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Assessment and Testing of Specific Endurance in Soccer Players

April 19, 2018by Gary S. Stebbing, CSCS

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The focus of this article is to describe the physiological needs of soccer athletes and then provide assessments for testing endurance of athletes of various ages, abilities, and genders.

Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation

Transferring Physical Conditioning Principles to Practice to Enhance Performance in Tactical Personnel

July 22, 2019by Michael Rogers, CSCS, TSAC-F

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This article provides methods used by tactical facilitators, related research articles, and professional interviews to demonstrate how physical conditioning facilitates the transition from practice to duty for service members, including law enforcement and fire and rescue personnel.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design

Leave No Stone Unturned—Training for Success in the NFL Combine

March 4, 2019by Loren Landow, CSCS,*D

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The NFL Combine is a week-long evaluation process that allows NFL scouts, coaches, general managers, and owners to get an up-close and personal evaluation of the talent that comprises the given year’s draft class. This is a day-by-day program outline to maximize results and effort for the NFL combine.

Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation

Optimizing Athletic Performance – The Role of Red and Infrared Light Therapy in NCAA Strength and Conditioning

June 3, 2025by Juan Gonzalez, PhD, John Osborne, Angel Huerta Mora, Sarah Martinez, Maria Quezada, And Leslie Cantu

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This article will explore the wide-ranging benefits of photobiomodulation therapy (PBM), specifically in the context of NCAA athletes, and how it has the potential to become a vital tool.

Coaches Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment

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

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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.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design

Common Medications that Lifters Over 40 Take, and How they Affect Exercise and Nutrition

October 30, 2020by Igor Klibanov

Article

This article aims to offer guidance on the effects of certain medications, as well as help personal trainers and their clients in the consultation process with qualified physicians and pharmacists.

Personal trainers Nutrition

Circuit Strength Training with Ability-Based Modifications for Law Enforcement Recruits

March 4, 2019by Robert G. Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F

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Circuit training is quick and effective way to induce training adaptations that are similar to the demands that tactical officers face in their career. This is a basic layout of a circuit training program that can be implemented to recruits during training to prepare them for the physical demands they will face.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design

Practical Applications and Future Directions of Electromyography use in Tactical Populations

November 23, 2020by Katherine Balfany, CSCS and Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F

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This article reviews electromyography (EMG) procedures as well as provides examples of how EMG data analysis has been used in tactical populations.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation

Advances in Sports Nutrition: The Latest in Nutrition, Supplementation, Relative Blood Work, and Gene Testing on All Aspects of Athletic Performance

November 15, 2019by Dawn Weatherwax, ATC, RD, CSCS

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In this session from the 2018 Personal Trainers Conference, Registered and Licensed Dietician, Dawn Weatherwax, provides a detailed look into the different variables that affect nutrition outcomes, body composition, metabolic testing, and supplementation for deficiencies, recovery, and optimal performance.

Personal trainers Nutrition

Diane Homan on Volleyball, Confidence, and Coaching Full Circle

October 8, 2025by NSCA

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NSCA Member Spotlight: Diane Homan shares her journey from club volleyball to coaching youth and professional athletes, built on NSCA credentials and community.

Personal trainers Coaches Organization and Administration Professional Development
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