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Hormonal Response to Muscle Contraction

September 19, 2021by Strength Training

Article

This excerpt from Strength Training describes the hormone response to exercise and their functions within the human body.

Coaches Exercise Science

TSAC Research Column – April 2021

November 23, 2021by 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 Science Program design Testing and Evaluation

TSAC Report – July 2019 Research Column

March 21, 2020by Brian Schilling, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA and Dustin Dunnick

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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 Science Program design

Bridging the Gap between Personal Training and Physical Therapy

March 13, 2019by Jenna Werking, CSCS, CSPS

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The purpose of this article is to define the roles of personal trainers and physical therapists and to learn how their combined expertise can influence long-term physical health improvements for their clients.

Personal trainers Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease

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

Nutrition Research Column – January 2025 – Does Creatine Monohydrate Help Optimize Occupational Performance Outcomes?

July 15, 2025by Shelya Leon, and Drew Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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This column from TSAC Report 76, examines the performance benefits of supplementing creatine monohydrate for tactical athletes. Visit NSCA online to learn about nutrition, and performance fitness.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Nutrition Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development

An Example Fitness Assessment Battery for Community Service Officers

February 15, 2020by Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F

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This article details an example assessment battery that could be used to measure the relative health and fitness of community service officers (CSO) within the context of similar populations.

TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation

TSAC Report - Military Column - January 2025

June 10, 2025by Kathryn Bell, MS, CSCS, and Brian Schilling, PhD, CSCS

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This article in TSAC Report 76, explores fitness testing methods in military training spaces. Visit NSCA online to read more on tactical populations, and performance training

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Emergency Procedures Professional Development

How to Improve Change-of-Direction Speed in Junior Team Sport Athletes

March 13, 2021by Adam Virgile, CSCS

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This infographic briefly explains the effects of horizontal jump training, vertical jump training, maximal strength training, and explosive strength training on change-of-direction ability in junior team sport athletes.

Personal trainers Coaches Program design

The Safest and Riskiest Forms of Resistance Training

April 29, 2026by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT

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This PTQ article reviews the research comparing injury rates across major resistance training styles and ranks them from the safest to the riskiest and provides practical recommendations to improve training safety. Visit NSCA online to learn more about bodybuilding and strength training strategies.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development
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