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Age-Specific Speed Development: “Can You Make My Kid Faster, Faster?”
August 27, 2018by Lance S. Walker, MS, PT
Learn practical programming ideas to implement in youth speed training programs. In this session from the NSCA’s 2017 National Conference, Lance Walker explains how to leverage the differences between starting, acceleration, and maximum velocity dynamics (movement preparation) and plyometrics. Learn about the most common errors made by young athletes when training linear speed with practical tools, teachings, and contextual cues.
Coaches Program design
What Types of Fitness Training do Firefighters Actually Need? Models to Adapt Training Preference
April 24, 2018by John R. Bennett, MS, CSCS,*D
Military and law enforcement needs analyses are not specifically matched to firefighting, but those training styles are better than basic fitness regimens or no regimen at all. For firefighters who are attracted to other styles of training not specific to firefighting, there are ways to train for all the demands of firefighting without making the firefighter use training modalities that they dislike or are not comfortable using.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
Building and Growing an Efficient and Scalable Online Training Biz
May 7, 2018by Jonathan Goodman, CSCS
Jonathan Goodman—the creator of the largest collaborative blog for personal trainers—explains why online personal training is so popular today, and how to use online training to grow your business and generate more freedom as a personal trainer. Originally seen as a session at the NSCA 2015 Personal Trainers Conference.
Personal trainers Coaches Organization and Administration Professional Development
Training for Maximum Strength and Powerlifting
July 12, 2021by Christina Myers, CSCS
From the 2020 NSCA Alabama Virtual State Clinic, Christina Myers discusses the benefits, training considerations, and exercise selection factors for maximal strength training, as well as how these techniques improve sport performance.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design
Training Cessation as a Method of Tapering for Strength
May 24, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of two different durations of training cessation on upper and lower body maximal strength performance, and to investigate the mechanisms underlying performance changes following short-term training cessation.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Eccentric and Balance Training to Enhance Pistol Shooting Performance in the Young Athlete
November 19, 2018by Juan Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS, Carmen Salinas, Samantha Gomez, Jenny Zamora, Alexis Flores, and Amanda Hankins,
The Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) is a speed shooting competition designed for school-aged youth. The key to training a successful SASP competitor is to not overlook the often forgotten balance and eccentric training exercises that target key muscle groups involved in the competition. An implementation of balance and eccentric training is suggested to aid the performance of young shooters in competition.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Strongman Training
April 3, 2021by Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Fourth Edition
This excerpt from the Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 4th Edition gives a quick glimpse into some of the implements used in strongman training.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Physical Training Considerations for Police Academy Recruits
August 7, 2023by Timary Malley, CSCS, Alyssa Yetter, and Tunde Szivak, PhD, CSCS,*D
This article discusses the benefits of utilizing evidence-based training approaches supported by current strength and conditioning research with law enforcement officer recruits.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Strategies Aimed at Optimizing Mental Recovery from Training and Occupational Performance
May 3, 2021by Stacy Gnacinski, MS, CSCS
The purpose of this article is to provide education surrounding the importance of recovery in tactical populations, identify key aspects of the mental recovery process, and identify strategies Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitators® (TSAC-F®) can implement to promote mental recovery when working with athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design
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