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Navigating the Schedule of an NBA Season—Coaching Perspective

January 1, 2014

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The variables of an NBA season constantly change, which requires strength and conditioning coaches to adjust accordingly. The success of a program is often influenced by the coach’s ability to combine strength and conditioning principles with common sense and the ability to adjust to the schedule.

Coaches Program design Organization and Administration strength and conditioning coach NSCA strength coach NBA travel strength and conditioning for basketball basketball conditioning training for basketball

Youth Performance and Fitness—Strength and Conditioning Information for Parents

March 1, 2013

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Strength and conditioning professionals who incorporate a properly designed and supervised training program can help their young athletes train, compete, and reduce the likelihood of injury.

Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design youth athlete training youth strength training youth training guidelines

Low Back Pain—The Mobility-Stability Continuum

August 13, 2018

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Nearly all fitness professionals are forced to address low back pain (LBP) to some extent, regardless of the age or population with which they work. The purpose of this article is to shed light on contemporary research surrounding LBP.

Personal trainers Program design Mobility Lower Back Pain Mobility for Lower Back Stability Stability for Lower Back

Tactical Fitness Research, 2019

February 22, 2020

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This article briefly explores some current research that has important implications for improving the readiness and lethality of military personnel.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Energy Expenditure Body Mass Body Composition Sweat Rate TSAC-F

Melatonin Supplementation in Adults – Is it Safe and Effective?

June 11, 2021

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A client asks you about melatonin, are you prepared to answer? This article explores the efficacy and safety of supplemental melatonin as a sleep aid in adults.

Personal trainers Nutrition Melatonin Supplements Sleep Cycle Hormones

Considerations for Donating Blood, Platelets, and Plasma

July 1, 2016

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If one is a very active individual or a competitive athlete, what are the positives and negatives of donating blood, platelets, and plasma?

Personal trainers Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease NSCA-CPT Plasma Platelets Donating Blood

Boots on the Ground: What Have We Learned? A Retrospect on the Past 10 Years Working as a TSAC-F

October 15, 2018

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The tactical strength and conditioning field is evolving each year. Because of the experience of those in the field, as well as the growing body of research, we are gaining a better understanding of what it actually means to work within the tactical field.

TSAC Facilitators Organization and Administration Professional Development TSAC TSAC-F Tactical Athlete Strength and Conditioning

Core Strength and Functionality with Loaded Carries

July 1, 2016

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What training approaches are efficient and effective at developing functionality and resiliency at the core? The answer lies within an intelligent, systemic, multi-method approach to training the core, including an eclectic set of training tools to individualize specific needs of athletes.

Coaches Exercise Technique Program design strength and conditioning Core training

Defining, Measuring, and Monitoring Resilience for the Tactical Professional: Part 2—Holistic Measurement and Monitoring: Theory, Principles, and Application

June 24, 2022

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Part 2 of this series on allostatic load theory will focus on how monitoring personnel holistically can contribute to a well-rounded health and performance model supporting the tactical athletes.

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