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Kids Must Strength Train – A Call to Action
by Jonathan Kilian, CSCS, CSPS and Justin Kilian, MEd, CSCS,*DNovember 06, 2020
This article discusses the impact and importance of resistance training with kids on their mental and physiological health and well-being.
Using Complexes to Help Improve Tactical Job Performance
by Jay Dawes PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCAAugust 24, 2018
Just as any athletic team can benefit from sport-specific training, tactical professionals can benefit from occupational task-specific training as well. Combining pushing, pulling, pressing, and total body movements into complexes may help mimic the demands and movements of job tasks that tactical personnel may encounter.
A Practical Guide to Workload Management and Injury Prevention in College and High School Sports
by Francois Gazzano and Tim GabbetAugust 29, 2016
Managing workload and optimizing athlete performance while promoting injury-free participation is simplified using the eight tips in this article.
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Sleep Health in High Performance Populations—Considerations to Optimize Athletic Potential
By Matthew Crawley, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC and Bridget Ann Frugoli Melton, EdD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D | May 06, 2022This article aims to provide a good understanding of sleep health and the way it affects high performance populations.
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Beyond Reps and Sets – Strength and Conditioning Coaches Guide to Implementing Self-Determination Theory into Practice
By Stacey Herzog, CSCS | May 06, 2022The purpose of this article is to provide strength and conditioning coaches with practical knowledge from the framework of self-determination theory to facilitate student-athlete motivation within the weight room across varying sports.
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TSAC Research Column – July 2021
By Dustin Dunnick, PhD, CSCS | April 29, 2022This article is part of a continuing series of tactical strength and conditioning (TSAC) research reviews. It is designed to bring awareness to new research findings of relevance to tactical strength and conditioning communities.
Energy System Training
By NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning | April 22, 2022This excerpt from NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning aims to educate on some fundamentals of energy systems training in tactical personnel.
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