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Occupational Physical Fitness Tests for Police Officers—A Narrative Review
January 8, 2019by Eduardo Frio Marins, MSc, Pedro Henrique Silva, Fabricio B. Del Vecchio, PhD, Airton Rombaldi
Occupational police tests described in the literature can serve as indicators of the occupational performance of their employees. In addition, practitioners in charge of police training should develop and employ obstacle courses composed of critical work tasks, as they may be strongly related to tests of aerobic endurance, strength, muscular endurance, and agility.
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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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The Seated Medicine Ball Throw Performed by Law Enforcement Recruits – Normative Data and Training Implications
May 9, 2025by Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F,*DTSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment
Establishing a Physical Fitness Assessment and Training Program in a Large Metropolitan Law Enforcement Organization
June 7, 2021by Anthony Soika, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, RSCC
This article is a personal perspective of creating and providing a fitness assessment and resistance training program from scratch to a large law enforcement organization.
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Body Mass Bias—Effects on Fitness Test and Tactical Performance
April 24, 2018by Guy D. Leahy, MEd, CSCS,*D
Because fitness test results are part of performance evaluations, smaller service members have an advantage in terms of attaining promotions, despite evidence that suggests that greater body size, strength, power, and load carrying capacity is correlated with tactical performance.
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Seasonal Considerations for Outdoor Fitness Testing of Law Enforcement Recruits
February 7, 2021by Ashley Bloodgood, Megan McGuire, and Robert G. Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F
This article discusses the variability in physical testing outcomes for law enforcement recruits based on the ambient temperatures and relative humidity present on test day.
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Military Fitness Research, 2017
June 25, 2018by Guy Leahy, MEd, CSCS,*D
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 64th Annual Meeting was held in Denver, CO May 30 – June 3, 2017. Overall, there were more than 50 presentations with a military focus, an indication of the importance of this research. The following is a review of some of the presented research.
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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.
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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.
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Tests Based on Work Demands and Training Status
June 14, 2018by NSCA
Fitness testing uses a battery of protocols recognized by the scientific community as both reliable and valid, and it measures important fitness constructs such as aerobic endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, power, agility, flexibility, and balance.
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