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Force-Velocity-Power Profile Characteristics
July 10, 2022by NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science
This excerpt from NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science briefly explains the force-velocity-power profile and how it can give strength and conditioning coaches a more holistic view of athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Overtraining and Recovery
April 10, 2018by Jonathan N. Mike, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
This article addresses various aspects of overtraining and overreaching, including the signs and symptoms, preventative supplementation, and the recovery process.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition
Operationalizing Power
June 11, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments
Considering that the term "power" typically evokes the perception of high-speed movement, many people are inclined to take the tenets of specificity to literally mean “train fast, be fast.” However, to create the most strategic methods of training and adaptation, it is vital to compartmentalize power into the primary testable and trainable elements.
Coaches Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation
Assessments and Measures—Interviews from Experts in Personal Training
April 8, 2018by Carmine R. Grieco, PhD, CSCS
While a basic fitness assessment will always be a part of a comprehensive client assessment, there is an array of more sophisticated tests and measures that are available to the personal trainer today.
Personal trainers Program design Testing and Evaluation
Acute Effects of Progressive Sled Loading on Resisted Sprint Performance and Kinematics
December 19, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic briefly reviews the differences in sprint velocity and technique, including stride length and hip, knee, and ankle flexion during a 20-meter resisted sprint.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Tactical Combine- What does it take to become an Operator?
March 13, 2019 - March 13, 2019by Jeffrey B. Carroll, CSCS
Jeff Carroll talks about his experience working with the tactical population and some of the key areas that TSAC Facilitators need to be aware of in training and testing for this population in this 2018 TSAC Conference video.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation
Human Performance Monitoring and Augmentation—Turning Data into Decisions
March 25, 2019by Joshua Hagen, PhD
In this session from the NSCA’s 2018 TSAC Conference, Josh Hagen explains the importance of having an understanding metrics and how to implement monitoring for tactical athletes to influence training for optimal performance.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation
Programming Considerations for the Tactical Officer in Law Enforcement – Focusing on Fundamentals
October 29, 2018by Charles Kornhauser, TSAC-F
By examining a practical approach to programming fundamentals based on a needs analysis and training objectives relative to the program, a foundational plan can be laid that may lead not only to the appropriate progression of a given officer but also to the mutual satisfaction of the trainer and trainee alike.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
The Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) Process and Periodization
April 25, 2018by Samuel D Morris, CSCS
This article shows how to introduce and apply the sport season model, periodization cycles, and variables of training into the ARFORGEN process. Overtraining, including the signs and symptoms, also is covered.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Scientifically Defensible Physical Testing for Tactical Operators
August 27, 2018by Tim Leo Atherton Doyle, PhD, CSCS
In this session from the NSCA’s 2017 TSAC Annual Training, Tim Doyle teaches about the complexity of developing tests and standards for tactical populations and the importance of sound science backing the tests and standards.
TSAC Facilitators Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation
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