High School Sports and Strength and Conditioning – Implications for Tactical Organizations
by Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F, Megan McGuire, and Erika Hernandez, CSCS
TSAC Report
February 2021
Vol 59, Issue 7
This article explores the concept of how lifestyle behaviors encouraged at the high school-level could affect fitness during adulthood, with a focus on both sport and strength and conditioning participation.
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This article originally appeared in TSAC Report, the NSCA’s quarterly, online-only publication geared toward the training of tactical athletes, operators, and facilitators. It provides research-based articles, performance drills, and conditioning techniques for operational, tactical athletes. The TSAC Report is only available for NSCA Members. Read more articles from TSAC Report
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