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Trainer Tips: Hydration

May 24, 2018

Article Members Only

Trainer Tips are infographics designed to help you, an NSCA professional, educate clients and promote your services. These member-only resources can be used for client education, motivation, and promotion.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition

Should You Be Training Your Personal Training Clients like Athletes

August 29, 2018by Jim Kielbaso, CSCS

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Jim Kielbaso, MS, CSCS, spoke at the NSCA's 2013 Personal Trainer Conference about finding balance between working with personal training clients vs athletes.

Personal trainers Program design Organization and Administration

Maintaining Arm Health with Pitcher-Specific Strength and Conditioning Techniques

April 25, 2025by Avery Bridges, And Jeffrey Hartman, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT

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This article discusses baseball-specific strength and conditioning techniques, focusing on lower extremity training and improving shoulder mechanics.

Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment

Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries—A Review for Fitness Professionals

April 13, 2018by Scott W. Cheatham, DPT, PhD, ATC, CSCS, NSCA-CPT

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Because a client’s functional abilities will change in each of the tissue healing phases, the fitness professional must understand the time it takes to heal and the science behind each phase in order to prescribe safe exercises for clients in those phases.

Personal trainers Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease

Simplifying the Rules to Programming for Special Populations

April 30, 2018by Tom Cormier, CSCS, CSPS, NSCA-CPT,*D, USAW

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By reviewing this simplified process of obtaining a client’s health history and physician release, designing an exercise routine with modified exercises, and providing exercises for paid clients versus general members, NSCA-CPTs can be confident prescribing a routine for those who suffer from chronic or temporary health issues.

Personal trainers Client Consultation|Assessment

The Top 5 Nutrition Questions Your Clients Have for You

May 8, 2018by Marie Spano, MS, CSCS

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In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 Personal Trainers Conference, Marie Spano discusses the top five questions clients have about nutrition, weight loss, and getting fit and healthy. Learn to teach your clients how they can feel an immediate difference, the most effective strategies for losing weight and keeping it off, and the health implications of popular diets.

Personal trainers Nutrition

The Promotion of Exercise for Multiple Sclerosis

October 31, 2019by Chelcei Cashion and Joni Boyd, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT

Article

With almost one million people in the United States living with multiple sclerosis, this article aims to provide personal trainers with ideas for exercises to meet the needs of these individuals.

Personal trainers Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease

The Science of the Somatosensory System: Enhancing Movement Accuracy

June 17, 2019by Emily Splichal, PhD

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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.

Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Client Consultation|Assessment

Beyond the Pool – Improving Swimming Performance with Dryland Training

July 29, 2025by Lawrence W. Judge, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, RSCC*E, FNSCA, and Aidan Biddle

Article

This article in NSCA Coach shares a research-driven framework for dryland training in competitive swimming. Visit us online to learn more on sport performance and exercise science.

Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Professional Development

Hospitality in Fitness – Part I – Improving Client Satisfaction in Group Fitness Training

August 19, 2025by Cody McDermott, CSCS

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This Personal Training Quarterly article shares hospitality­driven approaches to help personal trainers build connections with clients. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness, hospitality and health news.

Personal trainers Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development
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