Microdosing and the Tactical Athlete – Considerations and Opportunities for Time-Critical Performance

by Daniel James Bunyan, CSCS, TSAC-F
TSAC Report December 2022
Vol 66, Issue 2

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This article explains the potential benefits of microdosing training with tactical athletes.

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This article originally appeared in TSAC Report, the NSCA’s quarterly, online-only publication geared toward the training of tactical athletes, operators, and facilitators. It provides research-based articles, performance drills, and conditioning techniques for operational, tactical athletes. The TSAC Report is only available for NSCA Members. Read more articles from TSAC Report 

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