This excerpt from NSCA’s Essential of Tactical Strength and Conditioning explores the neural and muscular adaptations to training over time.

Understanding how the body adapts to the overload of aerobic exercise is critical to designing effective exercise training programs, monitoring exercise responses and progress, and assessing training outcomes.

This excerpt from Developing Speed discusses the various start patterns that exist and how to include them in a speed development program.

Tactical athletes, due to the nature of their jobs, may have sleeping problems (such as falling asleep and/or staying asleep) which is indicative of poor sleep quality. This article shares sleep hygiene strategies that can help tactical athletes achieve better rest.

The official position statement of the NSCA on long-term athletic development.

This article will focus primarily on the physical fitness considerations of sailors aboard Canadian Patrol Frigates while out at sea.

Mike Snowden, University of Alabama Men’s Basketball Strength Coach, talks to the NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, about having a genuine relationship with head sport coaches. Topics under discussion include building players into the program, creating buy-in, and embracing new and unique career opportunities. Find Mike on Instagram: @mike__snowden or Twitter: @Mike__Snowden | Find Eric on Instagram: @ericmcmahoncscs or Twitter: @ericmcmahoncscs

In this Info-graphic, block periodization and traditional periodization are reviewed on the effects on both upper and lower body strength and power.

The Truth and Technique of Glute Training

The Truth and Technique of Glute Training