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CSCS Study Materials
The CSCS examination reflects the most current and accepted KSA standards within the health and fitness industries. Further, the examinations may be developed from references that may be in addition to resources listed below. NSCA materials survey important content area, but are not a comprehensive study of the Exercise Science.
TSAC Report – Military Column – January 2024
June 7, 2024
The purpose of this article is to explore physical training interventions and their impact on military combat-centric roles for female soldiers.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation Military Job Task Load Carriage Endurance
Bioenergetic Demands of American Football—Considerations for Developing a Preparatory Conditioning Program
May 6, 2019
This article is intended to provide an understanding of the demands of football from a bioenergetic perspective and provides a framework in which strength and conditioning professionals can design conditioning plans that focus on preparing athletes for competition.
Coaches Program design Energy Systems Conditioning Football Bioenergetic
From the Field – What Being a Good Personal Trainer Really Involves
May 7, 2021
This article gives readers a personal insight into the qualities that a successful and credible personal trainer should have.
Personal trainers Professional Development Personal Trainer Communication Referral Clients
Stress Inoculation Training in Tactical Strength and Conditioning
April 1, 2013
Tactical jobs are fast-paced, physically and psychologically intense, and failure can have tragic consequences, making it vital to train tactical athletes to perform better under stress.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Safety performing under pressure stress management techniques how to deal with stress stress management stress relief How to handle stress
The Seated Medicine Ball Throw Performed by Law Enforcement Recruits – Normative Data and Training Implications
May 9, 2025TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Seated Medicine Ball Throw (MBT) Strength & Power Training Programs Lifting Techniques Program Design Law Enforcement Police Academy Training Fitness Testing
Sprinting in Field and Court Sports
May 1, 2017
Athletes in field and court sports require reactive agility—they must accelerate, decelerate, and change direction in a constantly changing environment. These requirements result in technical differences between sprinting in a field or court sport and sprinting the 100-m.
Coaches Exercise Technique speed development sprinting sprinting for soccer sprinting intervals sprinting for basketball
Factors Determining Quickness: Anticipation
May 1, 2017
Scenarios that provide a stimulus relevant to the sporting environment may help athletes develop better anticipation skills through the refinement of search strategies, response speed and accuracy, pattern recognition, and decision-making abilities.
Coaches Exercise Science speed training agility anticipation
Strength Training for the Older Client—A Blueprint for Program Design
June 1, 2017
This article provides a blueprint and “mini-macrocycle” that will assist the personal trainer in creating a program design for older adults by offering organized templates, direction in selecting exercise components, and the creation of volume controls specific to the client’s needs.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design PTQ older adults program template personal trainer Strength training
Post-Injury Training to Essential Job Demands for Firefighters
April 15, 2022
This article explores a return to duty program for the tactical facilitator to implement with injured firefighters.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Firefighter Occupational Performance Job Tasks Return to Duty
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