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This article provides a few key tips on how to perform the deadlift more efficiently and safely. Some helpful coaching cues—such as keeping the head slightly up, activating the lats, and pushing the knees out—can assist a tactical athlete in executing the deadlift while increasing strength over time.
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.
This article provides guidance for women on the steps involved in an academic career, including earning graduate and terminal degrees and obtaining tenure and promotions at universities.
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The purpose of this article is to provide warfighters and tactical facilitators with an evidence-based approach to improve maximal strength and power using the trap bar deadlift as it relates to combat preparedness.
This infographic describes athletic movements through the force-time curve and associated considerations necessary to report and assess athletic force.
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The results of this study suggest that concurrent training in two different sessions seems to be an effective and useful method for training-induced explosive strength and VO2max in prepubescent children.