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Developing Your Simple Personal Training Marketing Plan

June 22, 2018by Ryan Ketchum

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There is a formula for attracting more clients into your gym and it can work for you if you commit to following the right steps. This article will explain how to set marketing goals, create a marketing action plan to bring in new clients based on your strengths as a trainer, provide examples of how to implement your marketing plan, and discuss why tracking the success of your plan is important.

Personal trainers Organization and Administration Professional Development

Increasing Performance on Tactical Aerobic Endurance Tasks

August 24, 2018by Daniel Cooper, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F

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When isolating aerobic capacity as a determinant of performance, traditional interventions have focused on increasing an individual’s VO2max. Based on the large acute improvements from a single positive psychology research study, investigations into the application of integrated psychophysiological strategies to optimize performance should be explored.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design

Addressing ADHD Within a Program

April 10, 2018by Kelvin N. King Jr

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A problem facing personal trainers is the lack of awareness needed to work with clients who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This article aims to bring awareness of the symptoms of ADHD to personal trainers, discuss how they potentially affect training of various clients, and present programing considerations for training clients with ADHD.

Personal trainers Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease

RSCC Eccentric Training Methods- Benefits, Shortcomings, and Implementation

October 28, 2020by Dr. Tim Suchomel

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RSCC Eccentric Training Methods- Benefits, Shortcomings, and Implementation

The Benefits of Exercise for Adolescents with ADHD and Practical Recommendation for the High School Strength and Conditioning Coach

September 29, 2023by Brenden Ostaszewski, PhD, CSCS, RSCC

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This article highlights the benefits of exercise for adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It also provides practical recommendations for high school strength and conditioning coaches working with ADHD student-athletes.

Coaches Program design

Overtraining and Recovery

April 10, 2018by Jonathan N. Mike, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

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This article addresses various aspects of overtraining and overreaching, including the signs and symptoms, preventative supplementation, and the recovery process.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition

Hospitality in Fitness – Part I – Improving Client Satisfaction in Group Fitness Training

August 19, 2025by Cody McDermott, CSCS

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This Personal Training Quarterly article shares hospitality­driven approaches to help personal trainers build connections with clients. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness, hospitality and health news.

Personal trainers Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development

Brady Howe - NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Season 7 Episode 3

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As performance staffs grow and develop, professional athletes today have a broad array of services and expertise available to them in the locker room and around competition. This episode features the Vice President of Health and Performance for the National Basketball Association (NBA) Phoenix Suns, Brady Howe. Howe tells Eric McMahon, the NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, how humble beginnings as an NBA Developmental League athletic trainer contributed to his current performance-first mindset for leading a multifaceted health and performance department. Topics include often misunderstood developmental factors for training elite athletes and advice for how to serve your athletes at the highest level. Connect with Brady on Instagram: @bhowe6 or Twitter: @brady_howe | Find Eric on Instagram: @ericmcmahoncscs or Twitter: @ericmcmahoncscs You can learn more about NBA strength and conditioning from the National Basketball Strength and Conditioning Association (NBSCA), an Official Sport Partner of the NSCA.

Coaches Professional Development

Velocity Based Training, from Theory to Application: Profiling

October 2, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS

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This infographic explains how to build a load-velocity profile for velocity-based training (VBT), and is the second of a three part series explaining the theory behind and application of VBT.

Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation

Velocity-Based Training, from Theory to Application: Responses

November 23, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS

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This infographic explains the acute and chronic responses of velocity-based training (VBT). This is the third and final infographic of a three-part series explaining the theory behind and application of VBT.

Coaches Exercise Science Program design
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