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Female Athlete Triad for the General Population

October 27, 2025by Kyle Ryan, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC*D, USAW II, and Lou Maquaire

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This PTQ article shares strategies for personal trainers about the treatment and prevention of the female athlete triad. Visit NSCA online to read more on youth fitness and health news.

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

Blood Biomarkers of Overtraining Syndrome

September 4, 2025by Brandon Lee, MS, RD, CSSD

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This Personal Training Quarterly article discusses blood biomarker monitoring as a vital tool in overtraining syndrome diagnostics and recovery. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness news and exercise research.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Emergency Procedures Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development

Cross Education with the Post-Rehabilitation Process

December 19, 2020by Brianna Simmons, Jazmine Woods, and Ronald L. Snarr, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT

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During the rehabilitation process, a client may need therapy outside of the personal trainer’s scope of practice. This article discusses safe and effective modalities that personal trainers can use with clients in the post-rehabilitation phase process.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design

Considerations for Donating Blood, Platelets, and Plasma

April 9, 2018by Dawn M. Weatherwax, ATC, RD, CSCS, CSSD

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If one is a very active individual or a competitive athlete, what are the positives and negatives of donating blood, platelets, and plasma?

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

How to be an Evidence-Based Fitness Professional

May 20, 2019by Keith Chittenden, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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This article describes how introduction of evidence-based practices requires today’s fitness professional to raise the bar of his or her education and analytical experience by actively and consistently using techniques of research in order to perform their job as a fitness professional.

Personal trainers Program design Organization and Administration Professional Development

Gravitational Running and the Tactical Athlete

February 4, 2020by Nicholas Barringer, PhD, RD, CSCS,*D, Erik Serrano, and Joseph Kardouni

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The purpose of this article is to review various gravitational running (GR) techniques from an evidence-based approach, then recommend whether to include GR techniques in the training of tactical athletes.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design

Performance Under Stress – Implications for Tactical Personnel

June 19, 2023by Mark Stephenson, MS, ATC, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, Whitney Tramel, CSCS, TSAC-F, and Robin Orr, PhD, TSAC-F,*D

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This article discusses performance under stress, as well as factors influencing this performance in tactical personnel.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science

Using LTAD to Program for a Middle School Athlete and a High School Athlete: Part 2 – Creating a Developmentally-Appropriate Strength and Conditioning Program

January 28, 2019by Rick Howard, MEd, CSCS, *D

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This second article of a two-part series continues the discussion of long-term athletic development (LTAD). This article provides practical application of the LTAD principles by examining two sample programs.

Coaches Nutrition Program design Organization and Administration

Melatonin Supplementation in Adults – Is it Safe and Effective?

June 14, 2021by Dr Carmine R. Grieco III, CSCS,*D

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A client asks you about melatonin, are you prepared to answer? This article explores the efficacy and safety of supplemental melatonin as a sleep aid in adults.

Personal trainers Nutrition

Resistance Training for the Older Client – Should They Press, Squat, and Deadlift?

May 3, 2021by Daniel Flahie, MSEd, CSCS

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This article discusses the importance of resistance training for older adults and considerations that personal trainers need to be aware of when working with this population.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Client Consultation|Assessment
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