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Resistance Training Adaptations: Skeletal Changes

June 14, 2018by NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training Second Edition

Article

Bone tissue is “alive” and is a dynamic tissue that can respond to resistance training. In addition to the obvious effects of resistance training on muscle mass and strength, resistance training may lead to decreased risk for osteoporosis, fractures, and falls in later life.

Coaches Exercise Science

How to be an Evidence-Based Fitness Professional

May 20, 2019by Keith Chittenden, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

Article Members Only

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

Implementing Fitness Testing for Law Enforcement—An Opinion Piece—Part 2

April 23, 2018by Ben Hinton, MS, CSCS

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By implementing a fitness assessment, a law enforcement agency can assess its officers and gather important data. As long as there are support mechanisms in place to assist the “at risk” officers—such as access to physical training instructors, occupational health professionals, or dietitians—the organization can ensure that its officers move towards becoming a healthier and more resilient workforce.

TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation

Multidirectional Speed Training for Hockey

May 16, 2018by Maria L. Mountain, MSc, CSCS

Video

Maria Mountain demonstrates of an off-ice agility cone drill to help hockey players work on multidirectional transitions using forward, backward, and lateral crossover patterns.

Coaches Program design

Thurs1500Kenefick

May 16, 2018by Robert Kenefick, PhD, FACSM

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Performance, Environment, and Training: Understanding the Impact of External Load

TSAC Facilitators

Fri1700Elmasri

May 14, 2018 - May 13, 2025by Khaled Elmasri

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Show Up and Serve: How to Communicate, Connect, and Captivate Your Way to a “Yes”

Personal trainers

RSCC Eccentric Training Methods- Benefits, Shortcomings, and Implementation

October 28, 2020by Dr. Tim Suchomel

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RSCC Eccentric Training Methods- Benefits, Shortcomings, and Implementation

Bridge: Core Training, with Joe Drake

May 4, 2018by Joe Drake, MS, HKC, NSCA-CPT, USAW

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Joe Drake, owner of Gravity and Oxygen Fitness, discusses his philosophy on training the core and provides some examples.

Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique Program design

Sat0700Schoenfeld

May 14, 2018 - May 13, 2025by Melody Schoenfeld, MS, CSCS

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Isometrics for Strength and Power

Personal trainers

Velocity-Based Training, From Theory to Application: The Basics

September 25, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS

Article

This infographic introduces velocity-based training (VBT), and is the first of a three part series explaining the theory behind and application of VBT.

Coaches Exercise Science Program design
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