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Risk Factors Requiring Wellness Interventions
November 6, 2020
This excerpt from NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning explains the importance of wellness programs for tactical athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Wellness Interventions Tactical Sleep Disruption Stress Nutrition
Defining, Measuring, and Monitoring Resilience for the Tactical Professional: Part 2—Holistic Measurement and Monitoring: Theory, Principles, and Application
June 24, 2022
Part 2 of this series on allostatic load theory will focus on how monitoring personnel holistically can contribute to a well-rounded health and performance model supporting the tactical athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Autonomic Nervous System Program Design Testing and Evaluation
Assessment Batteries—Practical Decision Making for Firefighter Fitness Batteries
April 1, 2016
In addition to standard health, fitness, or sport assessment guidelines, several guidelines exist for the fire service. Since each agency is different in its preferences, capabilities, and philosophies, applying a standard recommendation may not be possible. This article introduces basic decision-making considerations for fire service assessment batteries.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Client Consultation|Assessment Safety fitness tests tactical strength and conditioning fitness assessment firefighter
Exercise Progressions for Resuming Strength Training Following Posterior-Chain Muscle Injury
June 13, 2025
NSCA Coach 11.4 shares how strength training of the posterior chain in athletes can reduce injury risk and aid rehabilitation. Visit us online to read more about exercise research.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Fitness progression Concentric Contraction Eccentric Movement Pre-Injury Strength Training Range of Motion Muscle Recovery RDL Training Program
Tactical Fitness Research 2018
February 18, 2019
This article is a review of the research relating to the tactical population from presentations and research from the 65th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Tactical Research Tactical TSAC-F
From Successful Trainer to Gym Owner—9 Steps to Open Your First Facility: Part 2
August 24, 2018
Before opening a facility, fitness professionals should perform the proper due diligence of researching and obtaining all the required documents to legally operate in a given municipality, learn the different types of commercial property, and build an equipment list that is in alignment with their business model.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration Professional Development Personal Training Business Owning Your Own Gym Fitness Business Fitness Professionals
Periodized Nutrition and Metabolic Flexibility for Special Operators
April 1, 2014
The extent to which a special operator’s training schedule can be planned in advance is often limited due to their unpredictable operational demands. However, there may be opportunities to plan for specific training during certain periods.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Nutrition sports nutrition periodization tactical athlete military athlete; tactical strength and conditioning TSAC
TSAC Research Review, TSAC Report 41
June 1, 2016
This article is the sixth in 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 Technique Program design job task analysis FMS functional movement screen Load carriage tactical strength and conditioning TSAC exercise
Circuit Strength Training with Ability-Based Modifications for Law Enforcement Recruits
March 4, 2019
Circuit training is quick and effective way to induce training adaptations that are similar to the demands that tactical officers face in their career. This is a basic layout of a circuit training program that can be implemented to recruits during training to prepare them for the physical demands they will face.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Tactical Circuit Training Training Recruits
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