This article is the second of a continuing series that examines pertinent and recent tactical strength and conditioning research reviews.

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CC 2020

With each experience of training a new client comes an opportunity to research, consult, and learn something new. The career-driven personal trainer will learn from their mistakes, build on their successes, and utilize their knowledge base with each new client they encounter.

This article addresses emerging research that both supports and refutes betaine’s capacity to promote muscular adaptations.

Training and Coaching Considerations with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Blast Injuries

With the need to be ready under any circumstances from operational missions to physical training, understanding how the adrenal gland functions is important for any tactical athlete. The adrenal gland mediates performance and can have a negative effect on the body’s physiology when exhausted. It is vital to understand the interventions needed to obviate the negative effects and enhance the positive aspects of such physiological function. This session from the 2015 TSAC Annual Training sheds light on this important physiological system that impacts both physical health and functional performance.

The purpose of this article is to explore physical training interventions and their impact on military combat-centric roles for female soldiers.

Keynote Presentation

From Successful Trainer To Gym Owner – 9 Steps To Open Your First Facility