Podcast appearances and mentions of john spera

Marcos Orozco was born and raised in Texas and became passionate about fitness at the age of 12 when his Dad bought him his first gym membership.  He played sports throughout high school and ran track for ASU (400m and 4x400m relay) where he got a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science/Kinesiology.   Marcos has been a career fireman for 17 years and has been training and working out in gear for about 15 + of those years.   His passion for fitness as it relates to performance on the fire ground is what he is passionate about and what he is best known for.  He has spent the past decade plus training “tactical athletes” and helping them become the best version of themselves, making them an asset rather than a liability.   Marcos is the owner of Hardknox Sunday where he has programs designed to help firefighters improve their fitness as it relates to performance on the fire ground.  He is a big believer in “you are either an asset or a liability, there is no in between.” Marcos is co-founder of The Crucible with John Spera and Logan Broberg.  The Crucible is a 24hr class where the participants will do 12 in full-gear workouts over that 24hr period where a standard must be met under the required time frame.  This class is meant to help build that mental fortitude and resiliency, and to share with the participants what has worked for us, the cadre.  We will be focusing on building the participants up and helping them work through those dark moments.  In addition, The cadre will be doing the workouts with the participants, and embracing the shared suffering.   Marcos is also co-owner of True Grit Training, where they provide realistic “live fire” trainings as well as RIT and Search and Rescue classes in the Denver metropolitan area.     Marcos has been an instructor for over 11 years and travels all over the country teaching HOT classes and giving his lecture “Improving fire ground performance through fitness and mental fortitude” as well as being on several podcasts in the last couple of years. @hardknoxsunday Sponsorship: @southwest_fire_academy Editing: @bradshea Marketing: @m.pletz Administration: @haileygreenfitness Partnership: @firefighternationhq Mid-roll Sponsor - @firehumorcompany Some of his fire conferences include:     Ft Lauderdale Fire Expo (Ft Lauderdale, FL) Fire Shows West (Reno, NV) FDIC (Indianapolis, IN) The Castillo Way, (Houston, TX) Mile High Fire Conference (Denver, CO) Mid America Fools OKC Conference (OKC, OK).   Some of his podcasts include:   Behind The Shield Podcast Tailboard Misfits Podcast Fit to Fight Fire Podcast Student of the Game Podcast Undisclosed Agents Podcast The Sheepdog Society Podcast   Some of his “HARD” accomplishes include completing the Dunes 100-mile Ultra Race (2019-FL), completing the Georgia Smoke Diver Program at age 45 (2022-GA), running Pikes Peak Ascent (13.3 miles up to 14,115ft of elevation) in bunker coat/pants (2023-CO), and completing OBT 6 (2024-FL). Challenging himself and others is what Marcos is passionate about, and he enjoys showing others what is possible. Marcos moved from South Florida to Colorado in January of 2023 and has been working for Brighton Fire District where he was in the Training Division for all of 2024 teaching at The North Area Fire Academy (NAFA 14 & 15), sharing his knowledge and passion. Marcos believes you must do HARD things you do not want to do daily; you are only as good as what you are currently doing, and what are you currently doing to make people around you better.   “It is our responsibility to show them what is possible.”

TBM Host John Velez shares a conversation with John Spera of Fit To Fight Fire. Spera is a 23 year tailboard fireman that has his priorities in check. Above all else is his faith, then family and finally fire and it shows throughout this entire episode. John shares why he believes physical fitness is the foundation of the fire service, how his faith has plated a significant role in his fire service career and shares a powerful story of being first due at the Aurora movie theatre shooting. John is phenomenal person with such a great message, we were honored to have him on the Tailboard Misfits Podcast. Check out the links below and follow John on social media to stay up to speed with all the things he is doing. Patreon - FIT TO FIGHT FIRE - https://www.patreon.com/fittofightfire FIT TO FIGHT FIRE PODCAST - https://open.spotify.com/show/2BJiSZU8zyNtoukfTydKps?si=a84bcad8ca4047cd TBM Merch - tailboardmisfits.com

8 years of career experience. Currently an Engineer with Cal Fire assigned to the Merced County division. Creator and owner of Change the CDF which stands for Culture, Department & Future. If you haven't heard of Robert I implore you to please, please, please listen to his episode on John Spera's Fit to fight fire & Corley Moore's Weekly Scrap where he breaks down his journey of his past to the individual he is today. All I'm going to say about this episode is truth bombs & nuggets were dropped and it was a fantastic conversation. IG:change_the_c.d.f_llc

22 years of career fire service experience. Back step Firefighter with South Metro Fire/Rescue on Engine 13. Creator and owner of Fit to fight fire where he has a strong belief first and foremost in his faith with his lord and savior along with a passion that as Firefighters mediocrity should not be tolerated and that we must be physically fit to do our job for who we serve. I have a deep respect for John for being one of the reasons I even started this podcast and for him accepting the invite to come on and talk shop with me.IG: fittofightfireusa & jjspera

John Spera and Corey Sutton are both Denver firefighters and the men behind Rescue Wellness. We discuss Corey;s journey into professional football, traumatic brain injury, his road into the fire service, sleep deprivation, the tactical athlete, shift work, the healing power of CBD, the genesis of their company and so much more.

John Spera is a Husband, Father, & has been a Backseat Firefighter for 21 years. He is the founder and current owner of FIT TO FIGHT FIRE. John has led the way in FITNESS, FAITH,  AND FAMILY in the fire service since the day he took the OATH. 

We were honored to have special guest John Spera of South Metro (CO) Fire Rescue and Fit to Fight Fire on the show to discuss his journey in the fire service. We dive into fitness and its importance and impact on the fire ground. We discussed mental and emotional health. We dive into the lateral entry hiring and the opportunities and challenges that go with it.  Finally, John and Nick share the impact their faith has had in shaping their lives and careers.  This is a real look at the pillars of any successful life in the fire service and a message that we hope will resonate with so many in our profession. 

Bobby and John talk about his journey from NY to FL to CO, working the Aurora Shooting, leadership, faith, family, fitness, and more... https://fittofightfire.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fit-to-fight-fire/id1668275335 https://thefirefighterdevotional.blogspot.com/  

Lessons learned on 07/20/2012 For only $5 a month, the cost of a cup of coffee, you will receive a workout of the day, daily inspiration, and much more! Head over to www.patreon.com/fittofightfire to surround yourself with a community of like-minded firefighters on the same mission: to become the best version of themselves so that they can serve their family and community at the highest level.

Joined by Fit to Fight Fires very own, John Spera. We  discuss how you define firefighter fitness, the physical demands of the job, why firefighters are out of shape, promotions and fitness... it rapidly turned into one of the most raw and heartfelt interviews I have been a part of.  An absolutely amazing Scrap!

Episode 065 - Jim Moss is the author of Firefighter Success and Firefighter Functional Fitness, and was also a guest on Episode 004 of our podcast. He interviews John Spera on his Firefighter Success Podcast (Episode 006) and they discuss John's recent decision to join South Metro Fire Rescue (CO) and be the new guy once again. Jim also asks John about how to begin a lifestyle change when it comes to starting a new fitness routine. Check out the full interview with John on FirefighterSuccessPodcast.com. FTFF Lead Yourself is sponsored by Shur-Sales & Marketing, Inc.

John Spera is an 18-year veteran of the fire service and is currently a firefighter-paramedic with South Metro Fire in Colorado. He is the founder of the incredibly popular Fit to Fight Fire movement, the co-author of Mindset, and host of the Fit to Fight Fire: Lead Yourself Podcast. He is a national instructor who loves to share his message on firefighter training, leadership, fitness, and mindset.Learn more: FitToFightFire.com

On this episode of the Weekly Scrap, Corley Moore talks to John Spera on topics ranging from social media influence and positivity in the fire service to threat versus challenge mindset. John suggests two books that have impacted his life, and so much more...

“Would you want you rescuing you?”Episode 13 of Refined By Fire podcast featured Tom Johnson and John Spera of Fit to Fight Fire. Fit to Fight Fire is a website and platform that Tom and John use to motivate and educate firefighters in the realm of training and fitness. Fit to Fight Fire also produces a podcast, Lead Yourself, where this interview can also be found.Reading links:The Mission, The Men, and Me by Pete Blaber (Tom)Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin (Tom)A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller (Stephen)1 Corinthians 9:25-27 (John)-----------------------------------This podcast features the song “Spray Paint it Gold”, by Little Glass Men, available under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

Episode 026 - John Spera, the co-founder of FTFF and the co-host of Lead Yourself, details his experience as a Fire Medic when he responded to the Century 16 Theater Shooting in Aurora, CO on July 20, 2012. Inside a chaotic scene, he talks about adapting and overcoming, making outside the box decisions, and collaborating with other first responders. And these team-oriented actions ultimately led to 59 patients transported to area hospitals in under 60 minutes, with limited resources.

In episode 4 we speak to John Spera of Fit To Fight Fire. John discusses physical fitness, tips to improve your health, and most importantly, discovering what your fitness represents to you.

Episode 001: John Spera and Tom Johnson, the founders of Fit To Fight Fire, discuss the origins of FTFF and preview the future of the podcast. Sponsored by Paul Conway Fire (paulconwayshields.com)

Stress is something all of us, as men, deal with on a daily basis. And, unless you can find a way to manage the stress effectively, you just won't be able to show up in the way others are relying on you to do. Firefighter, John Spera with Fit to Fight Fire, joins me to talk about it takes to handle yourself in stressful situations, how to get better at adapting, something he calls belief filtering, and how to build up emotional, mental, and physical resiliency. John Spera I am so honored to by interview my friend and someone I've followed for a long time, firefighter John Spera. As I said, he's someone I've been following for some time now and I have been blown away by his work ethic and his ability to lead others especially under stressful situations. I know we have a lot of men here who listen to this show as firefighters, military members, and other first responders. I've got to say that I respect you and anyone who steps into the line of fire, literally in the case of my guest today. He is a firefighter and paramedic in Aurora, CO and his team was tasked with responding to the Aurora theater shooting in 2012. He's going to talk with us a little bit about that experience and the drive he has to be the best he can be - which you'll hear in his voice when he says, "The level of our training will make the difference between life and death for others."   Please leave us a review at http://www.orderofman.com/itunes Shownotes: http://www.orderofman.com/098 Website: http://www.orderofman.com

This week's guest is John Spera of Fit to Fight Fire. We talk training the tactical athlete, active shooting situations, PTSD, functional fitness and much more.