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Movement Skill Acquisition for American Football— Using “Repetition without Repetition” to Enhance Movement Skill
March 11, 2019by Shawn P. Myszka, CSCS
Football requires very fast, high-intensity, and high-impact movement patterns with each position requiring various movements and speeds. This article reviews how coaches are currently observing movement, and offers a framework on how to identify and improve movement in each player without over-coaching movement patterns.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
The Gray Area of Programming Weightlifting Exercises
January 9, 2021by Timothy Suchomel, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC
The purpose of this article is to discuss the gray area that should be considered when it comes to implementing weightlifting exercises.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Motor Control for the Snatch—an Integrative Approach
April 20, 2018by Derek Crawford, PhD and Nicholas Binder Drake, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, USAW
The snatch is one of the most technically demanding competitive movements. This article focuses on barbell trajectory (or bar path), motor control, and the height of the bar relative to the athlete’s body.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
Push, Pull, and Propulsion – The 10-20-30-40 Concept
November 6, 2018by Jason W. Masek, MA, ATC, PT, CSCS
Jason Masek talks about how to implement and properly execute push, pull, and propulsion movement patterns and variations into athlete programming.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Pickleball Training for Older Adults
April 12, 2018by Ryan T. McClure, CSCS
An appropriately designed program with elements of safe resistance training that focuses on the upper back and external shoulder rotators and open agility technique training may improve agility on the pickleball court, decrease the injury risk of older pickleball players, and increase the self-confidence of these individuals on the court and in daily life.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
Intensity or Resistance
September 17, 2018by Strength Training Second Edition
The loading intensity a person chooses depends on his or her goals and training status (i.e., whether the person is a trained athlete or a sedentary individual). Ultimately, the number of repetitions you can perform at a given intensity or load determines the effects of training on strength develop.
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Be Legendary: 10 Steps for Leading an Impactful Life
August 12, 2019by Bert Sorin
Bert Sorin, President and Co-Owner of Sorinex Exercise Equipment, discusses his road map to staying relevant in a growing field of competition, provides alternate views of success and the long-term impact as a trainer, and offers insight into effective leadership qualities in this session from the NSCA’s 2018 Personal Trainers Conference.
Personal trainers Coaches Professional Development
Show Me the Money – How to Make Your Business Case for Tactical Fitness
May 7, 2018by Gaëtan Girard, MS
Even the best programs need to demonstrate their value in order to be supported by upper management, supervisors, and employees. In this session from the 2015 TSAC Annual Training, Gaëtan Girard provides arguments and tools that can help build a case for a tactical fitness program within an organization.
TSAC Facilitators Organization and Administration Professional Development
The Science of the Somatosensory System: Enhancing Movement Accuracy
June 17, 2019by Emily Splichal, PhD
As a podiatrist, human movement specialist, and worldwide leader in barefoot science and rehabilitation, Emily Splichal has developed a keen eye for movement dysfunction and neuromuscular control during gait. In this session from the NSCA’s 2018 National Conference, Splichal discusses reflexive stabilization, macro- and micro-stability and how it relates to injury risk, and a ground-up approach to activation.
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