Behind the Badge
Orange PD officer gives tips on getting over wall during physical agility testing
0“Hit the wall” is a phrase commonly used by runners when they bonk at around mile 20 of a marathon. “Getting over the wall” is a dreaded challenge for many aspiring police officers during physical agility testing. Officer Kristen Burney, of the Orange PD, is here to help. In the video below, Burney, a fitness enthusiast and former CrossFit instructor, offers several tips on how to get over two 6-foot-tall walls: one concrete, one with a chain-link covering. The Orange PD recently had the walls installed at Grijalva Park for PD applicants. Scaling both walls successfully is one of the…
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