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The Relationship between the National Football League Scouting Combine and Game Performance Over a 5-Year Period
This infographic reviews the relationship between the National Football League (NFL) Combine and its ability to predict the subsequent five-year game performances.
Coaches Testing and Evaluation
Multi-Joint Training versus Isolated Training for Core Development
June 8, 2018by Developing the Core
Ground-based free weight lifts, especially the explosive Olympic-style lifts, are highly recommended for athletic conditioning for the core muscles. They can provide a moderately unstable stimulus to augment activation of the core and limb muscles, while still providing maximal or near maximal strength, velocity, and power output.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique
Tactical Peer Fitness Practical Application Workshop
October 14, 2022by Hannah Ramirez, Madeline Kuciapinski, CSCS, Richard Cleveland, and Bridget Ann Frugoli Melton, EdD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
The purpose of this case study was to assess a one-day peer fitness leaders workshop for firefighters and law enforcement officers to test the feasibility of creating a “Train the Trainer” program, which could be implemented for continued intervention.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Professional Development
Lactate—A Multi-Faceted Metabolite
October 25, 2019by Dr Carmine Grieco III, CSCS,*D
This article discusses lactate testing as a cost-effective alternative way to create advanced exercise prescriptions, as well as opening the possibility of being a new biomarker of metabolic health for personal trainers.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Client Consultation|Assessment
Upper Body Power in Mixed Martial Arts
June 21, 2023by Marc Tangeman, CSCS, Andrew Shim, EdD, CSCS,*D, and Ian Bonder, MS,CSCS
The purpose of this article is to justify the importance and advantage to properly incorporate upper body power (UBP) training in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Physical Preparation for Academy Training Specific to Female Law Enforcement Recruits
February 19, 2022by Erika Viramontes, Jay Dawes, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, TSAC-F,*D, FN, Joe Dulla, Robin Orr, PhD, TSAC-F,*D, and Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F
This article will detail example resistance training and aerobic conditioning sessions that could be used by a female recruit in the lead-up to their academy program.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
The Importance of Proper Movement for Marines - Part 3: Evidence-Based Movement Assessment
April 24, 2018by Matt Zummo, CSCS
An evidence-based movement assessment could hold Marines accountable for mobility and stability by systematically assessing movement patterns. This article (part three of a four-part series) explains one way that this could be accomplished.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design
Lee Brown on Finding His Place in Tactical Strength
March 3, 2026by NSCA
NSCA Member Spotlight: Lee Brown shares his path into tactical strength and conditioning, firefighter research, and how NSCA engagement has elevated his career.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Organization and Administration Professional Development
Incorporating Training Load Monitoring into Fitness Programming: A Review of Practical Tools for Fitness Providers
October 8, 2018by Grayson Elmore, MAEd, ATC, LAT
In recent years, performance and prevention strategies have grown to include monitoring training load (TL) to understand fatigue and the potential effects of fatigue on training adaptation and performance.
Personal trainers Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment
TSAC Report – Military Column – April 2024
This article discusses practical tests to measure physiological responses to practical military task training.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation
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