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Validity and Reliability of the Rear Foot Elevated Split Squat Five Repetition Maximum to Determine Unilateral Leg Strength Symmetry
October 21, 2019by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic explains how utilizing the rear foot elevated split squat is a reliable method of testing unilateral leg strength and how it can measure athletes’ symmetry in producing vertical ground reactive forces.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Testing and Evaluation
Sports Concussion: The Role of Neck Strength and Risk Reduction
May 7, 2018by Tad Seifert, MD
Despite an incidence of approximately 3.8 million sports-related concussions per year, prevention of this injury remains quite challenging. Neck strengthening may limit transmitted forces to the head and mitigate trauma to the brain. In this session from the 2015 NSCA Coaches Conference, Tad Seifert reviews current evidence-based data in neck strength and its association with concussions.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Safety
Philosophy in Strength and Conditioning—Clarifying Coaching and Training Philosophy
August 22, 2018by Scott P. Caulfield, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D and Brian T. Gearity, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
Once strength and conditioning coaches have a better understanding of some of the differences between coaching and training philosophy, they can build their coaching philosophy and ensure it is a combination of both the “why” and “how.”
Coaches Program design Professional Development
Supramaximal Eccentric Strength Training
May 9, 2018by Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, PhD
Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, Head and Chair for Sport Sciences at the Institute of Sport Sciences at the Goethe University Frankfurt/Main in Frankfurt, Germany—and one of the world’s leading experts on strength and power training—explains the influencing factors of force production in eccentric muscle actions. Schmidtbleicher made a rare appearance in the United States at the NSCA’s 2015 National Conference.
Coaches Exercise Science
TSAC Research Column – October 2022
August 29, 2023by Dustin Dunnick, PhD, CSCS
This article is part of a continuing series of tactical strength and conditioning (TSAC) research reviews. It is designed to bring awareness to new research findings of relevance to tactical strength and conditioning communities.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design
The Landmine Press—Implementation and Variation
April 20, 2018by Matthew M. Szelog, ATC, CSCS
One method that is becoming increasingly popular for building strength, stability, and power in the shoulder joint is the use of barbells attached to a stable base known as a “landmine.”
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
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
TSAC Report Research Column – December 2020
September 12, 2021by Dustin Dunnick, CSCS
This article is part of a continuing series of tactical strength and conditioning (TSAC) research reviews. It is designed to bring awareness to new research findings of relevance to tactical strength and conditioning communities.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 16: Micah Kurtz
Micah Kurtz, Director of Strength and Conditioning at AC Flora High School talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about high school strength and conditioning, and how to break into the field.
Coaches Professional Development
Executing Key Progressive Sequences for Functional Strength
May 9, 2018by Diane Vives, MS, CSCS,*D
In this session from the 2015 NSCA Personal Trainers Conference, Diane Vives demonstrates key sequences of progressive and regressive tactics that build functional strength for primary lower body exercises. Learn to coach effectively in order to prompt the best execution and to identify common barriers of better movement to determine the best choices for progression and regression tactics for these movements.
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