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Anatomical Core – Neural Integration
June 1, 2017
Isolated muscle training methods do not necessarily transfer to better sports performance, because technique as well as strength contributes to successful performance. Resistance training for dynamic sports must involve ground-based movements that incorporate the coordinated stabilizing and dynamic functions of multiple muscles.
Coaches Exercise Science core training kinetic select nervous system strength and conditioning
Components of Group Dynamics within the Strength and Conditioning Context
January 15, 2019
Coaching staffs need to be mindful of how groups are formed for training, who the leaders are, and what group norms are established across the different combinations of athletes training.
Coaches Exercise Science Sports Psychology Group Dynamics Team Building Developing Leaders
First Responder Research Column January 2025 - The Impact of PPE on First Responders' Performance
July 1, 2025
This article from TSAC 76, describes first responder wellness and the effects of PPE on occupational performance. Visit NSCA online to learn about exercise science and tactical fitness.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Professional Development PPE Metabolic Demand Thermal Stress Workload Capacity Aerobic Fitness Test Protective Equipment
Occupational Physical Fitness Tests for Police Officers—A Narrative Review
January 8, 2019
Occupational police tests described in the literature can serve as indicators of the occupational performance of their employees. In addition, practitioners in charge of police training should develop and employ obstacle courses composed of critical work tasks, as they may be strongly related to tests of aerobic endurance, strength, muscular endurance, and agility.
TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation TSAC Tactical Training Police Testing Occupational Fitness Test
Dumbbell Training and the Competitive Athlete
June 2, 2023
This article provides a first-hand account of the usage and benefits of dumbbell training programs with athletes.
Coaches Program design Dumbbells Weightlifting Stability Coordination
Tactical Training and the Menstrual Cycle – From the Field Experience from Naval Special Operations Training
April 8, 2022
This article serves to educate people about the menstrual cycle in the tactical female population. It provides a framework for how to work through the phases of menstruation to increase training response, and thus, overall success in military training.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Special Forces Menstrual Cycle Hormones Premenstrual Syndrome
Lessons Learned as a National Basketball Association Strength and Conditioning Coach
July 1, 2016
It is important in a coach’s journey to be motivated to find solutions instead of just unimportant problems. Steve Hess shares some of the lessons he has learned in his 21 years with the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Coaches Organization and Administration Professional Development Strength and Conditioning Basketball NSCA Coach
Utilizing Battling Rope Exercises for HIIT and SMIT
June 4, 2016
Battling rope exercises can be used as a metabolic training modality following a comprehensive resistance training workout to increase the client’s heart rate and help maximize the metabolic cost of the training session.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design interval training HIIT high intensity interval trainin metabolic training battling ropes exercises monster ropes exercises strength training battling ropes monster ropes
Risk Factors Requiring Wellness Interventions
November 6, 2020
This excerpt from NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning explains the importance of wellness programs for tactical athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Wellness Interventions Tactical Sleep Disruption Stress Nutrition
Post-Workout Nutrition—Nutrient Timing and the Anabolic Window
October 1, 2014
This article summarizes the relevant literature regarding post-workout nutrient timing and its importance to training adaptations, specifically increasing skeletal muscle hypertrophy and replenishing skeletal muscle glycogen stores.
Personal trainers Nutrition how many calories should I eat a day what to eat after a workout fitness nutrition post-workout nutrition Post workout meal
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