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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.
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Single-Leg and Double-Leg Training Implications for Basketball
April 20, 2018by Ramsey Nijem, MS, CSCS, RSCC
Both unilateral and bilateral training should be used to optimally develop basketball players. This article compares single-leg and double-leg training options and provides considerations and potential implications for training basketball athletes.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Nutrition Research Column – January 2025 – Does Creatine Monohydrate Help Optimize Occupational Performance Outcomes?
July 15, 2025by Shelya Leon, and Drew Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
This column from TSAC Report 76, examines the performance benefits of supplementing creatine monohydrate for tactical athletes. Visit NSCA online to learn about nutrition, and performance fitness.
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The Value of Resistance Bands as a Training Modality
December 18, 2025by Allen Hedrick, MS, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
This PTQ article provides a review of the practical and the physiological benefits that resistance bands can provide. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness news, exercise science and athletic performance.
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Load Carriage – Programming for Special Operations Forces
July 27, 2023by Taylor Givens, TSAC-F and Nicholas Martinez
This narrative review will focus on the research related to tactical load carriage and on a program recommendation to maximize strength and endurance adaptations in Special Operations Forces (SOF).
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Acceleration and Deceleration Mechanics
June 5, 2020by Developing Agility and Quickness, Second Edition
This excerpt breaks down the optimal positions of the body during acceleration and deceleration.
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How to Improve Ankle Dorsiflexion and Calf Strength for Better Performance
April 25, 2022by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT
This article highlights four non-traditional calf exercises that can immediately be used in strength programs for improving calf strength while also increasing ankle dorsiflexion mobility.
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Unbalanced Load Training for Athletic Performance
April 20, 2018by Joseph Marsit, MS, CSCS and Richard Timothy Mulder, PT, CSCS
Integrating unbalanced load training into a strength or hypertrophy phase, or any workout program, can add a tremendous amount of demand on the lateral aspects of the core to help the athlete develop a strong core. Using unbalanced load training may help produce increases in athleticism, balance, and motor coordination without sacrificing strength or explosiveness.
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Safe Progression for Balance Exercises
May 18, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Program Design
A major concern with balance and joint-stabilization exercises is to avoid potentially dangerous movements that depend on the preparedness of the athlete or patient and on the state of the healing tissue. Learn about progressions that minimize risk to the athlete or patient.
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Practical Application for Long-Term Athletic Development
June 11, 2018by Larry Meadors PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RSCC*E, USAW-2
Learn about the framework for practical, functional, and sequential skill development for a “best practices” model. This model is designed to develop a movement vocabulary, physical literacy, and movement skills for improved athleticism.
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