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Sport Performance and Metabolic Rate
May 18, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments
Knowledge of metabolic rate can help athletes as well as health-conscious people improve their exercise performance or obtain the fat-to-lean-mass ratio optimal for their personal situations. Two examples of how this works follow.
Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition
Selecting Appropriate Objective Assessments Based on Resistance Training Status and Experience
June 29, 2018by Jonathan H. Anning, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, Brock Jensen, PhD, and Christopher Richard Lefever, PT, CSCS
While exercise is safe for most participants, many screening strategies have been implemented to reduce the likelihood of injury, and possibly death, from exercise. This article shares an objective strategy for selecting an appropriate assessment method based on a client’s resistance training status and experience.
Personal trainers Exercise Science
Sun1030Lockwood
May 15, 2018 - May 13, 2025by Christopher Lockwood, PhD, CSCS
Dietary Supplement Industry 101: Insider Secrets on How to Spot the “Good” from the “Bad”
Personal trainers
Sun1030Lockwood
May 15, 2018 - May 13, 2025by Christopher Lockwood, PhD, CSCS
Dietary Supplement Industry 101: Insider Secrets on How to Spot the “Good” from the “Bad”
Personal trainers
Claims and Litigation
November 22, 2019by NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training, Second Edition
This article briefly discusses what personal trainers should know about claims and lawsuits.
Personal trainers Legal Issues
Examining the Efficacy of Common Fitness and Movement Tests—Personal Perspective
June 20, 2018by Lee Boyce
In the push for personal training sales, many gyms will use assessment protocols as a way to prove to clients that they can indeed benefit from personal training. This article examines the merits behind this concept.
Personal trainers Program design Testing and Evaluation
4 Keys to Delivering an Unforgettable Experience
December 3, 2018by Joe Drake, NSCA-CPT,*D
Creating life changing experiences takes time and does not often happen overnight. Sometimes it can be one mind-blowing experience but more often than not it is a series of great experiences delivered over a period of time that leads clients to settle on a fitness home and become raving fans.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration Professional Development
Tips for Selling More Personal Training to Prospective Clients: From Personal Experience
December 28, 2020by Sam Rothschild, CSCS
This article walks personal trainers through how to present a program for the common goals and what to do if the process does not produce a sale.
Personal trainers Professional Development
Apply Functional Movement Screens to your Practice, with Darcie Burde
September 5, 2018 - September 7, 2018by Darcie BurdePersonal trainers Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Training Clients with Shoulder Injury – Modifications and Considerations
October 13, 2020by Aaron Shaw, CSCS and Samuel Watkins, CSCS
This article sheds some knowledge on shoulder exercise modifications and progressions that can help reduce the risk of re-injury and maximize performance for clients.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition Exercise Technique Program design
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