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Upper Body Power in Mixed Martial Arts
June 21, 2023by Marc Tangeman, CSCS, Andrew Shim, EdD, CSCS,*D, and Ian Bonder, MS,CSCS
The purpose of this article is to justify the importance and advantage to properly incorporate upper body power (UBP) training in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Operationalizing Power
June 11, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments
Considering that the term "power" typically evokes the perception of high-speed movement, many people are inclined to take the tenets of specificity to literally mean “train fast, be fast.” However, to create the most strategic methods of training and adaptation, it is vital to compartmentalize power into the primary testable and trainable elements.
Coaches Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation
Resistance Exercise Considerations for Load Carriage
May 8, 2020by Tunde Szivak, PhD, CSCS,*D
This article addresses three main areas of resistance exercise that best prepares tactical personnel for load carriage.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Emphasizing Strength and Power Performance Using the Trap Bar Deadlift for the Modern-Day Warfighter
The purpose of this article is to provide warfighters and tactical facilitators with an evidence-based approach to improve maximal strength and power using the trap bar deadlift as it relates to combat preparedness.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Sun0830Lane
May 15, 2018 - May 13, 2025by Carrie Lane, CSCS
The Durable Endurance Athlete
Personal trainers
Reexamining the Approach to Training for Sports by Investigating the Subdisciplines of Kinesiology
April 20, 2018by Rachael Morgan West and Kyle C. Ryan, PhD, CSCS
This article argues that strength and conditioning coaches should investigate the subdisciplines of kinesiology as an approach to strength and conditioning for primarily anaerobic sports such as football and volleyball.
Coaches Exercise Science Organization and Administration
Performance Considerations in Programming for the Tactical Population
May 8, 2018by Cal Dietz, CSCS
Learn how to design programs with maximal effect within the tactical population. In this session from the NSCA’s 2017 TSAC Annual Training, Cal Dietz explain differences between tactical and conventional athletes and identifies the six performance qualities needed by tactical athletes. CEUs available.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Five Strategies for Developing your Clients' Mindset for Success
August 18, 2025by Amanda Wheeler Gryffin, PhD, CSCS, and Heidi Rigsbee
This Personal Training Quarterly article shares ways that personal trainers can help clients develop a growth mindset for success in their physical fitness. Visit NSCA online to read more on health science and fitness news.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development
Fri1600Jones
May 17, 2018by Ashley Jones, MSc, CSCS, RSCC*E
What Works: Based in Science, Grounded in Reality
Coaches
Fri1600Jones
May 17, 2018by Ashley Jones, MSc, CSCS, RSCC*E
What Works: Based in Science, Grounded in Reality
Coaches
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