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Building a Balanced and Symmetrical Physique – Is Regional Hypertrophy Possible?
June 7, 2022by Guillermo Escalante, DSC, MBA, ATC, CSCS and Adam Michael Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS
This article provides a brief overview of literature where regional hypertrophy was reported. It also discusses the basic science and application of regional hypertrophy training.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design
Sample 5K Training Plan for Runners
May 23, 2018by Developing Endurance
This excerpt from the book Developing Endurance, published by Human Kinetics, presents a sample 5K training plan for runners.
Coaches Program design
Using Complexes to Help Improve Tactical Job Performance
August 24, 2018by Jay Dawes PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA
Just as any athletic team can benefit from sport-specific training, tactical professionals can benefit from occupational task-specific training as well. Combining pushing, pulling, pressing, and total body movements into complexes may help mimic the demands and movements of job tasks that tactical personnel may encounter.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 103: Ali Kershner
Ali Kershner, Director of Creative Strategy for Art of Coaching, talks to the NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, about overcoming adversity on the road to win the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball Championship at Stanford University. Topics under discussion include the inequalities found at the NCAA tournament, being true to yourself as a coach, and working outside of the weight room to help strengthen coach-athlete relationships.
Find Ali on Instagram: @kershner.ali or Twitter: @alikershner | Find Eric on Instagram: @ericmcmahoncscs or Twitter: @ericmcmahoncscs
Coaches Professional Development
A Simple System for Managing Quality in Small and Medium Fitness Centers
April 17, 2026by Xiao Ren, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, TSAC-F,*D, and Yu Yang, CSCS
This PTQ article discusses a Mini Quality System (MQS), an ISO 9001-inspired framework designed to help small and growing fitness centers establish better operational control. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness management.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration Client Consultation|Assessment Legal Issues Professional Development
Football-Specific Speed Drills
May 22, 2018by Developing Speed
This article presents two football-specific speed drills in detail—the single-leg box explosion and the mountain climber.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique
Achilles Recovery in Soccer – Best Practices for Regaining Full Speed
December 8, 2025by Valeria Ruffo, and Jeffrey Hartman, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
This NSCA Coach article outlines the best practices for Achilles recovery in soccer. Visit NSCA online to read more on athletic performance and sports recovery.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development
Understanding Low Back Pain for Golfers
May 3, 2024by Shawn LaCourt, DC, CSCS, Trevor Shaw, DC, DACRB, CSCS, Shane Carter, DC, MBA, FIAMA, and Adam Sergent, DC, DACBSP, DACRB
The purpose of this article is to discuss the biomechanics of the golf swing and injury prevention management that could result in improved movement throughout the golf swing and lower the recurrence of lower back pain.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Benefits and Risks of Caffeine Ingestion for Anaerobic-Dominant Athletes
January 14, 2023by Dr Charles William Burrage Jr, EdD, CSCS
The purpose of this article is to present a brief review of research on the safety and efficacy of caffeine used by athletes participating in anaerobic-dominant sports.
Coaches Nutrition
Twelve-Station Agility Circuit
April 26, 2021by Developing Agility and Quickness
This excerpt from Developing Agility and Quickness explains a twelve-station agility circuit for basketball athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design
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