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September 19, 2019by Malia Blue, CSCS, Erica Goldstein, MS, RD, CSCS, Paul Comfort, PhD, CSCS,*D, Andy Fry, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA*E and Emily Tagesen, CSCS
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Exercise Physiology 101 – What Every Personal Trainer Should Know
December 8, 2019by John Acquaviva and Michael Maina, CSCS
The purpose of this article is to help both personal trainers and clients with seven main concepts within exercise physiology that will improve training effectiveness and assist in explaining the body’s response to exercise.
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Six Essentials to Safe Participation
May 23, 2018by NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training, Second Edition
Hydration, footwear, and exercise frequency are only a few of the essentials to safe participation in cardiovascular activity. Make sure to include all six essentials in your program to ensure safe participation.
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How Much Protein Do Resistance Training Athletes Need?
January 15, 2019by Michael T. Nelson, PhD, CSCS,*D
Consumption of dietary protein by athletes is a common intervention to maximize gains in muscle and strength, and to improve body composition. The purpose of this article is to analyze the current research on the optimal amount of dietary protein for resistance training athletes.
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Biomechanics of Speed
September 16, 2019by Developing Speed
This excerpt from Developing Speed looks at how a fundamental understanding of the biomechanical principles that affect speed can assist coaches and athletes in developing running speed.
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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
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.
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Development of Phase Potentiation for Strength and Power Athletes
August 23, 2018by Brad H. DeWeese, EdD, MHS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
Power and strength translate into force, the key behind any push athlete's success. In this lecture from the NSCA's 2015 Coaches Conference, USOC Coach Brad DeWeese discusses periodization and the need to develop phase potentiation for push athletes.
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Fitness Characteristics of Elite and Subelite Male Ice Hockey Players – A Cross-Sectional Study
December 8, 2019by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This study investigated the differences in off-ice and on-ice fitness characteristics between elite and subelite male ice hockey players.
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Bodyweight Progression to the One-Arm Push-Up
May 4, 2018by Joseph M. Sansalone, NSCA-CPT
Learn to identify and understand the key factors of movement competency and skill acquisition, and how to develop an effective motor learning process using foundational movement patterns. In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 Personal Trainers Conference, Joe Sansalone explains how improving motor control and foundational movement patterns leads to optimal one-arm push-up skill acquisition.
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Understand the Energy Demands of the Tactical Athlete
June 8, 2018by NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning
The daily energy requirements of tactical personnel are highly variable, depending on gender, body composition, activities performed, age, and environmental conditions.
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