TSAC Report

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july 2025 | Issue 78

Issue 78 of the TSAC Report contains articles on the importance of sleep for first responders, military research column, and considerations for astaxanthin supplementation.

Table of Contents

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First Responder Research Column – The Importance of Adequate Sleep for First Responders’ Mental Health by Sarah Lanham, MS, CSCS,*D, and Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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Military Column – July 2025 by Whitney Tramel, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, and Mark Stephenson, MS, ATC, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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Nutrition Research Column – July 2025 – Unlocking the "Pink" Competitive Edge with Astaxanthin by Sheyla Leon, Karen Hecht, PhD, and Drew E. Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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Editor-in-Chief
Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA

Assistant Editor
Britt Chandler, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

Publications Director
Keith Cinea, MA, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

Managing Editor
Matthew Sandstead, NSCA-CPT,*D

Publications Coordinator
Cody Urban

Editorial Review Panel
Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
Jerry Bean, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, TSAC-F
Jon Carlock, MS, CSCS,*D
Patrick Conway, MS, CSCS,*D
Jason Dudley, MS, FMS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC
Drew Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
Jason Hartman, MS, CSCS
Jared Hornsby, PhD
Charlie Kornhauser, TSAC-F
Katie Miller, RD, LDN, CSCS
Matthew Nick
Brandon Roberts, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
Stew Smith, CSCS
Tony Soika, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D 
Brittany Wheeler, MS

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