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Body Mass Bias—Effects on Fitness Test and Tactical Performance
April 24, 2018by Guy D. Leahy, MEd, CSCS,*D
Because fitness test results are part of performance evaluations, smaller service members have an advantage in terms of attaining promotions, despite evidence that suggests that greater body size, strength, power, and load carrying capacity is correlated with tactical performance.
TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation
Practical Guidelines for Accurate Body Fat Measurements
November 14, 2022by Christian Rodriguez, CSCS and Guillermo Escalante, DSC, MBA, ATC, CSCS
This article seeks to explain monitoring body composition, including how to assess it properly for an accurate evaluation to minimize errors in body fat estimation and maximize physical training.
Personal trainers Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment
Hybrid Strength Complexes for Fat Loss & Conditioning
August 19, 2018by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT
This hands-on lecture features Nick Tumminello, who spoke during the NSCA's 2014 TSAC Conference on the programming and use of hybrid strength complexes to lose fat and increase conditioning.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design
Nutrition for Competition Cycle
August 12, 2019by Developing Endurance: pp. 70-71
This book excerpt from Developing Endurance goes over nutritional strategies for pre-competition and during competition phases to maximize performance.
Coaches Nutrition
Sat1100Nelson
May 15, 2018 - May 13, 2025by Michael Nelson, PhD, CSCS
5 Researched Ways to Become a Fat Burning Beast
Personal trainers
Sat1100Nelson
May 15, 2018 - May 13, 2025by Michael Nelson, PhD, CSCS
5 Researched Ways to Become a Fat Burning Beast
Personal trainers
Normalizing Fitness Data
May 21, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments
Field tests have become popular in applied exercise science and sport performance enhancement programs because of their simplicity and ability to generalize results. However, numerous confounding factors may influence the validity of test data from such evaluations.
Coaches Testing and Evaluation
Sport Performance and Metabolic Rate
May 18, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments
Knowledge of metabolic rate can help athletes as well as health-conscious people improve their exercise performance or obtain the fat-to-lean-mass ratio optimal for their personal situations. Two examples of how this works follow.
Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition
Military Fitness Research, 2017
June 25, 2018by Guy Leahy, MEd, CSCS,*D
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 64th Annual Meeting was held in Denver, CO May 30 – June 3, 2017. Overall, there were more than 50 presentations with a military focus, an indication of the importance of this research. The following is a review of some of the presented research.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science
Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet for Weight Management
October 22, 2018by Dr. Carmine R. Grieco, CSCS,*D
The ketogenic diet, while controversial and a highly polarizing subject, has demonstrated promise as an alternative dietary strategy for weight management.
Personal trainers Nutrition
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