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Good Night – Sleep and First Responders
March 13, 2024by Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F,*D, Tomas Ruvalcaba, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, Annalise Maldonado, Elizabeth Leal-Alfaro, MS, and Jay Dawes, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, TSAC-F,*D, FNSCA
This article aims to bring awareness to the importance of sleep and recovery for first responders, as well as providing strategies to optimize sleep specific to their occupational demands.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science
Technology and the Strength Coach—A Discussion of Practicality, Affordability, and Efficacy
June 11, 2018by Daniel Giuliani, MA, CSCS, RSCC
When choosing whether to purchase new technological advances, strength and conditioning coaches should consider price, practicality, and credibility in order to maximize the training of their athletes.
Coaches Organization and Administration
Cadavers in Motion: Torso, Back & Neck
March 26, 2020by Dr. Grove Higgins, CSCS
Get a close-up look at back and neck anatomy from a perspective rarely seen by those outside the medical field. Delve into the world of joint structure, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Watch hands-on demonstrations that apply anatomical insight to mobility and functional training, and use this knowledge and takeaways to enhance your next client session.
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Load Carriage across Tactical Personnel: Green, Blue, Red
May 20, 2019by Rob Orr, PhD, TSAC-F
Rob Orr, co-lead of Bond University’s Tactical Research Unit, explains the differences in load carriage requirements and contexts between different tactical forces, and how to prepare tactical personnel for load-carriage tasks. This session from the NSCA’s 2018 Tactical Annual Training also looks at how to employ fitness assessments to determine future load carriage requirements.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation
Recovery Methods for the Tactical Athlete
May 7, 2018by Bryan Mann, PhD, CSCS, RSCC*D
Learn how to identify the risks to an athlete’s health and safety associated with overtraining, as well as how to help the athlete to return to normal when they have reached overtraining/fatigue. Bryan Mann, PhD, discusses recovery methods for the tactical athlete in this talk from the 2016 NSCA TSAC Annual Training.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Safety
Tactical Solutions Roundtable Session – Preparing National Guard and Reserve Soldiers for the Army Combat Fitness Test
February 27, 2021by Nicholas Barringer, PhD, RD, CSCS,*D, Brice Long, CSCS, Devon Smith, CSCS, Joshua Stuart-Shor, and Katy Tran Turner
From the virtual 2021 NSCA Coaches Conference, human performance specialists from the O2X Human Performance network discuss the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), including what it entails, how strength coaches can best prepare individuals for it, and the nutritional and mental demands of training for the test.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Nutrition Program design Testing and Evaluation
Passion in Coaching: The Importance of Having a “Sonic Boom”
April 21, 2018by Stephen B. Hess, MEd, MATS
Passion, while imperative to training, must be paired with energy, enthusiasm, intention, and knowledge to truly make a difference and create your “sonic boom.” Being an effective strength and conditioning coach is a lifestyle, not a job, and with continued passion, you can affect many lives positively.
Coaches Organization and Administration Professional Development
Automation Technology for Growth and Freedom
April 10, 2018by Joe Drake, NSCA-CPT,*D
A constant long-term mindset of system improvement, although often time consuming at first, will pay big dividends in the long run. All of this is done with the intent of spending more time on what truly matters: making money by helping people and changing lives.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration
The Role of Kettlebells in Strength and Conditioning
June 19, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
Studies support the use of kettlebells for improving power, although evidence for using them to improve strength and aerobic fitness is still equivocal. Studies investigating the biomechanical properties of kettlebell training have been fruitful, and it may be useful for developing sprint running performance and for injury prevention.
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