Tyler Christiansen (USAF): Developing Human Performance

Tyler Christiansen is a veteran U.S. soldier currently employed by the U.S Air Force working as the Human Performance Director. Previously, Tyler was 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. Additionally, Christiansen has worked with sport athletes at Iowa State University, Illinois State University, and the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball (MLB) organization. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction (CSCS,*D), a Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator with Distinction (TSAC-F,*D) and a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach with Distinctions (RSCC*D). He was recognized as the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s 2019 Tactical Strength and Conditioning Practitioner of the Year.

The view presented are those of Tyler’s and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense or any of its components

In this episode Tyler talks about:

His role as a Tactical strength and conditioning co-ordinator and later Manager with the NSCA.

How has training within tactical strength and conditioning has evolved over the last 12 years.

The cultural difference between working with the USAF and Army.

How he measures programme success.

Resources discussed:

Healthy Gut, Healthy You by Dr Michael Ruscio

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