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On-Duty Strength and Conditioning Programming Considerations for Police Officers
October 25, 2024by Brandon Holder, CSCS, RSCC and Merrick Lincoln, DPT, PT, CSCS
The purpose of this article is to review the physiological determinants of police work, provide the strength and conditioning professional with an overview of comm on constraints associated with training police officers, discuss the role of autoregulated training, and provide programming recommendations for training police officers around their patrol shifts.
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Implementing a Time-Efficient Occupational Training Program for Law Enforcement Personnel
June 21, 2023by Ian Bonder, MS,CSCS, Andrew Shim, EdD, CSCS,*D, Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F, and Dr Michael Waller, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA
This article discusses the findings of a recent study on the effectiveness of a time-efficient occupationally-specific training program to improve performance in qualities related to physically demanding tactical tasks in law enforcement officers.
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Implementation of an Educational Fitness Training Class for Future Law Enforcement Professionals
September 21, 2023by Carrie Ellis, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
This article outlines a potential learning course intended for students in undergraduate criminal justice and homeland security majors to improve their physical health literacy and health-related behaviors.
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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.
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Implementing Fitness Testing for Law Enforcement—An Opinion Piece—Part 2
April 23, 2018by Ben Hinton, MS, CSCS
By implementing a fitness assessment, a law enforcement agency can assess its officers and gather important data. As long as there are support mechanisms in place to assist the “at risk” officers—such as access to physical training instructors, occupational health professionals, or dietitians—the organization can ensure that its officers move towards becoming a healthier and more resilient workforce.
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Bone Stress Response Injuries in Law Enforcement Recruits
March 13, 2021by Michael Fanning, CSCS
This article looks to explain why law enforcement recruits have higher incidences of lower extremity bone stress responses and stress fractures. It also explores injury mitigation pathways to increase the graduation rates among law enforcement academies.
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Boots on the Ground: Realizing Physical Potential while Combatting Reality
June 25, 2018by Jay Dawes, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA, Ryan Holmes, TSAC-F, and Charles Kornhauser, TSAC-F
Most law enforcement officers are physically taxed, mentally exhausted, and emotionally overwhelmed. As such, a complexity exists with a requirement to match the need for physical fitness in a demographic that lives their lives in a potential state of general exhaustion.
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Occupationally Fit for Duty—What are the Physical Tasks of California Patrol Law Enforcement Officers?
April 24, 2018by Joseph Dulla, TSAC-F
A common theme in tactical fitness is to train for the demands of the position. This begs the questions: what are the actual occupational physical fitness requirements of the position of a California patrol law enforcement officer and how might these inform programming for this population?
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First Responder Research Column – Arterial Stiffness Among First Responders – Hidden Dangers of the Job
August 22, 2025by Sarah Lanham, MS, CSCS,*D, and Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
This column from the TSAC Report explores the impact of physical fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors among firefighters and law enforcement officers. Visit NSCA online to learn more about tactical fitness.
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Practical Assessments of Power for Law Enforcement Populations
September 17, 2018by Robert G. Lockie PhD, Matthew Robert Moreno, Karly Cesario
This article consists of five assessments that could be utilized by the tactical facilitator to measure upper- , lower- , and total-body power in law enforcement officers (LEOs). Although the focus of this article is LEOs, the assessments could also be used for other tactical populations.
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