{"id":3403,"date":"2014-02-11T08:55:50","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T08:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multilingualbooks.com\/wp\/soundandvision\/2014\/02\/11\/chicago-fires-monica-raymund-on-dawsons-firefighter-future-im-up-for-the-challenge\/"},"modified":"2014-02-11T08:55:50","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T08:55:50","slug":"chicago-fires-monica-raymund-on-dawsons-firefighter-future-im-up-for-the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multilingualbooks.com\/wp\/soundandvision\/2014\/02\/11\/chicago-fires-monica-raymund-on-dawsons-firefighter-future-im-up-for-the-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Fire's Monica Raymund on Dawson's Firefighter Future: I'm Up for the Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Most people have a tough time getting back in shape after the holidays, but this past year, Chicago Fire<\/a><\/em> star Monica Raymund<\/a> had extra incentive: her character’s upcoming firefighter academy test.<\/p>\n

“Was my body prepared? No. We started shooting those episodes after the holidays, so after two weeks of just, like, eating,” Raymund tells TVGuide.com with a laugh.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, she was able to buckle down enough to do the whole test on camera for one grueling 14-hour shoot. “It was all me. All 14 hours. All the cardio,” she says. “By the end of it, some of my crew members were applauding and <\/p>\n

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