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Integrating Blood Flow Restriction Training in the Personal Training Setting
April 15, 2025by Nicholas Rolnick, DPT, MS, CSCS, and Sten Stray-Gundersen, PhD
This article will demonstrate why personal trainers should consider the use of blood flow restriction (BFR) and BFR technology for appropriate medically-screened clients that provides an objective way to apply pressure, whether that is through manual or automated cuffs.
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TSAC Report - First Responder Column
July 26, 2024by Sarah Lanham, MS, CSCS, and Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
This column reviews recent literature that investigated the appropriateness of a commonly utilized on-duty exercise training modality for firefighters and describes the occupational demands of specialist tactical police officers.
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Using Feedback Drills to Coach the Turkish Get-Up
July 8, 2019by Manny Romero, CSCS, TSAC-F and Joshua B. Hockett, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, TSAC-F,*D
This article is an overview of the Turkish get-up movement, as well as cues and drills to help in this movement.
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A Closer Look at the 10 Pillars of LTAD: The Practitioner’s Pillars of LTAD for Strength and Conditioning Professionals – Part 2
February 17, 2022by Rick Howard, DSc, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
As the second of a three part series, this article will focus on the Practitioner Pillars of LTAD, including relevant monitoring and assessment tools, as well as systematical progressions and individualized training programs for successful long-term physical development.
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Effective Use of Power Racks for Improved Swimming Performance
December 23, 2023by Brady Fields, CSCS and Jeffrey Hartman, PhD, LMBT, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
The purpose of this article is to inform readers of a training tool which is both safe and effective in allowing swimmers to develop strength and power through a unique training protocol.
Coaches Program design
Load Carriage Effects on Cognitive Function among Military Personnel – A Critically Appraised Topic
February 10, 2023by Megan Sax van der Weyden, CSCS, TSAC-F, Michael Toczko, and Dr Joel Martin, PhD, MS, CSCS, CPSS, TSAC-F
The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical appraisal of peer-reviewed articles on the effects of load carriage on cognitive function among military personnel.
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Reducing the Load on First Responders
April 23, 2018by Bryan Fass, ATC, CSCS
In order to move patients, gear, and equipment properly, the first responder must be able to move well themselves. Both unloaded and loaded movement should be examined and trained. One way to achieve this is to train frequently and properly with a constant focus on both mobility and strength in the various positions that are commonly required of first responders.
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Increase Hip and Trunk Stability with Loaded Carries for Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Performance
December 14, 2020by Jason Taylor, CSCS and Mason Reed, CSCS
The goal of this article is to understand contralateral and ipsilateral loading, how to set-up loaded carries, electromyography activity during exercises, and how to apply these exercises into the strength training program.
Coaches Program design
Understand Workload Dependence of Injuries
March 4, 2021by By Johann Windt, PhD, and Tim Gabbett, BHSc (Hons), PhD
This is an excerpt from NSCA's Essentials of Sport Science by NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association, Duncan N. French & Lorena Torres-Ronda.
Maximizing Hypertrophic Training Effects: 5x10 or 10x10
December 17, 2018by Yann Le Meur
This infographic summarizes a study on the set and rep ranges for compound resistance exercises in a split routine to maximize hypertrophic effects from training. A 5x10 and a 10x10 routine were assessed to determine their influence on several factors.
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