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Sprint Interval Training
June 19, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
This study assessed the performance effects of a novel short-term and highly accessible training protocol based on maximal shuttle runs in the field.
Coaches Exercise Science
In-Season Training for High School 100-m Sprinters
February 29, 2020by Alexander McDaniel, PhD, ATC, LAT, CSCS and Lindsey Schroeder
This NSCA Coach article focuses on the in-season resistance training and mobility exercises designed for the 100-m sprint track and field high school athlete.
Coaches Program design
Bridge: Coaching Acceleration, with Loren Landow
May 4, 2018by Loren Landow, CSCS,*D
Loren Landow, owner of Landow Performance in Denver, CO, shows some example progressions and cues for sprint mechanics.
Coaches Exercise Technique
Benefits of High-Intensity Interval Training for Athletic, General, and Clinical Populations
August 15, 2020by Brandon Loewen, CSCS, Jasmine Bulger, Joshua Pascal, and Ronald Snarr, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT
The goal of this brief review is to describe what classifies as high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and summarize the potential benefits for various populations: athletic, general, and clinical.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design
Integrating Plyometric Training for High School Soccer Athletes – Part 2
June 7, 2021by Rui Liu, CSCS, Brian Gearity, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, and Clayton Kuklick, MA, PhD, CSCS
In the second of this two part series, this article will discuss program design with an emphasis on integrating lower limb plyometric training into soccer training to enhance power actions, as well as, consider high school athletes’ biological characteristics and long-term athletic development (LTAD).
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Sled-Push Load-Velocity Profiling and Implications for Sprint Training Prescription in Young Athletes
May 8, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic highlights the use of an individualized load-velocity method to prescribe sled-push loads in young athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design
The Metabolic “Pink Taxing” of Fitness Standards for Female Service Members
May 10, 2024by Allison Brager, PhD, and Valerie Starratt, PhD
This article will explore the concept of “pink taxing,” whereby females must expend more metabolic energy compared to their male counterparts to achieve the same scores in standard military fitness tests.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design
Interval Workouts
June 14, 2021by Developing Endurance
This excerpt briefly discusses components of interval workouts, including recommended volume and intensity, to increase overall endurance in athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design
Transfer of Training for Agility
Traditional lower-body resistance exercise alone may not be an optimal means of developing agility. Further, the effectiveness of straight-sprint training on agility performance has not been well established. In contrast, jump training, including loaded jump squats and horizontal and lateral jumps, holds promise.
Coaches Program design
Squat versus Hip Thrust: Effects on Performance
May 24, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
Is the squat or hip thrust a better exercise for increasing jump and sprint performance? The results of this study support the force vector theory.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique
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