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Functional and Nonfunctional Overreaching and Overtraining
June 15, 2018by NSCA Guide to Program Design
If manipulation of the training variables is not tailored correctly to the desired adaptations and specific training goals, an athlete can experience symptoms of nonfunctional overreach. If this process continues, the athlete can develop overtraining syndrome.
Coaches Exercise Science
The Importance of Protein for Athletes
June 11, 2018by Sarah Romotsky, RD, and Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD, CSSD
The goal of this article is to help strength and conditioning professionals properly educate clients on how protein can go a long way in assisting them in achieving their health and fitness goals.
Coaches Nutrition
What Makes a Good Coach?
May 17, 2018by David C. Forman, MS
Coach Dave Forman speaks at the 2015 NSCA Coaches Conference on What Makes a Good Coach. In this first video of the series, Coach Forman discusses how he got started in his coaching career and learning experiences.
Coaches Professional Development
Developing a Full, High-Performance Program from the Ground Up
May 9, 2018by Charlie Weingroff, DPT, ATC, CSCS
A high-performance program brings a team of rehabilitation and performance professionals together under a common set of principles directed toward success. In this session from the 2015 TSAC Annual Training, Charlie Weingroff discusses how to create a high-performance program that can be highly successful and valuable.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Program design
Defining, Measuring, and Monitoring Resilience for the Tactical Professional: Part 1 – Allostatic Load Theory: Principles for the Tactical Professional at Home and on the Job
February 17, 2022by Colin Tomes, CSCS, TSAC-F, Ben Schram, TSAC-F, and Robin Orr, PhD, TSAC-F,*D
This article defines and reviews the allostatic load theory in tactical personnel.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design
Using Questions to Improve Coach Effectiveness
June 11, 2018by Andrew D. Gillham, PhD, CSCS,*D, CC-AASP
After going to a conference, networking, and returning to your normal schedule and location with all the new ideas, tips, and tricks, what happens then? The purpose of this article is to show how using questions and reflecting can help turn professional development activities into actionable improvements in your coaching practice.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Oxygen Uptake and the Aerobic and Anaerobic Contributions to Exercise
June 8, 2018by Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning- 4th Edition.
Oxygen uptake (or consumption) is a measure of a person’s ability to take in oxygen and deliver it to the working tissues, and the ability of working tissues to use oxygen. During low-intensity exercise with a constant power output, oxygen uptake increases for the first few minutes until a steady state of uptake is reached.
Coaches Exercise Science
The Sales Presentation—An In-Depth Look and Building a Customized System for Success
December 31, 2018by David Crump, NSCA-CPT
Beyond the programming, exercise technique, and human physiology, it is also important to create a customized system for sales success. Re-framing the purpose of the sales presentation in the proper light and creating a customized system that will allow a fitness professional to sell their services with integrity can allow them to help more clients.
Personal trainers Professional Development
Sat1600Ketchum
October 4, 2018by Ryan Ketchum
The Fitness Business Owner Journey: 5 Stages of Skill Development For Success
Personal trainers
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