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Muscle Growth
June 19, 2020by Strength Training
This article briefly explains the two principles necessary for muscle growth.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Program design
High Knee Drills
June 8, 2018by Developing Speed
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
Sprint-Specific Training
March 12, 2019by Yann Le Meur
This infographic shows the effects of sprint specific training, both forward and backward, and its relation to speed and power output.
Coaches Exercise Science
Client Assessments—Breathing
January 8, 2019by Daniel Flahie, MSEd, CSCS
Assessing clients is a vital component of the personal training experience. This article gives an overview of breathing mechanics and how to apply proper breathing exercises into a client’s assessment and program.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Client Consultation|Assessment
Maintaining Arm Health with Pitcher-Specific Strength and Conditioning Techniques
April 25, 2025by Avery Bridges, And Jeffrey Hartman, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
This article discusses baseball-specific strength and conditioning techniques, focusing on lower extremity training and improving shoulder mechanics.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment
Pain and Recovery: The Critical Role of Nutrition
October 1, 2018by Kamal Patel, MBA, MPH
In this session from the 2017 NSCA Personal Trainers Conference, Kamal Patel explains the main mechanisms involved in the development of pain, and identifies the nutrients and supplements that play a role in pain and recovery.
Personal trainers Nutrition
Importance of Rate of Force Development
May 8, 2018by Mike Stone, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA
In this session from the 2017 NSCA National Conference, Mike Stone explains what rate of force development (RFD) is, how it is derived, and the underlying mechanisms affecting RFD.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Androgen and Nutrition Strategies to Promote Anabolism and Enhance Warfighter Lethality
December 16, 2019by Stefan Pasiakos
In this session from the 2019 Tactical Annual Training, Stefan Pasiakos identifies mechanisms by which military operations degrade muscle mass and performance, defines warfighter nutrition requirements, and discusses ethical and efficacious androgen therapies to enhance warfighter lethality.
TSAC Facilitators Nutrition
Training Cessation as a Method of Tapering for Strength
May 24, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of two different durations of training cessation on upper and lower body maximal strength performance, and to investigate the mechanisms underlying performance changes following short-term training cessation.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design
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