TSAC Report - First Responders Column - January 2024
by Sarah Lanham, MS, CSCS, and Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
TSAC Report
July 2024
Vol 73, Issue 4
This column reviews recent literature that investigated the appropriateness of a commonly utilized on-duty exercise training modality for firefighters and describes the occupational demands of specialist tactical police officers.
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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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References
- Carroll, TJ, Taylor, JL, and Gandevia, SC. Recovery of central and peripheral neuromuscular fatigue after exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology 122(5): 1068–1076, 2017.
- Dennison, KJ, Mullineaux, DR, Yates, JW, and Abel, MG. The effect of fatigue and training status on firefighter performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 26(4): 1101-1109, 2012.
- National Fire Protection Association. NFPA 1583: Standard on Health-Related Fitness Programs for Fire Department Members. Quincy, MA: NFPA, 2022.
- Orr, RM, Dawes, JJ, Lockie, RG, and Godeassi, DP. The relationship between lower-body strength and power, and load carriage tasks: A critical review. International Journal of Exercise Science 12(6): 1001-1022, 2019.
- Thomas, M, Pohl, MB, Shapiro, R, Keeler, J, and Abel, MG. Effect of load carriage on tactical performance in special weapons and tactics operators. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 32(2): 554-564, 2018.
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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