TSAC Report

The TSAC Report is the NSCA’s quarterly, online-only publication designed for the training of tactical professionals, operators, and facilitators. You must be a member of the NSCA to access the TSAC Report.

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january 2025 | Issue 76

Issue 76 of the TSAC Report contains articles on sport science load monitoring for first responders, military research column, workplace health programs for public safety, impact of PPE on first responders, creatine to optimize occupational performance, and brain-based training to improve physical performance.

Table of Contents

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Sport Science Load Monitoring Practices, Application, and Practicality for First Responders – Part I by Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F,*D, and Jay Dawes, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, TSAC-F,*D, FNSCA

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Military Column – January 2025 by Kathryn Bell, MS, CSCS, and Brian Schilling, PhD, CSCS

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A Framework for Workplace Health Programs in Public Safety by Brian K. Leary, PhD, and Miriam Leary, PhD

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First Responder Research Column – January 2025 – The Impact of PPE on First Responders’ Performance by Sarah Lanham, MS, CSCS,*D, and Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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Nutrition Research Column – January 2025 – Does Creatine Monohydrate Help Optimize Occupational Performance Outcomes? by Sheyla Leon, and Drew Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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Resetting Your Physical Baseline – A Brain-Based Approach by Annette Verpillot, DO, and Jason Shea, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F

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Editor-in-Chief
Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, RSCC

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
Stacy Gnacinski, PhD
Jason Hartman, MS, CSCS
John Hofman, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
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 
Mick Stierli, MS, CSCS
Brittany Wheeler, MS
Annette Zapp, MA, CSCS, TSAC-F

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