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Nutrition for Competition Cycle

August 12, 2019by Developing Endurance: pp. 70-71

Article

This book excerpt from Developing Endurance goes over nutritional strategies for pre-competition and during competition phases to maximize performance.

Coaches Nutrition

Classifying Movements

January 10, 2022by Developing Agility and Quickness

Article

This brief excerpt breaks down agility into different target movement patterns to help develop an effective agility and quickness program.

Coaches Exercise Technique Program design

Assessing Agility Using the T Test, 5-10-5 Shuttle, and Illinois Test

May 22, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Program Design

Article

Before implementing an agility training program, baseline measures of change of direction ability should be assessed. This article presents norms for three tests that can be used to assess change of direction ability.

Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation

Does Cryotherapy Work? A Look at the Evidence

September 24, 2018by Anthony Mortara, EdD, CSCS, Mike T. Lane, PhD, CSCS,*D, and Amanda Peach MS

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Whole body cryotherapy through cold air exposure has been used to accelerate recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage. Questions remain, such as: does cryotherapy work, is there a minimum effective dose, and if so, what is it?

Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science

3 Field Methods for Assessing Body Composition

May 23, 2018by NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Article

This book excerpt describes field methods for assessing body composition that are portable and easy to use for assessment of several people in a short time period.

Personal trainers Coaches Nutrition Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment

From the Field – What Being a Good Personal Trainer Really Involves

May 8, 2021by Lee Boyce

Article

This article gives readers a personal insight into the qualities that a successful and credible personal trainer should have.

Personal trainers Professional Development

Lactate Threshold and Maximal Exercise Performance

August 23, 2018by Developing Endurance

Article

Scientific research has identified lactate threshold (LT) and maximal exercise performance as being very important contributors to endurance performance. A well-designed endurance training program can lead to improvement in both LT and maximal exercise performance within a single season and from season to season.

Coaches Exercise Science Program design

Two-Arm Kettlebell Swing

May 18, 2018by Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training, 3rd Edition With Online Video

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Read a step-by-step description of how to perform the two-arm kettlebell swing, in this exclusive excerpt from the book Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training-3rd Edition With Online Video, published by Human Kinetics.

Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique

Application of Program Design to Training Seasons

May 21, 2018by Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning-4th Edition With Web Resource

Article

A sound year-round aerobic endurance training program should be divided into sport seasons with specific goals and objectives designed to improve performance gradually and progressively.

Coaches Program design

Sample 5K Training Plan for Runners

May 23, 2018by Developing Endurance

Article

This excerpt from the book Developing Endurance, published by Human Kinetics, presents a sample 5K training plan for runners.

Coaches Program design
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