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title: Strength and Conditioning Blog | BridgeAthletic (2)
description: The BridgeAthletic blog features workout routines and advice designed to give athletes, coaches, and trainers a competitive advantage. (2)
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## [The Tailor's Approach: Customizing Programs for Tactical Success](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/the-tailors-approach-customizing-programs-for-tactical-success)
By [Brian Sklenar](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/author/brian-sklenar) on July 30, 2024
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As someone who owns exactly one suit, this topic may seem significantly outside of my wheelhouse. And it is. However, my interest in learning about the most random things I come across led me to notice a point of comparison between the world of custom-made suits and my experience programming in the Tactical sector.
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[Coaching Tips](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/coaching-tips) [Tactical Performance](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/tactical-performance)
## [Understanding the Tapering Process: A Guide for Athletes](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/understanding-the-tapering-process-a-guide-for-athletes)
By [Dr. Chris Myers, CSCS](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/author/dr-chris-myers-cscs) on July 25, 2024
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As a strength coach and physiologist, I often get asked about tapering and how it fits into a training program. Simply put, tapering is the final step in a training plan to ensure athletes are at their best for a competition.
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[Recovery](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/recovery) [Coaching Tips](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/coaching-tips)
## [A Preparatory Training Approach To Improve Rucking and Loaded Movements](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/a-preparatory-training-approach-to-improve-rucking-and-loaded-movements)
By [Brian Sklenar](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/author/brian-sklenar) on July 22, 2024
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Rucking and load support in full kit is an activity that many Tactical Human Performance teams will help soldiers prepare for as part of their normal responsibilities. The need for this may be due to preparation for selection, school, exercise, or deployment.
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[Training Tips](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/training-tips) [Tactical Performance](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/tactical-performance)
## [Strength Training Beyond Maximal Strength: Enhancing Endurance and Work Capacity](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/strength-training-beyond-maximal-strength-enhancing-endurance-and-work-capacity)
By [Nicholas Goode, MS, CSCS](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/author/nicholas-goode-ms-cscs) on May 28, 2024
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When strength and conditioning coaches enter the weight room, the main goal is to develop the primary physical capacities that are most related to the athlete’s sport. The most common objectives of strength training are increasing maximal strength and power output. However, as a part of most periodized training programs, strength coaches often include high volume/repetition training phases with the goal of increasing muscle size, and additionally work capacity and metabolic alterations which can support greater strength adaptations down the road.
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[Coaching Tips](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/coaching-tips) [Programming Research](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/programming-research)
## [BridgeAthletic Raises Strategic Growth Capital and Acquires Game Plan](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/bridgeathletic-raises-strategic-growth-capital-and-acquires-game-plan)
By [BridgeAthletic](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/author/bridgeathletic) on May 14, 2024
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Today we are very excited to announce the closing of a strategic growth capital investment and the acquisition of [Game Plan](https://www.wearegameplan.com/), the leading learning management system built to serve athletic organizations and teams. The combination of BridgeAthletic and Game Plan offers the industry's first integrated athlete development solution trusted by every major professional sports league and more than 10,000 sports teams and tactical groups globally.
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## [Leaning into a Bottom-Up Framework in Tactical Human Performance Optimization](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/leaning-into-a-bottom-up-framework-in-tactical-human-performance-optimization)
By [JD Mata MS, CSCS,\*D, TSAC-F,\*D, RSCC](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/author/jd-mata-cscs-tsacf) on April 04, 2024
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*All views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the United States Government, The Department of Defense, or The Department of the Air Force.*
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[Coaching Tips](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/coaching-tips) [Tactical Performance](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/tactical-performance)
## [Conditioning Protocols for Law Enforcement Officers](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/conditioning-protocols-for-law-enforcement-officers)
By [Brandon Holder, BS, CSCS, USAW](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/author/brandon-holder-bs-cscs-usaw) on March 05, 2024
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Strength and conditioning programs designed for law enforcement officers can overexert the conditioning in a workout. These men and women often carry a strong and “more is better” mindset that we love as coaches and is a requirement for their work, but it can be detrimental to their long-term training progress. If not programmed appropriately, the conditioning workload will catch up and lead to exercise burnout, potential injury, or, at a minimum, a lack of improvement.
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[Training Tips](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/training-tips) [Tactical Performance](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/tactical-performance)
## [A Police Academy's Strength and Conditioning Program](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/a-police-academys-strength-and-conditioning-program)
By [Brandon Holder, BS, CSCS, USAW](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/author/brandon-holder-bs-cscs-usaw) on February 21, 2024
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At a minimum, a police recruit's time during the academy will feel overwhelming. These future officers are spending several months just trying to keep their heads above water with the goal of graduation.
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[Training Tips](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/training-tips) [Tactical Performance](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/topic/tactical-performance)
## [4 SOP's you Can Implement Today in your Programming](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/4-sops-you-can-implement-today-in-your-programming)
By [Craig Rasmussen, CSCS, SFG, SFL](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/author/craig-rasmussen) on February 08, 2024
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In the popular book, [Extreme Ownership](https://echelonfront.com/books/extreme-ownership/), co-authors Jocko Willink and Leif Babin discuss standard operating procedures (SOP's) extensively. They describe SOPs as a means of creating a clear process to make commonly performed tasks as efficient as possible.
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