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The FMS Hurdle Step
January 25, 2024by Grayson Elmore, PhD, ATC, CSCS
The second in a planned series to review essential considerations of each Functional Movement Screen (FMS) pattern, this article will examine the FMS hurdle step pattern in finer detail.
Personal trainers Program design Client Consultation|Assessment
The Language of Movement
February 18, 2019by Gray Cook, MSPT, OCS, CSCS
Gray Cook, founder of the Functional Movement Screen™ (FMS™), talks about the importance of a movement screen and how to properly use and apply the understanding of movement and its part in performance at the NSCA’s 2017 National Conference.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Shoulder Taps – A Novel Time-Efficient Screening Tool for Tactical Operators
October 21, 2019by Katherine Balfany, CSCS, Caitlyn Heredia, and Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F
This article presents the shoulder taps, which could serve as a more time-efficient screening tool for tactical operators. Although this article will present the shoulder taps as an assessment modality, it may be expanded upon and prescribed as an exercise for the purpose of improving trunk, hip, and shoulder stability.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation
The Movement Perfection Process
May 10, 2018by Shawn Myszka, CSCS*D
According to Shawn Myszka, if we optimize on-field movement efficiency, we can maximize athletic performance. Shawn spoke during the NSCA's 2014 National Conference on the importance of mastering the fundamentals of movement. Don't just work to change strength characteristics, he says - change behavior because behavior becomes patterns.
Coaches Exercise Science Professional Development
Dynamic Warm–Up Movement Assessment™ (DWMA)
May 9, 2018by Michael Bewley, MA, CSCS,
Traditional movement screens are not always feasible when working with a multitude of athletes with time limitations. In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 Coaches Conference, Michael Bewley demonstrates how to implement the Dynamic Warm–Up Movement Assessment™, which is a succinct way to pinpoint movement deficiencies and apply correctives for an entire group at once.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
18 Basic Core Training Exercises
May 22, 2018 - December 20, 2024by Developing the Core
Almost all functional movements of the trunk are combinations or variations of four basic movement patterns: trunk flexion, trunk extension, trunk rotation, and trunk lateral flexion. This article lists exercises to address each of these movement patterns.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Client Assessments – Movement Assessment
December 20, 2019by Daniel Flahie, MSEd, CSCS
This article builds upon two other client assessment tools (breathing and posture, as seen in Personal Training Quarterly Issues 5.3 and 6.1, respectively) and discusses ways to assess client movement.
Personal trainers Client Consultation|Assessment
Primed, Locked, and Loaded to Move
August 19, 2018by Diane Vives, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
Diane Vives, MS, CSCS,*D, FMS, presented during the NSCA's 2014 Movement Performance Clinic on the importance of moving well, and on designing circuits with movement quality.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Teaching Structural Integration and Movement Efficiency
May 7, 2018by Johnny Gillespie, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
In this hands-on session from the 2014 NSCA Personal Trainers Conference, Johnny Gillespie teaches simple ways to cue, feel, and teach others how their body is designed to move as a single cohesive unit. From this experience, assessment for both the personal trainer and client becomes a moment-to-moment and movement-to-movement process.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
Core Programming: Trunk Movement Complexes
June 11, 2018by Developing the Core
The exerciser with 8 to 12 months of training experience can begin to include exercise complexes that combine trunk movement patterns with multijoint movements. Single-plane and multiplane movements can be performed using both open- and closed-chain exercises.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
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