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Backward Running: The Why and How to Program for Better Athleticism
June 17, 2019by Yann Le Meur
This infographic shows how implementing backward running into a strength and conditioning program can be used as an injury resistance tool, enhance muscular functions, and increase metabolic demands for athletes.
Coaches Program design
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Resistance Training Volume to Maximize Muscle Hypertrophy
June 19, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
The manipulation of resistance training (RT) variables is widely considered an essential strategy to maximize muscular adaptations. One variable that has received substantial attention in this regard is RT volume. This infographic provides evidence-based guidelines as to volume when creating RT programs designed to maximize muscle hypertrophy.
Coaches Exercise Science
German Volume Training
June 19, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
A study that investigated the effect of modified German volume training on muscular hypertrophy and strength concluded that the modified German volume training program is no more effective than performing five sets per exercise for increasing muscle hypertrophy and strength. To maximize hypertrophic training effects, it is recommended that 4 – 6 sets per exercise be performed.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Power Development in Strength-Power Athletes
May 10, 2018by Mike Stone, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA
In this session from the 2015 NSCA Coaches Conference, Mike Stone explains the reasons for developing periodized programs for strength-power athletes. Gain an understanding of how to develop evidence-based programs geared towards developing power.
Coaches Program design
Running with Power
March 28, 2020by Joe Drake, MS, NSCA-CPT,*D
In this session from the 2019 NSCA National Conference, Joe Drake, co-owner of Gravity + Oxygen Fitness and Axiom Fitness Academy, discusses power, explains how running power allows you to determine overall effort, and educates on how to test and track running power in order to maximize training efforts.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Fri0800Landow
May 14, 2018 - May 12, 2025by Loren Landow, CSCS,*D
Unlocking Rotational Power
Coaches
Fri0800Landow
May 14, 2018 - May 13, 2025by Loren Landow, CSCS,*D
Unlocking Rotational Power
Coaches
Varying Tempo for Hypertrophy
June 4, 2018by Lee Boyce
Due to the principle of specificity, training should be tailored to the goal of the lifter in terms of the prioritization of strength, hypertrophy, health, and functional outcomes. If the goal is muscular hypertrophy, it may be beneficial to vary the repetition range, and to utilize a variety of loads and loading strategies in the pursuit of maximizing hypertrophy.
Personal trainers Exercise Science
Push, Jump, Punch: A Developmental Approach to Teaching Athletes the Power Clean
May 10, 2018by Joe Kenn, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E
Explore the developmental process of teaching an athlete how to perform a power clean. In this session from the 2015 NSCA National Conference, Joe Kenn demonstrates how to “slow cook” athletes to a fundamentally sound power clean through a process of implementing supplemental movements.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Dynamic Warm-Up Drill: Power Skip
Learn how to perform a power skip as part of a dynamic warm-up. This video demonstrates proper technique for performing a power skip.
Coaches Exercise Technique
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