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Implications for Training in Youth: Is Specialization Benefiting Kids?
May 24, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
Early sports specialization has been a controversial topic in the field of sports medicine, training, and conditioning. Recent studies report increased sports-related injuries in single-sport specialized athletes compared with multisport specialized athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Training Program Considerations for Endurance Runners
May 22, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Program Design
This article contains examples of how to periodize training programs to help aerobic endurance athletes reach their peak condition at the appropriate time of the year.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
NSCA's Coaching Podcast Season One Episode 2
Matt Shaw, Director of Sports Performance at the University of Denver, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield. Topics under discussion include transitioning between jobs, separating yourself as an intern, building strategic relationships, working between departments, and how strength and conditioning coaches should be evaluated
Coaches Professional Development
Designing a Specific Energy System Program
May 7, 2018by Nelson Ayotte, ChPC, CD
In this session from the 2015 NSCA National Conference, Nelson Ayotte—the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the St. Louis Blues National Hockey League (NHL) team—explains how to design and implement a specific energy systems program at the elite level. Ayotte demonstrates the characteristics of each of the three energy systems and their trainability, and explores how to understand the energy demands of a sport by analysis of its characteristics, competition intensity, and duration of efforts and recovery periods.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Design of Endurance Resistance Training
March 1, 2024by Developing Endurance
This excerpt briefly explains the steps to create a resistance training plan for endurance athletes.
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Resistance Training to Improve Pistol Shooting Performance
April 24, 2018by Keith Chittenden, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
A combination of a kinesiology tape application and a progressive resistance training program for the upper extremity can potentially increase overall performance of the shooter’s arm during pistol target shooting.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Resistance Training—General vs Specific Exercises
April 11, 2018by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT
This article proposes that all resistance training exercises can be classified as either “specific” or “general.” How to classify each exercise type and the unique benefits they offer is explained.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Resistance Training Volume to Maximize Muscle Hypertrophy
June 19, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
The manipulation of resistance training (RT) variables is widely considered an essential strategy to maximize muscular adaptations. One variable that has received substantial attention in this regard is RT volume. This infographic provides evidence-based guidelines as to volume when creating RT programs designed to maximize muscle hypertrophy.
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