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Building Injury Free Tactical Athletes: A Repeatable Model for Police Academy

February 11, 2019by Charles Kornhauser, TSAC-F, and Ryan Holmes, TSAC-F

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This 2018 TSAC Annual Training video features Charles Kornhauser and Ryan Holmes discussing their experience in identifying the challenges in physical training for police recruits, and their development of programs based on task analysis and injury prevention for individuals in the academy.

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TSAC Research Column – October 2021

June 7, 2022by Dustin Dunnick, PhD, CSCS

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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 Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation

Sport Science Load Monitoring Practices, Application, and Practicality for First Responders - Part I

May 30, 2025by Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F,*D, And Jay Dawes, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-Cpt, TSAC-F, *D, FNSCA

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This article discusses how first responder organizations can optimize their training programs through scientific techniques, including the measurement of training load.

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Training for Upper Body Power in Protective Security Personnel – A Tactical Athlete Approach

January 31, 2024by Marc Tangeman, MS, CSCS, RSCC, Andrew Shim, EDD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, and Ian Bonder, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC

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This article discusses the importance of upper body power training for protective security personnel and its potential for an occupational performance marker.

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So You Want to Train Tactical Athletes: Becoming a TSAC Facilitator

September 7, 2018by Anthony M. Soika, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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This career series article focuses on the calling of the tactical strength and conditioning facilitator. It touches on the drive, commitment, and dedication necessary to work with tactical populations.

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Tactical Fitness Research 2018

February 18, 2019by Guy D. Leahy, MEd, CSCS,*D

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This article is a review of the research relating to the tactical population from presentations and research from the 65th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

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Excessive Sitting – A Tactical Performance Problem

January 10, 2022by Tunde Szivak, PhD, CSCS,*D, David Boland, and Michael Kamal, MEd, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D

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Tactical professionals are often met with jobs that require long periods of sedentary time. This article provides practical strategies for how to minimize the negative impact of chronic sitting for the tactical professional.

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Preparing Firefighter Recruits to Successfully Pass and Tolerate the Demands of the CPAT

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This article aims to provide information designed to assist firefighter recruits to achieve a successful Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) performance.

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Integrating Mental and Physical Strength and Conditioning for the Tactical Athlete: What the Research Says

April 24, 2018by Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, Tyler J Christiansen, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC*D, and Michael Asken

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The path to actual integration of mental and physical training for the tactical athlete is paved with growing empiricism. The current challenge is to sustain creative development of functional approaches and demonstrate that integration can deliver potential benefits.

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Military Research—Recent Insights and Implications

April 23, 2018by Brandon Stone, CSCS, RSCC

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Recent advances in research and human performance programs (HPP) has made it possible to learn more about the tactical athlete while creating enhanced methodologies and implementation. This review draws on the past three years of research focusing on strength and conditioning within military communities, exploring the current themes of research and the implications of future studies.

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