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Using Red Light Therapy for Fat Loss – An Evidence-Based Guide

May 30, 2025by Juan Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS, Jung-Il Oh, PhD, Sofia Alvarado-Valdez, Brianna Villarreal, Edgar De La Cruz, Daniela Barrera, and Nicole Trevino

Article

The purpose of this article is to provide fitness professionals with best practices on creating a program that uses red light therapy to aid in weight loss and weight management.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition Program design

Specificity and the Tactical Athlete

October 17, 2022by Joshua Pratt, CSCS, TSAC-F

Article

This article discusses using the principle of specificity as an important component in tactical training programs to enhance performance, decrease injuries, and improve functional longevity of a tactical athlete.

TSAC Facilitators Program design

Assessing Speed and Agility Related to Sport Performance

May 23, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments

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This article presents information about assessing speed and agility in a controlled environment with a test that is similar to the actual demands of a specific sport.

Coaches Testing and Evaluation

Neural Contributions to Muscle Growth

June 14, 2018by NSCA

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Neural adaptations help mediate growth-related processes and the early increase in strength is attributable mainly to improved neural function. Along with neural changes, various aspects of the protein metabolism in the muscle are changing in the early phases of training.

Coaches Exercise Science

History of Fitness Testing in Tactical Occupations

June 8, 2018by NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning

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Physical assessments have evolved as a result of developments in scientific research, equipment loads, operational environments, and doctrine.

TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation

How to Modify the Back Squat for Lower Back Pain

January 14, 2023by Daniel Bonilla, MS, ATC and Guillermo Escalante, DSC, MBA, ATC, CSCS

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This article seeks to provide personal trainers with eight brief modifications that clients can benefit from if they suffer from both acute and chronic lower back pain (LBP).

Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design

The Innovation Process in Sport Science

March 4, 2021by By Lorena Torres Ronda, PhD

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This is an excerpt from NSCA's Essentials of Sport Science by NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association, Duncan N. French & Lorena Torres-Ronda.

High Knee Drills

June 8, 2018by Developing Speed

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High knee drills help develop coordinated front-side mechanics and are often used as part of a warm-up. This article details several high knee drills that you can use with your athletes.

Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique

Men’s Lacrosse Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention

August 12, 2021by Jessi Glauser, MS, CSCS,*D, Justin Kilian, MEd, CSCS,*D, and Bridget Ann Frugoli Melton, EdD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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The purpose of this article is to present a sample injury prevention program with a specific emphasis on lower body posterior chain development throughout competitive and non-competitive college lacrosse seasons.

Coaches Program design

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