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Improving Recovery for Tactical Athletes
September 16, 2019by Kimberly Allen, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
The purpose of this article is to help provide recommendations of overall recovery modalities for tactical athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Nutrition Program design
A Closer Look at the 10 Pillars of LTAD – Part 3: The Participant Pillars of LTAD for Strength and Conditioning Professionals
July 11, 2022by Rick Howard, DSc, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA
As the final article of the three-part series on long-term athletic development (LTAD), this article will focus on enhancing physical fitness and participation in LTAD programs that promote physical fitness and physiological wellbeing, regardless of age, ability, and aspirations.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Professional Development
Training for Upper Body Power in Protective Security Personnel – A Tactical Athlete Approach
January 31, 2024by Marc Tangeman, MS, CSCS, RSCC, Andrew Shim, EDD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, and Ian Bonder, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC
This article discusses the importance of upper body power training for protective security personnel and its potential for an occupational performance marker.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation
Sport Science Load Monitoring Practices, Application, and Practicality for First Responders – Part II
August 29, 2025by Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F,*D, and Jay Dawes, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, TSAC-F,*D, FNSCA
This TSAC Report article discusses the training load of GPS technology and blood lactate monitoring for first responders. Visit NSCA online to learn more about tactical fitness.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development
Shoulder Taps – A Novel Time-Efficient Screening Tool for Tactical Operators
October 21, 2019by Katherine Balfany, CSCS, Caitlyn Heredia, and Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F
This article presents the shoulder taps, which could serve as a more time-efficient screening tool for tactical operators. Although this article will present the shoulder taps as an assessment modality, it may be expanded upon and prescribed as an exercise for the purpose of improving trunk, hip, and shoulder stability.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation
Nutrient Needs during Deployment and Shift Work
August 23, 2021by NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning
This excerpt explains the importance of optimal nutritional strategies in conjunction with good sleep hygiene and how that can help mitigate damaging effects of deployment and shift work on performance.
TSAC Facilitators Nutrition
Twelve-Station Agility Circuit
April 26, 2021by Developing Agility and Quickness
This excerpt from Developing Agility and Quickness explains a twelve-station agility circuit for basketball athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design
Maintaining Physique and Physical Fitness in Parenthood – A Guide for New Parents
August 6, 2025by Adam Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, Andres Avesta, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS, and Guillermo Escalante, DSC, MBA, ATC, CSCS,*D, FISSN
This Personal Training Quarterly article presents time-efficient fitness strategies to maintain physical and mental health during early parenthood. Visit NSCA online to read more on nutrition, health science, and fitness news.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (Reds) – Awareness, Identification, and Management
November 19, 2025by Ava Stratman, and Jeffrey Hartman, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
This NSCA Coach article aims to equip coaches, athletic trainers, and support staff with the knowledge and tools necessary to manage REDs among college athletes. Visit NSCA online to read more on mental health and sport performance.
Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development
High School Sports and Strength and Conditioning – Implications for Tactical Organizations
February 27, 2021by Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F, Megan McGuire, and Erika Hernandez, CSCS
This article explores the concept of how lifestyle behaviors encouraged at the high school-level could affect fitness during adulthood, with a focus on both sport and strength and conditioning participation.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
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