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Building an Annual Plan for a Collegiate Ice Hockey Year
May 8, 2018by Joe Maher, MS, RSCC*D, USAW, USAH-3
In this session from the NSCA’s 2015 Training for Hockey Clinic, Joe Maher from the University of Michigan covers the process of developing an annual plan for a collegiate ice hockey year. It will cover the benefits and results of an annual plan, and how it relates to long-term athletic development for a collegiate ice hockey player.
Coaches Program design
Year-Round Nutrition Program
March 6, 2021by Developing Endurance
This excerpt briefly explains nutrition periodization for different training cycles to help maximize performance for endurance athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches Nutrition
Traditional vs Block Periodized Strength Training
March 13, 2019by Dr.Yann Le Meur
In this Info-graphic, block periodization and traditional periodization are reviewed on the effects on both upper and lower body strength and power.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design
A Sample Strength and Conditioning Program for Fire Academies
June 7, 2021by Manny Romero, CSCS, TSAC-F and Jim McDonald
This article serves as a guide for current and future strength and conditioning professionals who oversee program design for fire academy recruits. This includes a summarized needs analysis and a sample training program that considers the unique challenges of the fire academy.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Emphasizing Strength and Power Performance Using the Trap Bar Deadlift for the Modern-Day Warfighter
The purpose of this article is to provide warfighters and tactical facilitators with an evidence-based approach to improve maximal strength and power using the trap bar deadlift as it relates to combat preparedness.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Factors Related to Average Concentric Velocity of Four Barbell Exercises at Various Loads
April 10, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This article explains how training age, training frequency, limb length, height, and relative strength relate to concentric barbell velocities at varying loads.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Program design
Establishing a Physical Fitness Assessment and Training Program in a Large Metropolitan Law Enforcement Organization
June 7, 2021by Anthony Soika, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, RSCC
This article is a personal perspective of creating and providing a fitness assessment and resistance training program from scratch to a large law enforcement organization.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation
Feasibility and Difficulties of Conducting Research on Professional Firefighters
April 26, 2021by Matthew Sokoloski, CSCS, TSAC-F, Dr Brandon Rhett Rigby, PhD, CSPS, NSCA-CPT, Isaac Rowland, CSCS, Ryan Gordon, CSCS, and Christopher Ryan Bachik, CSCS, TSAC-F
The purpose of this article is to identify and discuss the difficulties that can arise when performing physiological-based research with firefighters.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation
A Velocity-Based Training Program with Variable Resistance
April 8, 2026by Francis Kozub, PhD, CSCS, and Mary Kozub, PhD, RN
This PTQ article focuses on the use of the back squat along with innovative technology to measure velocity during lower body lifts. Visit NSCA online to read more on personal training news and athletic performance.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Professional Development
Concept First!: An Approach to Teaching the Fundamental Human Movements
May 7, 2018by Dan John
This session by Dan John from the 2015 NSCA Coaches Conference explains the “concept first” method as a simple way that allows the athletes to learn movement quickly and begin to load appropriately.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
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