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Are the Seated Leg Extension, Leg Curl, and Adduction Machine Exercises Non-Functional or Risky?
June 20, 2018by Andrew Vigotsky, NSCA-CPT and Nick Tumminello NSCA-CPT
This article highlights the scientific evidence on exercises like the seated leg extension, leg curl, and adduction machines to highlight their potential benefits on enhanced performance and potentially reducing injury risk.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Safety
A Mindful Lift – Benefits of Mindful Meditation in Strength and Conditioning – Part 2
March 6, 2021by Meagan Wilson, Elizabeth Hope, and Brian Gearity, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
Part 2 of this article series explores the possible benefits of mindful meditation for coach development as well as how it can improve reflective practice and the coach-athlete relationship.
Coaches Professional Development
Sliding Toward Sochi—Part II: A Review of Programming Tactics Used During the 2010–2014 Quadrennial
June 11, 2018by Ambrose J. Serrano, MA CSCS,*D, Matthew Sams, MA, CSCS, and Brad H. DeWeese, EdD, MHS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
This article provides an overview of how information collected through a performance-monitoring program can be used to assist in the development of a sliding sport talent identification program.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
TSAC – Reducing the Risk of Injury – Using a Hierarchy of Controls
December 28, 2019by Rod Pope, PhD
This article is part of a new, continuing series on practical, evidence-based approaches to reducing the risk of injury while developing tactical strength and conditioning.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Safety
Caffeine – Practical Applications for Coaches
October 1, 2019by Pratik Patel, CSCS
This article discusses the background, statistics, mechanisms, timing, dosing, influences, and practical applications for the use of caffeine as an ergogenic aid.
Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition
The Inter-Association Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics Programs: Best-Practices Recommendations
May 23, 2018by NSCA
This consensus statement provides specific conditioning recommendations with the intent of ending conditioning-related morbidity and deaths of secondary school athletes. Most deaths in sports are preventable; our charge is to meet this expectation.
Coaches Safety Emergency Procedures
The Double-Knee Bend—Characteristics and Coaching Points
September 3, 2019by William Cedar, CSCS, Guy Hornsby, PhD, CSCS,*D, Satoshi Mizuguchi, CSCS, and Michael Stone, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA
The purpose of this article is to present and discuss the phases of the pull that precede the power position, as well as present some suggestions for how to coach these positions.
Coaches Exercise Technique
Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet for Weight Management
October 22, 2018by Dr. Carmine R. Grieco, CSCS,*D
The ketogenic diet, while controversial and a highly polarizing subject, has demonstrated promise as an alternative dietary strategy for weight management.
Personal trainers Nutrition
Implications of Aerobic Fitness on Firefighters’ Occupational Performance, Health, and Risk of Injury
March 20, 2021by Emily Langford, Ronald Snarr, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, and Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
The purpose of this article is to discuss the health and occupational implications of firefighters not currently meeting the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) aerobic capacity recommendations.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design
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May 17, 2018by Paul Laursen, PhD
The Science and Application of High Intensity Interval Training
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