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The Value of Resistance Bands as a Training Modality

December 18, 2025by Allen Hedrick, MS, CSCS,*D, FNSCA

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This PTQ article provides a review of the practical and the physiological benefits that resistance bands can provide. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness news, exercise science and athletic performance.

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Effects of Exercise on Diseases and Disorders—Part 2: Exercise and the Brain

June 4, 2018by Carmine Grieco, PhD, CSCS, and Mike Reeder DO

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Exercise is an underutilized therapy for the treatment of cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and depression. While exercise shows more promise for the prevention, rather than the treatment, of Alzheimer’s disease, exercise therapy compares favorably to the most common treatments of depression (psychotherapy and antidepressants).

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Training Clients with Shoulder Injury – Modifications and Considerations

October 13, 2020by Aaron Shaw, CSCS and Samuel Watkins, CSCS

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This article sheds some knowledge on shoulder exercise modifications and progressions that can help reduce the risk of re-injury and maximize performance for clients.

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Practical Applications and Future Directions of Electromyography use in Tactical Populations

November 23, 2020by Katherine Balfany, CSCS and Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F

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This article reviews electromyography (EMG) procedures as well as provides examples of how EMG data analysis has been used in tactical populations.

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Strongman Training for Youth

April 20, 2018by Rick Howard, MEd, CSCS,*D

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Strength and conditioning coaches can safely and effectively integrate strongman training into youth strength and conditioning programs by following established programming guidelines and available research recommendations.

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Shift-Based Program Scheduling for Firefighters

April 24, 2018by John R. Bennett, MS, CSCS,*D

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There is no argument that periodization is successful, and that different models can be applied with success in different fashions. The question of how shift work really affects a periodized program—more specifically firefighter shift work—is less clear.

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Protein and Amino Acid Requirements for Elderly Clients

July 25, 2025by Michael Turley, and David Larson, DHSC, MBA, MS, CSCS, PN2

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This Personal Trainers Quarterly article presents protein dosing strategies to maximize wellness for the aging population. Visit NSCA online to read more on nutrition, health, and wellness.

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The 165-lb Body Drag Benchmarking and Training Implications for Law Enforcement Recruits

December 5, 2020by Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F and Matthew Robert Moreno, TSAC-F

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The purpose of this article is to describe the 165-lb body drag as performed by California law enforcement recruits in order to graduate academy.

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Practical Programming Strategies for Minimizing Training-Related Injury

April 11, 2018by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT and Jason L. Silvernail, DPT, CSCS

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This article examines ways that personal trainers can take steps in order to effectively reduce the risk of clients suffering a training-related injury.

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Maintaining Health and Fitness in Parenthood

October 4, 2024by Kevin Fisher, PHD, CSCS, TSAC-F, Rick Ferkel, PHD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, and Michelle Woodbridge, MA

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This article will explore aspects of the struggle of parents to maintain personal wellness with pre-school age children and offer strategies that may help personal trainers or their clients increase quality of life

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