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Exercise Technique: Depth Jump

May 14, 2018

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Exercise Technique: Depth Jump

Coaches

Walking Your Way to Wellness – The Simple Path to Better Health

August 26, 2025by Josh McMillian, PhD, CSCS, RSCC*D

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This Personal Trainers Quarterly article promotes the benefits of walking to boost physical activity and improve overall health outcomes. Visit NSCA online to read more on health science and low-impact exercises.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development

Which Foot Placement Provides Better Stability when Performing the Barbell Biceps Curl Exercise—Staggered or Parallel?

August 5, 2019by Joyce Blandino and Michael Krackow, CSCS, TSAC-F

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The purpose of this article is to examine which foot placement (staggered or parallel) provides better trunk stability when performing the barbell biceps curl exercise.

Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design

Face Pull (Machine)

March 21, 2020by NSCA's Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training, 3rd Edition

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How to Modify the Back Squat for Lower Back Pain

January 14, 2023by Daniel Bonilla, MS, ATC and Guillermo Escalante, DSC, MBA, ATC, CSCS

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This article seeks to provide personal trainers with eight brief modifications that clients can benefit from if they suffer from both acute and chronic lower back pain (LBP).

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Implementing Olympic-Style Weightlifting in Strength Training for Sport

August 26, 2019by Antonio Squillante, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RSCC

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This article considers some of the main differences between the training of Olympic weightlifters and the use of Olympic weightlifting exercises in strength training for sport.

Coaches Exercise Technique Program design

Incorporating the Farmer’s Walk Exercise into Your Client’s Program

October 9, 2025by Michael Krackow, PhD, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F, and Joyce Blandino, PhD

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This Personal Training Quarterly article reviews the farmer’s walk exercise and how to incorporate it safely into a client’s exercise program. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness news and exercise research.

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Implementing Core Training Concepts into Strength Training for Sport

August 1, 2020by Kyle O'Toole, CSCS

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This article provides an understanding of the role the core plays during execution of athletic movements, as well as provides evidence-based concepts that help to strengthen the core and maximize movement performance.

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Introduction to Dynamic Warm-Up

June 8, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Program Design

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Interest is growing in warm-up procedures that involve dynamic activities and sport-specific movements that maximize active ranges of motion at different movement-specific speeds while preparing the body for the demands of sport training and competition.

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Applied Periodization in Shoulder Injury for the Tactical Athlete—Part 2

April 24, 2018by Keith Chittenden, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D and Joseph Morelli, CSCS

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The exercises and progressions provided in this article can be used as a basic guideline for rehabilitation of common shoulder injuries, as well as a way to strengthen areas that are commonly affected by injury.

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