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Technology and the Strength Coach—A Discussion of Practicality, Affordability, and Efficacy
June 11, 2018by Daniel Giuliani, MA, CSCS, RSCC
When choosing whether to purchase new technological advances, strength and conditioning coaches should consider price, practicality, and credibility in order to maximize the training of their athletes.
Coaches Organization and Administration
Recovery Methods for Endurance Athletes
October 24, 2020by Lisa Stanley
This article will look at the use of supplements, nutrition, compression socks, cryotherapy, and myofascial release as enhanced recovery methods for endurance runners.
Coaches Nutrition Program design
Advanced Programming Methods in the Transfer of Training for the Tactical Athlete
April 4, 2020by Calvin Dietz, MEd, CSCS
Cal Dietz, Head Olympic Strength and Conditioning Coach for the University of Minnesota, explains how training is a process that takes time. He shares his insight into the most applicable adaptation and the most effective applications for tactical performance at the 2019 NSCA Tactical Annual Training.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
Physiological Variability and Training Considerations Across the Menstrual Cycle – Guidelines for Fitness Professionals
November 20, 2025by Kanchana Paromita Venkatesh, MSc, CSCS, USAW, and Meg Stone, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA*EArticle Members OnlyCEU Eligible
This article from Personal Training Quarterly looks at training plans based on menstrual health to help personal trainers better support female clients. Visit NSCA online to read more on athletic performance, health, and fitness.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development
Programming the General Population for Optimal Fitness—10 Important Movement Patterns
November 26, 2018by Kevin Mullins, CSCS
Developing a program for a general population client requires understanding their movement needs. Expand your training programs by implementing all ten of the major human movement patterns.
Personal trainers Program design
Bridge: Olympic Lifting Alternatives, with Dr. Andy Galpin
May 4, 2018by DR Andrew J. Galpin, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA
This video demonstrates Andy Galpin’s take on Olympic lifting variations for athletes short on time or lacking mobility, which can be used in a group setting.
Coaches Exercise Technique
A Process Evaluation of a Six-Week Fitness Program on Firefighter Recruits
June 26, 2020by Bridget Ann Frugoli Melton, EdD, CSCS, TSAC-F, Gregory A. Ryan, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, Brandon Loewen, CSCS, and Macy Weeks
The purpose of this article was to conduct a process evaluation of a six-week recruit strength and conditioning programming for rural structural firefighter recruits.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation
The Gray Area of Programming Weightlifting Exercises
January 9, 2021by Timothy Suchomel, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC
The purpose of this article is to discuss the gray area that should be considered when it comes to implementing weightlifting exercises.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Compensatory Stabilization—The Extension/Compression Stabilizing Strategy—Part 2
April 20, 2018by Richard A. Ulm, DC, MS, CSCS,*D
Strength and conditioning coaches that temper their posterior chain exercises with some threshold training and specific trunk exercises designed to break the extension/compression stabilization strategy (ECSS) to restore proper stabilizing strategies may find their athletes will move better, get injured less, and actually perform better.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
Agility and Coordination Training in a Pediatric Athletic Population
June 3, 2019by Jacqueline Alferez, David Valdez, Jesus Alejandro Saavedra, Roel Rolando Ruiz Jr, Francisco Xavier Ayala, and Kassidy Jean Argulles
A fundamental training program at a young age gives the athlete the opportunity to develop many skills needed to succeed. The implementation of agility and coordination training can help reduce the risk of injury and elevate a young developing athlete.
Coaches Program design
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