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Considerations of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training

September 3, 2019by Nicholas Martinez, Christopher Lilla, CSCS, and Michael Renteria, CSCS

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The innovative technology found in portable BFR training systems can help tactical personnel achieve greater strength and hypertrophic gains, as well as optimize training programs and overall performance.

TSAC Facilitators Program design

Suspension Training

July 11, 2022by Strength Training

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This excerpt from Strength Training briefly describes the benefits of suspension training.

Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique Program design

The Performance CODE: A Systematic Approach to Hacking Athlete Development

May 4, 2018by Teena Murray, MS, CSCS

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Teena Murray talks about athlete development in this session from the NSCA’s 2017 Coaches Conference. Learn about creating and sustaining a championship culture, developing an agile operating system, and using data-driven decisions to manage risk and readiness.

Coaches Exercise Science Program design

Tactical Training and the Menstrual Cycle – From the Field Experience from Naval Special Operations Training

April 15, 2022by Ingri Pauline

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This article serves to educate people about the menstrual cycle in the tactical female population. It provides a framework for how to work through the phases of menstruation to increase training response, and thus, overall success in military training.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease

Becoming a Special Populations Personal Trainer

June 8, 2018by Cindy Kugler, MS, CSCS, CSPS

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In this career series article, developing personal training skills to train special populations is discussed; it includes starting out as a novice through the expert level.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Professional Development

Monitoring and Force Plates Use and Applications

August 28, 2018by Cory Kennedy, CSCS

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Learn how the use of force plates can provide daily insights in the training process, and how to adapt these principles for other methods that do not involve force plates. In this session from the NSCA’s 2018 Coaches Conference, Cory Kennedy also discusses the prerequisites for developing a coaching “intuition.”

Coaches Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation

Factors Determining Quickness: Anticipation

May 18, 2018by Developing Agility and Quickness

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Scenarios that provide a stimulus relevant to the sporting environment may help athletes develop better anticipation skills through the refinement of search strategies, response speed and accuracy, pattern recognition, and decision-making abilities.

Coaches Exercise Science

Plyometric Training

August 15, 2020by Strength Training

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This excerpt describes plyometric training with regards to the stretch-shortening cycle.

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Aerobic Endurance Measures and Analyses

June 8, 2018by Developing Endurance

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The VO2max test is the most effective measurement of the body’s ability to deliver and use oxygen for producing energy that can be used by the muscles. VO2max (i.e., maximum aerobic power) simply stands for the maximal volume of oxygen that can be used.

Coaches Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation

Resetting your Physical Baseline -A Brain-Based Approach

July 22, 2025by Annette Verpillot, DO, and Jason Shea, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F

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This article from TSAC Report 76, shares information on the sensory feedback system and its impact on how effectively the body combats gravity. Visit NSCA online to learn about neuroscience and exercise research.

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