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TSAC Report 40 Research Review
April 25, 2018by Rod Pope, PhD
This article is part of a continuing series that examines pertinent and recent tactical strength and conditioning research reviews.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design
Progressive Strategies for Teaching Fundamental Resistance Training Movement Patterns
September 16, 2023by Merrick Lincoln, PT, DPT, CSCS, Kaitlyn Ill, and Matthew Ibrahim, MS
This article provides the personal trainer with sample exercise progressions for teaching resistance training movement patterns along with practical strategies for instruction and reinforcement of proper technique.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
Year-Round Strength Training for Collegiate Female Cross Country Runners— Sample Program
January 22, 2019by David Granato, CSCS
Strength training is an often neglected aspect of training for distance athletes. This article gives an overview of the importance of strength training for collegiate female distance runners by providing a sample of an annual training program and considerations to increase performance and avoid injury.
Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition Program design
Simplifying the Rules to Programming for Special Populations
April 30, 2018by Tom Cormier, CSCS, CSPS, NSCA-CPT,*D, USAW
By reviewing this simplified process of obtaining a client’s health history and physician release, designing an exercise routine with modified exercises, and providing exercises for paid clients versus general members, NSCA-CPTs can be confident prescribing a routine for those who suffer from chronic or temporary health issues.
Personal trainers Client Consultation|Assessment
TSAC Research Column – April 2022
December 17, 2022by Dustin Dunnick, PhD, CSCS
This article is part of a continuing series of tactical strength and conditioning (TSAC) research reviews. It is designed to bring awareness to new research findings of relevance to tactical strength and conditioning communities.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Emergency Procedures Legal Issues Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development
From the Field – Transitioning from Military Service to Strength and Conditioning Coach
January 2, 2022by Gabe Bain, CSCS, TSAC-F, RSCC
This article provides recommendations and advice from a former active-duty Infantry/Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army on the transition to becoming a tactical strength and conditioning coach.
TSAC Facilitators Professional Development
Movement Skill Acquisition for American Football— Using “Repetition without Repetition” to Enhance Movement Skill
March 11, 2019by Shawn P. Myszka, CSCS
Football requires very fast, high-intensity, and high-impact movement patterns with each position requiring various movements and speeds. This article reviews how coaches are currently observing movement, and offers a framework on how to identify and improve movement in each player without over-coaching movement patterns.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Why Coaches Need to Know About Wellness
March 31, 2018by Rick Howard MEd, CSCS,*D
Youth practitioners need to be aware of the competing demands on young athletes’ lives in order to help them effectively balance these demands. Wellness provides a reference point that can be used to better understand the competing demands placed on youngsters by identifying the six dimensions of wellness.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
The Technology Piece – Industry, Academia, and Subject Matter Experts All Working Together for the Best Outcome for the End User
September 24, 2018by Shane David Irving, CSCS
There is growing momentum in the modernization of law enforcement (and other tactical populations) to integrate industry and academic institutions into modernization plans. Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitators® (TSAC-F®) can contribute to this collaboration.
TSAC Facilitators Professional Development
A Guide to Muscle Protein Synthesis for the Physique Athlete and Coach
June 19, 2023by Adam Michael Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS, David Douglas Church, PhD, CSCS,*D, and Guillermo Escalante, DSC, MBA, ATC, CSCS
This article discusses the balance between muscle protein synthesis (MPS) and muscle protein breakdown (MPB) to help individuals better achieve their goals in muscle hypertrophy.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition
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