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How to Design and Implement a Legally Defensible Tactical Fitness Test
May 7, 2018by Brent Alvar, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, FACSM, FNSCA, Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, Thor Eells, TSAC-F, and Bradley J. Warr, MPAS, PhD, CSCS
This session from the NSCA’s 2015 TSAC Annual Training provide examples of how different agencies (i.e., fire, military, and police) have implemented legally defensible fitness tests. Previous experiences will be shared as well as general recommendations on how to implement a scientifically-based testing battery.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Legal Issues
Considerations to Improve Tactical Professional Return to Duty Outcomes Following Musculoskeletal Injury
March 20, 2022by Ryan Fowler, CSCS, TSAC-F, RSCC*D and Jared McGowen, CSCS
This article is intended to assist tactical facilitators in the construction of a well-designed tactical return to duty program to help combat against the musculoskeletal injury burden that exists within tactical professions.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease
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
Air Force Physical Testing and Standards
September 4, 2018by DR Neal Baumgartner, MS, PhD
Neil Baumgartner, PhD, speaks at the 2013 TSAC Conference on the science and rationale behind the Air Force Fitness Test.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation
Implications of Aerobic Fitness on Firefighters’ Occupational Performance, Health, and Risk of Injury
March 20, 2021by Emily Langford, Ronald Snarr, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, and Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
The purpose of this article is to discuss the health and occupational implications of firefighters not currently meeting the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) aerobic capacity recommendations.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design
TSAC Report—Military Column—July 2024
November 29, 2024by Kathryn Bell, MS, CSCS, and Brian Schilling, PHD, CSCS
This article compares an equipment-heavy Army Combat Fitness Test to a minimal-equipment training program and test.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Safety Professional Development
Physical Abilities Test Development—Using Physiological Data to Get a Clearer Picture
February 8, 2018by Ben Hinton, MSC, CSCS
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
Running with Power
March 28, 2020by Joe Drake, MS, NSCA-CPT,*D
In this session from the 2019 NSCA National Conference, Joe Drake, co-owner of Gravity + Oxygen Fitness and Axiom Fitness Academy, discusses power, explains how running power allows you to determine overall effort, and educates on how to test and track running power in order to maximize training efforts.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Tactical Programming Considerations—Preparing for the Army Physical Fitness Test
February 8, 2018by Mark Walker MAEd, CSCS
There are many factors to consider in the planning and implementation of any strength and conditioning program. With proper planning, tactical facilitators may be successful in preparing potential soldiers for the APFT.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Seasonal Considerations for Outdoor Fitness Testing of Law Enforcement Recruits
February 7, 2021by Ashley Bloodgood, Megan McGuire, and Robert G. Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F
This article discusses the variability in physical testing outcomes for law enforcement recruits based on the ambient temperatures and relative humidity present on test day.
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