TSAC Report

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october 2025 | Issue 79

Issue 79 of the TSAC Report contains articles on engaging with institutions for first responders, coaching philosophies for firefighters, collagen considerations for tactical athletes, and a model for corrections officer health.

Table of Contents

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First Responder Research Column – Engaging with Institutions to Enhance First Responder Health and Occupational Readiness by Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, Emily Langford, PhD, CSCS,*D, and Sarah Lanham, MS, CSCS,*D

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Coaching Philosophy to Enhance Communication Strategies between Strength and Conditioning Professionals and Firefighters by Lee Brown, PhD, CSCS, CSPS, TSAC-F, RSCC, Scott Caulfield, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, RSCC*E, Jim McDonald, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, TSAC-F, and Alexandra Cacioppo, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, USAW-2

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Nutrition Research Column – October 2025 – A Case for Collagen Supplementation by Sheyla Leon, Nick Barringer, PhD, CSSD, RDN, CSCS, Lee Brown, PhD, CSCS, CSPS, TSAC-F, RSCC, and Drew E. Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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A Model for Corrections Officer Health Promotion by David Fielding, MS, Alyssa Yetter, PhD, Allison Higgins, PhD, and Tunde Szivak, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F

NSCA Retraction and Correction Policy

Editor-in-Chief
Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA

Assistant Editor
Britt Chandler, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

Publications Director
Keith Cinea, MA, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

Managing Editor
Matthew Sandstead, NSCA-CPT,*D

Publications Coordinator
Cody Urban

Editorial Review Panel
Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
Jerry Bean, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, TSAC-F
Jon Carlock, MS, CSCS,*D
Patrick Conway, MS, CSCS,*D
Jason Dudley, MS, FMS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC
Drew Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
Jason Hartman, MS, CSCS
Jared Hornsby, PhD
Charlie Kornhauser, TSAC-F
Katie Miller, RD, LDN, CSCS
Matthew Nick
Brandon Roberts, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
Stew Smith, CSCS
Tony Soika, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
Colin Tomes, PhD, PT, DPT, ATC, LAT, CSCS, TSAC-F 
Brittany Wheeler, MS

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