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Year-Round Nutrition Program

March 6, 2021by Developing Endurance

Article

This excerpt briefly explains nutrition periodization for different training cycles to help maximize performance for endurance athletes.

Personal trainers Coaches Nutrition

Loading and Unloading Strategies: Managing All Variables within a Comprehensive Program

June 20, 2020by Joel Raether, MAEd, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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Joel Raether, Director of Sport Performance at Authentic Performance Center, uses this session to take a closer look at how all variables within a program must be addressed to account for cumulative fatigue, density of variables within, and how to manage stressors for the tactical athlete with high demands for physical, mental, physiological, and emotional stress.

TSAC Facilitators Program design

What is the Catch? Clarifying Weightlifting Exercises and Terminology

April 20, 2018by Samuel H. Gardner, MS, CSCS, RSCC, USAW, USATF, Timothy Dombrowski, MS, CSCS, RSCC, USAW-ASPC, and Jeremy D. Gough, MS, CSCS, RSCC

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This article covers commonly used terminology from United States of America Weightlifting (USAW), plus it contains illustrations of the basic positions for weightlifting exercises.

Coaches Exercise Technique Program design

Military Research—Recent Insights and Implications

April 23, 2018by Brandon Stone, CSCS, RSCC

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Recent advances in research and human performance programs (HPP) has made it possible to learn more about the tactical athlete while creating enhanced methodologies and implementation. This review draws on the past three years of research focusing on strength and conditioning within military communities, exploring the current themes of research and the implications of future studies.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design

Tapering and Peaking

April 22, 2019by Developing Endurance: pp. 51-52

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This excerpt from Developing Endurance goes over tapering and peaking in aerobic training for competition.

Coaches Program design

Face Pull (Machine)

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

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Abdominal and Lumbo-Pelvic Stability Exercises for First Responders

March 4, 2020by Ciara Gonzales, CSCS and Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F

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This article will discuss why it is important for first responders to have abdominal and lumbo-pelvic strength in relation to movements and tasks in their specific jobs. A list of possible exercises and implementation are also included.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design

TSAC Research Column – April 2022

December 17, 2022by Dustin Dunnick, PhD, CSCS

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This article is part of a continuing series of tactical strength and conditioning (TSAC) research reviews. It is designed to bring awareness to new research findings of relevance to tactical strength and conditioning communities.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Emergency Procedures Legal Issues Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development

The Safest and Riskiest Forms of Resistance Training

April 29, 2026by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT

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This PTQ article reviews the research comparing injury rates across major resistance training styles and ranks them from the safest to the riskiest and provides practical recommendations to improve training safety. Visit NSCA online to learn more about bodybuilding and strength training strategies.

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Resistance Training Progressions for the Older Adult – Pulls and Rows

February 3, 2023by Robert Linkul, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA

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This article provides four exercises that are specifically designed to assist in building efficient posterior chain strength that can ultimately improve quality of life, ability, and performance for the older adult.

Personal trainers Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease
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