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Feasibility and Difficulties of Conducting Research on Professional Firefighters
April 23, 2021
The purpose of this article is to identify and discuss the difficulties that can arise when performing physiological-based research with firefighters.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation Firefighters Research Academy Training Programs
Gravitational Running and the Tactical Athlete
February 4, 2020
The purpose of this article is to review various gravitational running (GR) techniques from an evidence-based approach, then recommend whether to include GR techniques in the training of tactical athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Cardiovascular Fitness Running Efficiency Tactical Athletes
Heart Rate Variability Useful in Monitoring Fitness and Training Responses in Tactical Athletes
September 1, 2016
HRV is thought to provide objective insight into understanding fatigue, “trainability,” and “readiness” to perform in athletic populations. Evolving access to HRV data may enhance the understanding of individualized fitness and training responses in tactical athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease hrv Monitoring Fitness Training Load Tactical Athlete TSAC
TSAC Report 50 Research Review
December 31, 2018
This 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.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science
TSAC Report
The TSAC Report is the NSCA’s quarterly, online-only publication designed for the training of tactical professionals, operators, and facilitators. You must be a member of the NSCA to access the TSAC Report.
Attentional Focus as a Resource to Optimize Tactical Personnel Training and Performance
June 19, 2020
To address and combat neurocognitive decline in tactical personnel, this article will detail the mechanistic underpinnings of, and describe how to apply, attention regulation strategies to facilitate greater skill acquisition, retention, and performance transfer.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Cognitive Function Skill Acquisition Motor Control TSAC-F
Accounting for Mental and Physical Stress in the Law Enforcement Physical Training Schedule
April 1, 2015
Job descriptions, schedules, personal responsibilities, and physical training experience are all factors that should be taken into account when designing a unique and specialized training program for tactical athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease handling stress physical stress Training program design
TSAC Research Column – April 2021
November 19, 2021
This 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.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Functional Movement Screen Police Officers Military Deployment Body Composition Fitness Testing
Integrated Perspectives on Tactical Preparation—Adding Mental Skill Training to Physical Fitness during Police Training Scenarios
January 15, 2019
This article shares various options for integrating mental skills training into existing strength and conditioning programs. Such simultaneous, dual-training approaches may better prepare officers for the realities of occupational performance.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Mental Skills Training
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