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Agility and Quickness Test: Box Step-Off Landing Assessment
May 21, 2018by Developing Agility and Quickness
This book excerpt explains how to perform the box step-off landing assessment, which is used to determine an athlete’s readiness before beginning a program in agility and quickness.
Coaches Exercise Technique Testing and Evaluation
Cluster Sets - Current Methods for Introducing Variations to Training Sets
May 9, 2018by G. Gregory Haff, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
Learn about cluster sets, and how they can be used in program design for optimal athletic development. Greg Haff, President of the NSCA, shares examples of various set structures in this session from the NSCA 2016 National Conference.
Coaches Program design
The Importance of Proper Movement for Marines—Part 1: An Introduction to Movement and Potential Problems
April 24, 2018by Matt Zummo, CSCS
This is the first part of a four-part series that will address implementing a comprehensive evidence-based approach to proper movement patterns in order to reduce movement dysfunction in Marines.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design
Acceleration vs. Maximum Speed
June 15, 2018by Developing Speed
Acceleration and maximum speed are terms used in speed development programs, and when developing a program, it is vital to differentiate between the two. This allows coaches to target their training to the capacity most important in their own sport.
Coaches Exercise Science
How to be an Evidence-Based Fitness Professional
May 20, 2019by Keith Chittenden, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
This article describes how introduction of evidence-based practices requires today’s fitness professional to raise the bar of his or her education and analytical experience by actively and consistently using techniques of research in order to perform their job as a fitness professional.
Personal trainers Program design Organization and Administration Professional Development
Bridge: Keys to Incorporate Kettlebells into Personal Training, with Matt Berenc
May 4, 2018by Matt Berenc, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Matt Berenc, Director of Education for Equinox, discusses key points to consider when adding kettlebells into a personal training program
Personal trainers Program design
Bridge: Keys to Incorporate Kettlebells into Personal Training, with Matt Berenc
June 25, 2018by Matt Berenc, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Matt Berenc, Director of Education for Equinox, discusses key points to consider when adding kettlebells into a personal training program
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
Postactivation Potentiation: How does it work?
May 23, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
Learn about how a potentiating stimulus can induce a postactivation potentiation (PAP) response in vertical jump, sprint, and upper-body performance, as well as the optimal structure of a strength-power potentiating complex.
Coaches Exercise Science
Strength Training for the Older Client—A Blueprint for Program Design
June 20, 2018by Robert Linkul, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
This article provides a blueprint and “mini-macrocycle” that will assist the personal trainer in creating a program design for older adults by offering organized templates, direction in selecting exercise components, and the creation of volume controls specific to the client’s needs.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design
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