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Boots on the Ground: What Have We Learned? A Retrospect on the Past 10 Years Working as a TSAC-F
October 15, 2018
The tactical strength and conditioning field is evolving each year. Because of the experience of those in the field, as well as the growing body of research, we are gaining a better understanding of what it actually means to work within the tactical field.
TSAC Facilitators Organization and Administration Professional Development TSAC TSAC-F Tactical Athlete Strength and Conditioning
Using Suspension-Based Resistance Training as a Method of Shoulder Prehabilitation for Firefighters
August 12, 2019
This article discusses how suspension-based resistance training may help develop the stability and muscular endurance in the shoulder joint needed to decrease the risk of shoulder injuries as a result of the demands of firefighting.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Suspension-Based Resistance Training Shoulder Stability Muscular Endurance Rotator Cuff TSAC Mobility
Tactical Performance Concepts & Application
The importance of physical fitness is never greater than when lives are at stake. Specifically, professionals in law enforcement, fire/rescue, and the military need fitness and tactical athleticism to efficiently respond to calls and complete missions regardless of the obstacles, mixed terrain, interference, and dangerous environmental conditions involved
Shift-Based Program Scheduling for Firefighters
April 1, 2016
There is no argument that periodization is successful, and that different models can be applied with success in different fashions. The question of how shift work really affects a periodized program—more specifically firefighter shift work—is less clear.
TSAC Facilitators Program design shift work periodization fitness for firefighters tactical strength and conditioning firefighters TSAC
Specificity and the Tactical Athlete
September 30, 2022
This article discusses using the principle of specificity as an important component in tactical training programs to enhance performance, decrease injuries, and improve functional longevity of a tactical athlete.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Tactical Athlete Movement Sleep Nutrition Training Load Specificity
TSAC Practitioner of the Year Award
This award is given to a TSAC educator and practitioner who has made noteworthy contribution to the teaching and practical application in the field of tactical strength training and conditioning. Qualified nominees must be a certified member of the NSCA with a CSCS AND TSAC-F certification.
Utilizing the Priority Training System for First Responders
March 1, 2014
The “priority training system” is one method first responders can use to ensure adequate exercise while not overexerting to the point that they are too fatigued to perform their jobs.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Safety over training fatigue recovery first responders priority training system
Physical Abilities Test Development—Using Physiological Data to Get a Clearer Picture
June 13, 2016
Given their ability to discern physiological and technical aspects of a job task, TSAC-Fs may be able to collect some vital information that will assist with the underlying evidence to build the foundation of a physical abilities test.
TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation mandatory physical abilities testing PAT physical abilities test
Population-Specific TSAC Research Column
January 12, 2024
The purpose of the following article is to discuss current interventions surrounding prevention of musculoskeletal injury and improved physical fitness across military, fire, and police populations.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation Military Fire Police Wildland Firefighters Musculoskeletal Force Plate VO2Max
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