Tyler Christiansen- B.S., CSCS, D*, TSAC-F
Tyler Christiansen is a veteran soldier currently working as the Tactical Strength and Conditioning (TSAC) Program Manager at the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Christiansen has worked with tactical athletes in the Special Operations Forces (SOF) community, including the 7th Special Forces Group, a Special Missions Unit in the greater D.C. area, as the TSAC Coordinator at the NSCA, as an Exercise Physiologist at the Army Physical Fitness Research Institute, and as a contractor in Baghdad, Iraq. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction (CSCS,*D), a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC), and earned the FMS and USAW certifications.
In this episode we get right down to business with one of the pioneers in the field who leads the primary arm of the world authority and certifying entity for TSAC professionals within the NSCA. We get sneak peaks to all the latest information coming out with the NSCA-TSAC-F program and its growth, partnerships, the TSAC-F practitioner courses and the soon to be released TSAC-F textbook! Tyler also explains where the tactical strength and conditioning field looks to be going for the professional strength coach involved within this domain.
**Update by the launch of this podcast the NSCA-TSAC-F Textbook is available for purchase.
Find out more on the TSAC-F course at https://www.nsca.com/tsac-professionals/
Tyler can be contacted at tyler.christiansen@nsca.com
Matt Thompson can be contacted at matt.thompson@nsca.com