HPRC & ACSM’s

High Intensity Training Conference and

Performance Optimization WorkshopSponsored by the

Human Performance Resource Center

September 13-14, 2010Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences,

Bethesda, MD

Guidelines DevelopmentWalter R. Thompson, Ph.D., FACSM

• First Step– Consensus document– Widespread distribution– Not everyone will agree, but

consensus documents rarely do– Prepare for wider distribution

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• Second Step– Identify review teams– Not endorsement seeking, only

different insights– Review teams work in isolation– Consensus document returned to

primary writing group

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• Third Step– Core team serves as a review panel – Start to seek professional

organizations’ endorsement– Follow up with review teams when

necessary

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• Fourth Step– Incorporate changes into the

document – Send to core team for final approval– Core team may question review

panel– Final document prepared for wide

distribution

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• Fifth Step– Seek endorsement from like-minded

organizations in the industry and military

– May time some time because each organization has its own policy for endorsement

– Step may be omitted if ACSM and DoD were the only organizations

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• Final Step– Publication of the guidelines in a

suitable format– To be determined by the core group