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Quantifying Training and Competition Load
August 11, 2021by NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science
This excerpt from NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science highlights the importance of quantifying training load for both programming and monitoring an athlete’s progression or regression over time.
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Needs Analysis for a Tactical Athlete
March 25, 2019by NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning
Learn the basics of conducting a needs analysis for tactical athletes based on the athlete’s goals and desired outcomes, assessments, limitations on workout frequency and duration, equipment availability, health and injury status, and occupational physiological demands.
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Volleyball
November 17, 2023by Developing Agility and Quickness
This excerpt from Developing Agility and Quickness aims to provide a snapshot of programming volleyball-specific agility and quickness sessions.
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Dryside Training for Swimmers—Using Ropes to Increase Muscular Endurance
June 20, 2018by Chris Myers, MS, CISSN
The exercises mentioned in this article are a small sampling of the drills available to the strength and conditioning coach when using rope drills. By adding these movements to a swimmer’s dryside training, swimmers can gain muscular endurance that will complement wetside training.
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Biomechanical Analysis in Practice
May 21, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Program Design
This article outlines some very basic procedures for video analysis that strength and conditioning professionals can use to identify the physical demands of specific activities.
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Anaerobic Training and Electromyography Studies
November 26, 2018by Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Fourth Edition
This Kinetic Select excerpt from the Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Fourth Edition describes the results from electromyography (EMG) studies on the neural adaptations to anaerobic training.
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Strongman Training
April 3, 2021by Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Fourth Edition
This excerpt from the Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 4th Edition gives a quick glimpse into some of the implements used in strongman training.
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Exercise Progressions for Resuming Strength Training Following Posterior-Chain Muscle Injury
June 11, 2025by Emidio E. Pistilli, PhD
NSCA Coach 11.4 shares how strength training of the posterior chain in athletes can reduce injury risk and aid rehabilitation. Visit us online to read more about exercise research.
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Incorporating Variety with Bulgarian Bags
April 4, 2018by Julie Boggess and Brian Jones PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
This article presents ways to add variety to workouts using Bulgarian Bags as an alternative to kettlebells. It also provides an effective sample Bulgarian Bag program.
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Force-Velocity-Power Profile Characteristics
July 10, 2022by NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science
This excerpt from NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science briefly explains the force-velocity-power profile and how it can give strength and conditioning coaches a more holistic view of athletes.
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