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ACL Protocols with Deceleration Drills for High School Athletes
October 24, 2020by Scott Schultz, MS, CSCS, RSCC*D and Beau Smith, CSCS
From the NSCA’s 2020 Coaches Conference, Scott Schultz and Beau Smith show hands-on drills for prehabilitation of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) to reduce the risk of injury in sport. These drills include posterior chain warm-up exercises, plyometric and balance exercises, and proper landing mechanics to reinforce proper hip and knee positions.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Strength and Conditioning for Table Tennis Athletes
April 9, 2018by Wan Yin Danny Lum, CSCS
This article provides a brief overview of the physical demands of table tennis, plus recommendations of specific strength and conditioning exercises to improve table tennis performance.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Hands-On – Building Muscle without Weights
May 9, 2018by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT
Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to “pump iron” to build muscle. In this session from the NSCA’s 2015 Personal Trainers Conference, Nick Tumminello explains that to build muscle you need to create a training stimulus that elicits the three mechanisms for muscle growth. In other words, building muscle is not about the specific exercises you do, it is about the specific stimulus you create.
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Practical Exercises for Rotational Power
May 7, 2018by Mark Watts, MEd, MS, CSCS, RSCC
One of the most difficult challenges for strength and conditioning professionals is incorporating non-traditional movements to develop explosive power in a team setting. In this session from the 2015 NSCA National Conference, Mark Watts will review several unique exercises in multiple planes of motion to develop explosive power using a variety of equipment.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Activation of Gluteus Maximus during Performance of the Back Squat, Split Squat, and Barbell Hip Thrust, and the Relationship with Maximal Sprinting
September 1, 2021by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic describes the type of muscle activation three exercises elicited and their relationship to maximal sprinting performance.
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Barefoot Training
August 24, 2018by Loren Landow, CSCS,*D
Join Loren Landow as he talks about barefoot training during the NSCA's 2014 National Conference. Drawing on his personal experience with fascial injury, Landow demonstrates mobility and activation exercises designed to help build ankle and foot strength.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Bridge: Maximizing Glute Recruitment in the Walking Lunge, with Nick Tumminello
May 4, 2018by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT
Nick Tumminello, 2016 NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year, discusses strategies to enhance single-leg exercises.
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Low Back Pain—The Mobility-Stability Continuum
August 23, 2018by Teddy Willsey, DPT, PT, CSCS, USAW
Nearly all fitness professionals are forced to address low back pain (LBP) to some extent, regardless of the age or population with which they work. The purpose of this article is to shed light on contemporary research surrounding LBP.
Personal trainers Program design
Enhancing Motor Learning with Sled Training
April 20, 2018by Joel M. Bergeron, MS, CSCS,*D
Sled exercises provide a training stimulus that closely mimics real-world physical demands of sports. This article provides examples of how to implement sled training into a program.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Creating Power – Alternative Bilateral and Unilateral Triple Extension Exercises
November 29, 2020by Dr Lawrence Judge, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, RSCC*E, FNSCA, Josh Wildeman, MA, CSCS, RSCC, William Hawkins, and Makenzie Schoeff
This article demonstrates how strength and conditioning coaches can coach power through non-traditional weightlifting exercises that can be taught quickly, to large groups, with less extensive technique correction.
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