Even though most high school athletes feel as though their diet is sufficient in quality and caloric value, this session from the 2015 NSCA National Conference explains that high school athletes usually do not meet their caloric needs to support their training volume. Tavis Piattoly identifies the challenges high school athletes face regarding their nutrition and the strategies that can be used to correct these issues.

Athletes are highly vulnerable to pervasive supplement marketing and are largely unaware of how real, whole–food solutions stack up to some of the most popular supplements on the market. In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 Coaches Conference, sports dietitian Lara Gray presents a variety of nutrient profile comparisons between top–selling sports supplements and whole–food options that can alternatively provide sustainable, cost–effective solutions to common training goals.

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This infographic briefly reviews the application and training adaptations of eccentric quasi-isometric resistance training.

Injury Risk Mitigation through Integrative Medicine

In this presentation from the NSCA's 2013 Personal Trainer Conference, Alan Aragon and Jeff Volek discuss low-carbohydrate diets for athletes.

Physique versus Sports Nutrition: Are they Contradictory?

Dietary Supplement Industry 101: Insider Secrets on How to Spot the “Good” from the “Bad”

This article explains different ways personal trainers can successfully retain their clients through coaching, accountability, attentiveness, knowledge, and service.

Amy B. Thompson speaks at the 2014 National Conference on Becoming a Personal Trainer. Part 1 of this video series covers various location opportunities available to personal training including clinical, commercial, corporate, collegiate, community, and home-based training.