This column will explore specific investigations that evaluate the impact of PA and fitness on mental and physical health outcomes among firefighters and law enforcement officers.
Mental health is changing across sports and human performance. See how strength and conditioning professionals can recognize, respond, refer, and use resources.
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Most of us are on the right track but on the wrong train with regard to recovery and regeneration, Brandon Marcello says in this lecture from the 2015 Coaches Conference. Join Brandon as he discusses recovery as the road to regeneration.
The innovative technology found in portable BFR training systems can help tactical personnel achieve greater strength and hypertrophic gains, as well as optimize training programs and overall performance.
This article discusses the potential benefits of exercise for helping reduce depression in tactical populations.
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The purpose of this article is to briefly identify the expectation dynamic for strength and conditioning practitioners and to provide a practical mode for operational thought.
This article will briefly discuss physiological and psychological adaptations, as well as review general guidelines for beginning aerobic and resistance training exercise during pregnancy.
Coaching staffs need to be mindful of how groups are formed for training, who the leaders are, and what group norms are established across the different combinations of athletes training.
This article provides an overview of a resistance training program for tactical strength and conditioning facilitators in large law enforcement academy settings.
By adhering to the basic principles of training, including progressive overload, periodization, and a safe lifting environment, the bilateral deficit can be improved by the amalgamation of unilateral force production, maximal effort, and repeated effort training.