Strength & Conditioning - Implications Of Psychological Trauma For Tactical Athletes & Human Performance Professionals

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Ben Foodman is a licensed psychotherapist & performance specialist. He owns his private practice located in Charlotte North Carolina where he specializes in working with athletes to help them overcome mental blocks (the yips), PTSD, ADD / ADHD and achieve flow states through the techniques of Brainspotting & Neurofeedback. If you are interested in services, use the link here! Enjoy the article below!

 

Ben Foodman - Sport Psychology & Neurofeedback in Charlotte, North Carolina
 

Tactical Athletes, Strength Training & PTSD

 
 

Tactical athlete populations such as military personnel, police officers, and fire & rescue will work with human performance experts that specialize in strength & conditioning to help enhance their performance through a variety of exercise science applications. While human performance experts that specialize in strength & conditioning are able to effectively construct exercise programs for tactical athletes, one important variable that needs to be considered when working with this population is how psychological trauma can potentially affect an individual’s recovery and performance within these training programs. I recently was afforded the opportunity to write for the National Strength & Conditioning Association’s TSAC Report Issue 63 on this topic. If you are a subscribing member of the NSCA, use the link below to access the journal!


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