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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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Force-Vector Strength Training
September 16, 2019by Yann Le Meur
This infographic summarizes a study in which adding both horizontal and vertical force-vector exercises enhanced physical performance during in-season play.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Program design
Romanian Deadlift (RDL)
March 11, 2019by NSCA's Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training, 3rd Edition With Online Video
Read a step-by-step description of how to perform the Romanian deadlift (RDL) in this excerpt from NSCA’s Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training, 3rd Edition with Online Video.
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Glute Ham Raise
January 18, 2020by Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training-3rd Edition
This excerpt from the book Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training, 3rd Edition, discusses the proper technique for the glute ham raise exercise.
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What is the Catch? Clarifying Weightlifting Exercises and Terminology
April 20, 2018by Samuel H. Gardner, MS, CSCS, RSCC, USAW, USATF, Timothy Dombrowski, MS, CSCS, RSCC, USAW-ASPC, and Jeremy D. Gough, MS, CSCS, RSCC
This article covers commonly used terminology from United States of America Weightlifting (USAW), plus it contains illustrations of the basic positions for weightlifting exercises.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Integrating Motor Patterns into Exercise for Performance and Prevention
May 10, 2018by Barton Bishop, DPT, CSCS
In this session from the 2014 NSCA Personal Trainers Conference, Barton Bishop explains how to utilize the body’s natural way of learning movement. This will help athletes become more efficient at movement for improvements in exercise and athletic performance, and help in preventing future injuries.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
The FMS™ Active Straight Leg Raise – Screening and Corrective Exercise Considerations for Personal Trainers with Minimal FMS™ Experience
January 20, 2023by Grayson Elmore, CSCS
The first in a planned article series to review essential considerations of each Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) pattern, this article will examine the FMS active straight leg raise (ASLR).
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation
Incorporating the Farmer’s Walk Exercise into Your Client’s Program
October 9, 2025by Michael Krackow, PhD, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F, and Joyce Blandino, PhD
This Personal Training Quarterly article reviews the farmer’s walk exercise and how to incorporate it safely into a client’s exercise program. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness news and exercise research.
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Alcohol Ingestion Hampers the Desired Muscular Adaptations to Resistance Exercise
May 24, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
There is evidence that alcohol should not be ingested after resistance exercise by men as this ingestion could potentially hamper the desired muscular adaptations to resistance exercise by reducing anabolic signaling.
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Face Pull (Machine)
March 21, 2020by NSCA's Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training, 3rd EditionPersonal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique
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