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Advanced Weightlifting Exercises for Improved Performance
May 9, 2018by Michael Conroy and Doug Berninger, MEd, CSCS,*D, RSCC
See demonstrations of weightlifting derivatives for improved athletic performance. Mike Conroy from USAW and Doug Berninger from the NSCA explain coaching cues and corrections so that your athletes can benefit from training in a safe and time-effective manner.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Assessing Group-Based Changes in High-Performance Sport - Part 1: Null Hypothesis Significance Testing and the Utility of p Values
January 2, 2022by Adam Virgile, CSCS
The first in a two part series, this infographic explains how to create a null hypothesis and interpret p values in research.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Testing and Evaluation Professional Development
Velocity Based Training, from Theory to Application: Profiling
October 2, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic explains how to build a load-velocity profile for velocity-based training (VBT), and is the second of a three part series explaining the theory behind and application of VBT.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Effect of Postactivation Potentiation on Explosive Vertical Jump: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
September 11, 2019by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic displays the meta-analysis details of 36 studies and the effects of postactivation potentiation with heavy loads on vertical jump performance.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Effects of Training on Sand or Hard Surfaces on Sprint and Jump Performance of Team-Sport Players: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
June 21, 2021by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic breaks down training on different surfaces and how they affect performance outcomes.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Sports Science: The Brain-Body Connection
May 9, 2018by Mark Stephenson, MS, ATC, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
Develop a better understanding of the brain’s role on exercise and recovery for the tactical athlete, and learn how to identify and implement heart rate variability (HRV) markers for prescribing recovery strategies. Presented by Mark Stephenson, Director of the Human Performance Program at a special operations unit for the Department of Defense, at the NSCA’s 2016 TSAC Annual Training.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science
Visual Feedback Attenuates Mean Concentric Barbell Velocity Loss and Improves Motivation, Competitiveness, and Perceived Workload in Male Adolescent Athletes
October 31, 2019by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This study examined the effects of visual kinematic feedback during the back squat exercise.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Program design
Pros to the Private Sector – How to Build Your Career Throughout Every Aspect of Coaching
May 17, 2018by Adam Feit, CSCS,*D, RSCC
Before anyone reaches their dream job in coaching, they can expect their journey to take unexpected turns, twists, and detours. However, at every stop along the way, there will be valuable and key lessons. From 6:00 am grinds and barely making payroll to speaking and writing on the national stage, this session will remind those who aspire to be the very best in coaching to appreciate the journey.
Coaches Professional Development
Carnitine—Effective Fat-Loss Supplement
April 10, 2018by Dylan Klein
Although it may be possible to increase skeletal muscle levels of carnitine by combining it with relatively large amounts of carbohydrates repeatedly throughout the day, or by taking it with choline, there is limited data that shows that carnitine is a fat-burner that results in significant reductions in fat mass.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition
Facts and Fallacies of Fat Loss
May 8, 2018by Brad Schoenfeld, PhD , CSCS, CSPS, FNSCA
Brad Schoenfeld discusses what personal trainers can do to help their clients with weight loss in this session from the NSCA’s 2016 Personal Trainers Conference. Learn about the facts and fallacies of weight loss, as well as what really works.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design
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