted in Oklahoma City by OSU-OKC. I took advantage of home turf and scheduled an in-person podcast recording with two incredible firefighters, and then, unfortunately, got sick and had to reschedule. Hear what they have to say about competing and training in today's FRW Podcast episode.

Sarah McGill

Sarah McGill has been a Lexington firefighter for 12 years and a paramedic for 10 years. She currently rides Engine 1 in downtown Lexington. This is her fourth year competing in the Firefighter Challenge League as a member of the Lexington team.

Sarah is a U.S. Women’s record holder, Women’s Tandem World Record holder, and former National and World Champion. In 2024, she was crowned the Aramco TFA Women’s World Champion in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Shantel Lund

Shantel Lund has served in the fire service for five years in Houston, Texas. She has been competing in the Firefighter Challenge for three years and currently holds two national records. This season marks her first year competing as a Lakeland athlete.

Shantel has trained in CrossFit for seven years and has competed for the past three. In 2024, she earned a silver medal at the CrossFit Firefighter Games, and her team placed third at the CrossFit Invitational.

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Dr. Jagim and Joel Luedke, ATC are doing great work together in Wisconsin. Hear about some of their research as well as their interventions in this week's Spotlight. The full original episode may be found here: https://www.firerescuewellness.org/podcast/episode-49-firefighter-research-with-andrew-jagim-phd-and-joel-luedke-atc

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New Year, same you? Amazing. Setting an intention for your life is step one to making sure that 2026 is off to an incredible start!

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Mike had a short career in minor league baseball, then decided he wanted to be a firefighter. Hear about he he helps manage the health and wellness program at his department. You can hear the full original episode here: https://www.firerescuewellness.org/podcast/episode-45-medium-sized-department-health-and-wellness-program-management-with-mike-pericht-cscs

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Congratulations to Coach Sarah Johnson! She recently won the title of the World's Strongest Woman. Hear about her training, her previous career as a firefighter, moving across the country to train with the best coach in the Strongman business and much more.

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This job is tough on us. And honestly, no one is getting out of this life alive, so why even try? I disagree! There are so many ways to mitigate our risk of early death. Hear more in today's spotlight. You can access the full-length original episode here: https://www.firerescuewellness.org/podcast/episode-44-death-and-taxes-with-annette-zapp-cscsd

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My guy Sebastian specializes in creating order out of chaos for first responders. Check out the great conversation we had a few weeks ago.

Sebastian Olave has been in the strength and conditioning industry since 2010. He has worked at various levels including youth and collegiate athletics, private training facilities, Olympic weightlifting, and most recently as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and Exercise Physiologist for the Austin Public Safety Wellness Center. His mission is to empower the first responders he serves to achieve lifelong wellness, or simply put, “to help the helpers.” He obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Kinesiology and Sports Physiology, respectively, at Texas A&M University. Sebastian is Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified through the Collegiate and Professional Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association as well as a Level 1 Coach through USA Weightlifting. In his free time, he enjoys quality time with his lovely wife and two boys, lifting heavy things, getting his heart rate up, hiking, breakfast tacos, playing guitar, and singing.

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It can be challenging to maintain health and fitness while working as a first responder. Taking a bottom-up and logical approach can assist with creating calm in the chaos!

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Check out this great explanation of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) from Dr. Mark Abel, from the University of Kentucky. You can hear the full original episode here: https://www.firerescuewellness.org/podcast/episode-43-firefighter-research-with-mark-abel-phd

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