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Attentional Styles
June 1, 2017
Understanding attentional styles can improve coaching effectiveness by allowing the coach to provide appropriate cues or methods for each athlete.
Coaches Exercise Science coaching attentional styles attentional focus sport psychology strength and conditioning
Resistance Training and Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement— Considerations for Prosthesis and Client Safety
April 1, 2017
Historically, patients who undergo reverse total shoulder arthroplasty/ replacement (rTSA) procedures receive much stricter activity limitations for sports and resistance training endeavors in comparison to the traditional total shoulder arthroplasty/replacement. This may cause confusion amongst personal trainers about safety as it relates to designing resistance training programs for these patients.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design strength and conditioning reverse total shoulder arthroplasty shoulder replacement
Implementation of an Educational Fitness Training Class for Future Law Enforcement Professionals
August 25, 2023
This article outlines a potential learning course intended for students in undergraduate criminal justice and homeland security majors to improve their physical health literacy and health-related behaviors.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation
Defining, Measuring, and Monitoring Resilience for the Tactical Professional: Part 3—Heart Rate Variability Application Guide for Tactical Professionals
October 14, 2022
The third and final article in this series will introduce the practical and technical elements of heart rate variability (HRV) monitoring in greater depth and detail.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Heart Rate Variability Time Domain ECG
Sleep Improvement Programs for Firefighters – A Critically Appraised Topic
June 18, 2021
The research reviewed in this article provides a baseline snapshot of clinically-relevant tools to screen, diagnose, and provide treatment that can improve behavior surrounding sleep, as well as quantity and quality of sleep in occupational firefighters.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Professional Development Firefighters Sleep Deprivation Sleep Health TSAC-F
Understanding the Physiological Limiting Factors of VO2max
December 17, 2018
Determining VO2max can be useful in all areas of health, from potential diagnosis of heart disease in the elderly to measuring peak performance in elite athletes. This article will discuss the physiological limiting factors of VO2max and the role each plays in cardiovascular improvement.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Vo2 Max Aerobic Capacity Aerobic Training Cardiovascular Training
Psychological and Motivational Techniques
October 1, 2018
This book excerpt reviews the psychological principal of the self-determination theory (SDT) and its role in motivation and how this can be used in a tactical setting.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Organization and Administration TSAC Motivational Techniques Self-Determination Theory Psychological Skills PST
Stress Inoculation Training in Tactical Strength and Conditioning
April 1, 2013
Tactical jobs are fast-paced, physically and psychologically intense, and failure can have tragic consequences, making it vital to train tactical athletes to perform better under stress.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Safety performing under pressure stress management techniques how to deal with stress stress management stress relief How to handle stress
Measurement of Power
June 1, 2017
It is important for coaches to understand the relationship between commonly measured variables (e.g., displacement, velocity, and force) and their relationship to the derived variable of power.
Coaches Exercise Science kinetic select power testing for power exercise testing strength and conditioning
Benefits of Flexibility Training
May 1, 2017
Flexibility training is important because of the role that flexibility plays in improving movement performance and reducing the opportunity for injury. Learn more about the role of flexibility training in this exclusive excerpt from the book NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training, Second Edition, published by Human Kinetics.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique flexibility flexibility training personal training NSCA-CPT
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