Practical Assessments of Power for Law Enforcement Populations

by Robert G. Lockie PhD, Matthew Robert Moreno, Karly Cesario
TSAC Report September 2018
Vol 49, Issue 2

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Assessment law enforcement officers

This article consists of five assessments that could be utilized by the tactical facilitator to measure upper- , lower- , and total-body power in law enforcement officers (LEOs). Although the focus of this article is LEOs, the assessments could also be used for other tactical populations.

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This article originally appeared in TSAC Report, the NSCA’s quarterly, online-only publication geared toward the training of tactical athletes, operators, and facilitators. It provides research-based articles, performance drills, and conditioning techniques for operational, tactical athletes. The TSAC Report is only available for NSCA Members. Read more articles from TSAC Report

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Robert G. Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F

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Audience:
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Topics:
Testing and Evaluation

Keywords:
Assessment law enforcement officers

Practical Assessments of Power for Law Enforcement Populations

This article consists of five assessments that could be utilized by the tactical facilitator to measure upper- , lower- , and total-body power in law enforcement officers (LEOs). Although the focus of this article is LEOs, the assessments could also be used for other tactical populations.

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