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NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 72: Antonio Squillante
Antonio Squillante, a PhD candidate at the University of Southern California (USC) and the Weightlifting Special Interest Group (SIG) chair, talks to the former NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about using weightlifting, not just the sport, as a means to build strength and power in athletes from the platform to the field. Topics under discussion include being involved with the NSCA through leading the Weightlifting SIG and teaching Exam Prep classes, moving from Italy to pursue his dream of coaching, and going back to school for his PhD.
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Coaches Professional Development
TSAC Research Review, Issue 46
June 1, 2017
This article is the eleventh in 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.
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Load Carriage – Programming for Special Operations Forces
April 28, 2023
This narrative review will focus on the research related to tactical load carriage and on a program recommendation to maximize strength and endurance adaptations in Special Operations Forces (SOF).
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Special Operations Forces Load Carriage Stress Inoculation Training Readiness
Nutrient Needs during Deployment and Shift Work
August 20, 2021
This excerpt explains the importance of optimal nutritional strategies in conjunction with good sleep hygiene and how that can help mitigate damaging effects of deployment and shift work on performance.
TSAC Facilitators Nutrition Nutrition Deployment Shift Work Sleep Hygiene
Energy Availability and Fatigue in Female Soccer
October 30, 2025
This article in NSCA Coach examines practical strategies to mitigate LEA and enhance performance in female soccer players. Visit NSCA online to learn more on sports science and exercise research.
Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Professional Development Nutrition Education Competitive Soccer Injury Prevention NIL Endurance Sports Stress Athletic Performance Anxiety
The Gray Area of Programming Weightlifting Exercises
January 8, 2021
The purpose of this article is to discuss the gray area that should be considered when it comes to implementing weightlifting exercises.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Weightlifting Lift Progressions Triple Extension Load Acceptance
A Sample Six-Week Exercise Program to Improve General Physical Preparedness for an Occupational Physical Assessment
April 1, 2017
This article provides a sample six-week, non-linear program for improving muscular strength, power, endurance, anaerobic capacity, and aerobic capacity. However, this is not a “one-size fits all” program, and manipulation of the program variables may be warranted for some individuals.
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A Sample Strength and Conditioning Program for Fire Academies
May 28, 2021
This article serves as a guide for current and future strength and conditioning professionals who oversee program design for fire academy recruits. This includes a summarized needs analysis and a sample training program that considers the unique challenges of the fire academy.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Fire Academy Baseline Conditioning Load Carriage Program Design
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