2012 TSAC Conference - Schedule
CEUs: 2.0 NSCA, 20 BOC
Tuesday April 10, 2012
| Time | Track | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0800 – 0930 | Keynote Presentation | The Need for Physical Training Among Tactical Populations | Stew Smith, CSCS |
| For tactical athletes, smart training, reliable health and fitness testing, job performance testing, and active recovery programs are critical to their health and well-being, but also for those they protect. | |||
| 0940 - 1045 | Hands-on Session | Training Strategies for Large Tactical/Special Operation Element | Jeff Carroll, CSCS |
| This session will provide an overview of basic needs analysis, area of focus for strength, areas of neglect, improved performance, common injuries, and prevention through functional training for large groups. Demonstration (hands-on) of exercises prescribed for issues and improvements will also be provided. | |||
| Lecture Session 1 | Development of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test | Col Brian McGuire, MS, ATC, CSCS | |
| The session will provide an overview of the conceptualization, development, and institutionalization of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test (CFT). Session attendees will gain an understanding of how modifying physical fitness testing to incorporate more occupation-specific events occurs in such a large population. Other topics to be covered include how to gain leadership/line support for change in testing, establishing a data collection plan, and how to effectively communicate testing changes. | |||
| Lecture Session 2 | Physical Training to Optimize Load Carriage | CPT Paul Henning, PhD, CSCS | |
| This session will cover the physiological and metabolic aspects associated with external loads of all tactical athletes. Training considerations to enhance the physiology and energy systems to be able to operate under external loads will be covered. A task analysis of load carriage for different tactical occupations and the fitness components needed to improve these tasks will be discussed. | |||
| 1055 - 1200 | Hands-on Session | High-Intensity Tactical Training | Ryan Massimo, CSCS, USAW-1 |
| Participants of this session will be introduced to the USMC-Semper Fit High- Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) Program. This hands-on session will allow attendees to participate in movements and exercises that focus on operational combat as it relates to endurance, speed, strength, agility, and power in order to be successful in task-specific situations while reducing the likelihood of injury. | |||
| Lecture Session 1 | The Need for Strength Training Among Tactical Populations | Matt Wenning, MS | |
| This session will cover strength training and programming for tactical populations and show why strength is important, how to implement a strength training program, and the best methods for utilizing weight training for tactical purposes. | |||
| Lecture Session 2 | New Outlook on Effort Perception, Workload, Attention, Motivation & Exercise Adherence | Gershon Tenenbaum, PhD | |
| The session will provide experimental evidence to the conceptual framework, which postulates deterministic relationships among perception of effort, attention allocation, motivation, and workload intensity. The session will explore the underlying mechanisms of physical effort perception and rely on experimental and innovative studies aimed at both describing and altering effort sensations by manipulating attention allocation through the use of imagery, music, self-efficacy, and selected odor stimuli transferred to the olfactory system. Applications of the workload-perceived exertion-motivation-attention allocation linkage concept will also be discussed. | |||
| Lunch | |||
| 1330 - 1435 | Hands-on Session | Development of Explosive Power: Plyometrics, Speed and Agility | CPT Tony Soika, MS, CSCS, USATF |
| This session will discuss the training techniques and coaching cues specific to the development of speed, agility, and quickness. This hands-on session will also cover exercise selection and procedures used in conducting a proper dynamic warm-up. | |||
| Lecture Session 1 | Tactical Supplementation Sponsored by EAS |
Steven Hertzler, PhD, RD | |
| This session will focus on nutritional technologies and techniques that can be used to: 1) Minimize exercise-induced muscle protein breakdown; 2) Enhance muscle protein synthesis in the recovery period after exercise; 3) Optimally refuel muscle energy stores after demanding physical activity; and 4) Protect against excessive inflammation and avoid exercise-induced immunosuppression. Scientific support for these concepts will be discussed and there will be an emphasis on providing practical recovery strategies with both whole foods and nutritional supplements. | |||
| Lecture Session 2 | Physiological Adaptations from Exercise Training | Jay Hoffman, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA | |
| 1445 - 1550 | Hands-on Session | Olympic Lifting Technique: The Snatch | Jon Carlock, CSCS,*D |
| The Snatch is often used by strength and conditioning professionals to enhance the strength, power, speed, and coordination of the athletes they train. This session will provide detailed teaching progressions for the snatch to mitigate risk and maximize return for this powerful exercise. | |||
| Lecture Session 1 | Royal Air Force: Tactical Athlete Program | SGT Matt Rodda, MS | |
| This session will cover the genesis of the Tactical Athlete program, how it is being developed, why it was born out of necessity, and what strategies we are employing to ensure full combat fitness for operations across the world. Within the session will be a generic strength and conditioning program for deployable squadrons as well as a periodized representation of training milestones and how we build the regiment up with respect to fitness modalities. Attendees will leave with a good understanding of how we are developing our soldiers for current and future warfare. | |||
| Lecture Session 2 | Overtraining & Prevention Strategies | Bradley Nindl, PhD | |
| This session will address overtraining, overreaching, and overuse injuries with regard to tactical athletes. The underlying physiological mechanisms that contribute to maladaptations and specific recommendations on how to avoid such conditions will be covered. | |||
| 1600 - 1700 | Hands-on Session | Tactical Training with Kettlebells | Travis Harvey, PhD, CSCS, Tactical Athlete® Kettlebell Instructor Level 1 Certified |
| Several methods exist for kettlebell exercises, but all are not equally able to be applied to tactical athletes’ physical development needs. This kettlebell session will cover the basic techniques of the deadlift, swing (1- and 2-arm), snatch, and the Turkish get-up. Proper technique instruction will be taught in order to enable attendees to shorten the time it takes for their tactical athletes’ to learn the movements. Demonstrations of corrective exercises and examples of how to properly sequence kettlebell exercises into an existing training program will also be covered. | |||
| Lecture Session 1 | Maintaining Training Adaptations with Limited Time | Barry Spiering, PhD, CSCS | |
| Tactical athletes are frequently faced with extended periods of time during which physical training is limited (e.g., during deployment, travel, personal reasons). If the tactical athlete ceases training altogether, then substantial losses in physical fitness will occur. Therefore, the purpose of this session is to identify the minimal dose of training necessary to maintain physical performance when faced with limited training time. | |||
| Lecture Session 2 | Fitness for Duty within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | Gaetan Girard, MSc | |
| The RCMP has an integrated “Fitness for Duty” program for their police force; from general duty to the specialized units. This session will provide an overview of the supportive policies, the three Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluations (General Duty, Police Dog Services, and Emergency Response Team), the related training programs in place for these tactical athletes, and share the best practices and challenges of policing North of the 54th parallel. | |||
| 1700 – 1830 | Exhibitor Reception | ||
Wednesday April 11, 2012
| Time | Track | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0800 - 0930 | Military Session | Physiological Stresses and Medical Consequences Associated with Military Deployment | SGT Dennis Scofield, MEd, CSCS |
| Military personnel often conduct tactical combat operations in austere environments. This session will discuss ways to extend physical work capabilities and minimize medical problems associated with military operations at environmental extremes of heat, cold and high terrestrial altitude. | |||
| Law Enforcement Session | Operational Fitness for Law Enforcement | Jay Merlino, CSCS | |
| Learn how to train your law enforcement population like professional athletes. This session will emphasize the modification of conventional training programming to reflect the unique needs of law enforcement personnel. Programming examples for various levels of law enforcement, including academy, active duty and special operations, will be given. Job-specific risk factors will be examined and will help direct programming. Training topics will include screening, planning, programming variables, conditioning, flexibility, and reconditioning from injury. Also, included in the session are how to incorporate cost-effective, unconventional training implements into your program. | |||
| Firefighter/First Responder Session | The Dangers of Training on Duty for Firefighters | Jim Webb, CSCS and Ryan Dudley, ACE-PFT | |
| This session will review the job demands of firefighters and how those demands influence the ability to design and follow a tactical strength and conditioning program while on duty. Topics will include how the tactical athlete is different from a performance athlete and how those differences will and should influence how firefighters train. | |||
| Hands-on Session | Training with No Equipment | Stew Smith, CSCS | |
| Utilizing indoor and outdoor space, this session will discuss and experience many skills and techniques to train for job performance. Training large groups with varying levels of fitness can be challenging. This session will demonstrate many options for fitness leaders to use with new recruits or assessment programs. | |||
| 0940 - 1045 | Military Session | Human Performance in Special Operations (SOF) | Mark Stephenson, MS, ATC, CSCS,*D & Karen Daigle, CSCS |
| This session will discuss the integration of an interdisciplinary team within the SOF HP community. The presenters will also discuss the differences of Human Performance in Athletics vs. SOF. | |||
| Law Enforcement Session | Need for Evidence-based Physical Training in Law Enforcement | Marcus VanOoyen | |
| This session will cover the need for physical training in law enforcement. This session will begin with a brief history of the creation of TSAC and how it has developed. Other topics covered will include techniques / movements used by law enforcement officers and how physical fitness should relate to those movements, and the different methods of conditioning that should be utilized to optimize performance in the law enforcement field. | |||
| Firefighter/First Responder Session | Comprehensive Physical Readiness Programs for the Fire Service | John Bennett | |
| This experience-based session will summarize the evolution to a task-driven performance and wellness program. Many of us run some form of wellness program and think we are doing alright. Yet, there exists little guidance on what an evidence-based program looks like—the structure, operation, and specific function. This session will begin by affirming that evidence-based applies to the program concept, not just training and that physical conditioning goes beyond wellness for job performance. The specific highlights of this session will challenge all attendees to honestly answer the question of, “What are we doing and delivering for our personnel? | |||
| Hands-on Session | Pre-screening Injury Prevention Strategies | Patrick Conway, MS, CSCS, *D | |
| This session will demonstrate and discuss how to use video, Functional Movement Screening and standard exercises to help identify weak or tight muscles to help prevent injuries. This session will also discuss basic equipment needed for video analysis and what can be put together on a shoe-string budget. The idea of how video can be utilized to enhance special response training and firefighter training will also be covered. | |||
| 1055 - 1200 | Military Session | Testing and Evaluation for Military Personnel | Frank Palkoska, MS, CSCS |
| The success of any physical fitness testing program depends upon several key concepts, but especially validity and reliability which refer to the test’s relevance to the performance tasks and whether that test’s results are consistent each time it is administered, respectively. This session will discuss the concept of designing a performance test and the thought processes that go into its execution. | |||
| Law Enforcement Session | Testing and Evaluation for Law Enforcement Sponsored by NTOA |
Cmdr Thor Eells | |
| This session will teach attendees how to implement a physical fitness program in law enforcement training. This session will discuss the basic steps to be taken from justification and validation to implementation of a physical fitness program. Topics will include test battery identification, determining standards, and legal considerations. | |||
| Firefighter/First Responder Session | Needs Analysis for Firefighters | Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS | |
| Firefighting is a strenuous occupation that requires optimal levels of physical fitness. Preparing firefighters for the unique demands of the profession requires an understanding of the physiological, biomechanical, and injury-related aspects of performance. This informative and applied session will provide a foundation for conducting a needs analysis to support the design of task-specific assessments and a functional training program. | |||
| Hands-on Session | Olympic Lifting Technique: The Clean | Brian Schilling, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA | |
| This hands-on session is designed to show the different methods that exist for optimal technique of the Clean, as well as how to use a deterministic method to teach the clean. Both facilitators and operators will be able to gain coaching cues to help integrate the Clean into their training programs. | |||
| Lunch | |||
| 1330 - 1435 | Military Session | Needs Analysis for Military Personnel | William Kraemer, PhD, CSCS, *D, FNSCA |
| Law Enforcement Session | Needs Analysis for Law Enforcement Sponsored by NTOA |
Kathy Vonk, CSCS | |
| Each agency and team differs with regards to environment, personnel, and equipment, among many other variables. Attendees are urged to be “fitness detectives” in order to solve the puzzle of appropriate and effective program design. This session will emphasize the importance of following up on every lead, checking every piece of information, and examining every alternative before drawing any solid conclusions relative to building tactical operator fitness programs. Attendees will walk away with the tools and skills necessary to conduct appropriate and thorough training needs analysis on which to base sound strategy for personalized agency program design. | |||
| Firefighter/First Responder Session | Physiological Issues Faced by Firefighters & Rescue Personnel | Dr. Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS | |
| This session will provide an overview of information related to physiological concerns in fire and rescue personnel that may supplement a needs analysis prior to the development of a suitable, population-specific individualized training program. Information discussed may also help guide modifications to individualized programs to assist with program progression and decrease the likelihood of overtraining and fatigue. | |||
| Hands-on Session | Alternative Training Methods | David Sandler, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA and Jason Dudley, MS, CSCS, RSCC | |
| This hands-on session will discuss alternative training methods to achieve desired training adaptations for tactical populations. Techniques for achieving desired adaptations using various types of circuits will be discussed and participants will have the opportunity to participate in a circuit designed to develop hypertrophy. Methods for manipulating training variables to achieve desired training adaptations in alternative settings (i.e., the field) will also be discussed. | |||
| 1445 - 1550 | Military Session | Physical Readiness Training for Military Personnel | Frank Palkoska, MS, CSCS & Tony Soika, MS, CSCS, USATF |
| Military leaders have always recognized that the effectiveness of Soldiers is reliant upon their physical condition. Soldiers often march long distances in fighting load through rugged country and need to fight effectively upon arriving at the area of combat. They often need to drive fast-moving tanks and motor vehicles over rough terrain, run/crawl over long distances, jump over obstacles, lift and carry heavy objects, and sometimes keep going for many hours without sleep or rest. All of these activities of warfare require superb physical conditioning. This session will discuss the Army’s current fitness doctrine and exercise repertoire as they relate to these endeavors. | |||
| Law Enforcement Session | Program Design for Law Enforcement | Mick Stierli, CSCS | |
| This session will cover the implications of the body positions law enforcement personnel spend most of their time in, as well as the physically demanding critical tasks that are expected of an officer in the course of their duties. Exercise programming for law enforcement along with other variables to consider will also be explained in common terms for law enforcement personnel. | |||
| Firefighter/First Responder Session | Certified Coaches for Firefighters? A Cutting-edge Approach | John Hofman, MS, CSCS, USAW-1, USATF, ACE-PFT | |
| Many chiefs, captains, and firefighters have enough on their plate without having to worry about overseeing a health and wellness program. Despite that fact, with the increase in health care costs and the need to reduce lost time injuries, having an evidence-based program is a must. This session will discuss how certified strength coaches can properly implement a program to reduce injury risk and increase firefighter health and wellness. | |||
| Hands-on Session | Development of Speed and Agility | Michael Barnes, MEd, CSCS, *D, NSCA-CPT, *D | |
| Designing and implementing a tactical speed and agility program can seem like a daunting task. Speed and agility competencies can play a critical role in the effectiveness of an operator. The beginning of this session will introduce fundamental theory of tactical speed and agility. From there, the hands-on portion will illustrate essential speed and agility techniques that you can implement immediately into your program. This session will use cost-effective training methods that have been proven to be the most successful to improve speed and agility. Whether you are law enforcement, military or a firefighter this session will have something for you. | |||
| 1600 - 1700 | Military Session | Naval Physical Readiness Test Research | LCDR David Peterson, MS & Brian Schilling, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA |
| This roundtable session will provide an open forum for attendees to get their questions answered, in a personnel setting, by some of the leading experts in training law enforcement personnel. Various experts in physical training for law enforcement personnel, along with active duty SWAT and law enforcement personnel will be available for open discussion and to answer questions. | |||
| Law Enforcement Session | Law Enforcement Roundtable | Kathy Vonk, CSCS, Mick Stierli, CSCS, Cmdr Thor Eells,Marcus VanOoyen & Jay Merlino | |
| The U.S. Navy recently conducted an extensive review of the semi-annual physical readiness test (PRT) to evaluate its effectiveness in assessing the physical fitness of sailors. In addition, OPNAV N135, in collaboration with the University of Memphis Department of Health and Sports Sciences, evaluated the reliability, validity, feasibility, and examined potential redundancy of nine different modalities. This session will discuss findings and recommendations from the PRT review and subsequent PRT beta test. | |||
| Firefighter/First Responder Session | Firefighter/First Responder Roundtable | Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS, Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS, John Hofman, MS, CSCS, USAW-1, USATF, ACE-PFT, Ryan Dudley, ACE-PFT, Jim Webb, CSCS & John Bennett | |
| This roundtable session will provide an open forum for attendees to get their questions answered, in a personnel setting, by some of the leading experts in training firefighters and rescue personnel. Various experts in physical training for fire/rescue personnel, along with active duty firefighters will be available for open discussion and to answer questions. | |||
| Hands-On Session | Tactical Training to Prevent Injury and Increase Performance | Guy Leahy, MEd, CSCS, *D, HFS | |
| Military Physical Fitness (MPF) has been defined as the ability to physically accomplish all aspects of a mission while sustaining optimal health and remaining uninjured. Traditional fitness tests for tactical populations (e.g., distance run, push-ups, sit-ups) do not appear to be good predictors of MPF, and overemphasis on training to pass the fitness tests results in high rates of injury, with a negative impact on mission readiness. This session will discuss/demonstrate evidence-based training methods for improving MPF and reducing physical training-related injuries. |
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Thursday April 12, 2012
| Time | Track | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0800 - 0930 | Hands-on Session | A Proven Approach of Identifying and Reducing Injuries In the Tactical Athlete | Michael Contreras, CSCS |
| The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a tool that is used to identify firefighters, recruit firefighters and tactical athletes who are at an increased risk of being injured. Data will be presented that shows the training, performance, and the financial benefits of using the FMS in a tactical setting. Participants will learn how to use the FMS in the tactical setting to correct problem areas in order to increase long-term durability and decrease work-related injury cost in a one-on-one setting and/or group environment to get instant feedback. | |||
| Lecture Session | Recovery and Restoration Methods | Dr. Maria Urso, PhD, FACSM | |
| This session will review the processes that promote skeletal muscle repair and remodeling following training-induced muscle damage. Topics include acute and chronic adaptations in skeletal muscle with various types of training. Research evidence will be used to discuss the risks and benefits of purported ways to manipulate skeletal muscle adaptation, repair and recovery. | |||
| 0940 - 1045 | Hands-on Session | Training Adaptations for Injured Tactical Athletes | Danny McMillian, PT, DSc, OCS, CSCS |
| This hands-on session will cover exercise strategies for tactical athletes with movement impairments. Content will include techniques to restore function at each region of the body, exercises that re-integrate the recovering area with the rest of the kinetic chain, and modifications to traditional resistance training. | |||
| Lecture Session | Stability & Mobility Training | Mark Stephenson, MS, ATC, CSCS, *D & Karen Daigle, CSCS | |
| This session will discuss the importance of physical mobility for tactical athletes. The presenters will address the different strategies and techniques that may be used to increase both mobility and stability. | |||
| 1055 - 1200 | Hands-on Session | Training to Optimize Load Carriage | Ray Bear, CSCS |
| This session will demonstrate the progression of various exercises that will enhance and optimize performance while under external load. The use of assorted equipment as well as strength and cardiovascular components will be discussed and demonstrated, taking into consideration all tactical athletes. | |||
| Lecture Session | Metabolic Training for Tactical Athletes | Carl Maresh, PhD | |
| This session will cover the fundamentals of energy system development by defining metabolic training and discussing bioenergetics. Attendees will understand the overall adaptation process and issues related to metabolic conditioning. Finally, this session will examine the characteristics of both aerobic and anaerobic conditioning programs and provide suggestions as to what each tactical athlete needs to incorporate in their year-long training programs. | |||
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