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Pickleball Training for Older Adults
April 12, 2018by Ryan T. McClure, CSCS
An appropriately designed program with elements of safe resistance training that focuses on the upper back and external shoulder rotators and open agility technique training may improve agility on the pickleball court, decrease the injury risk of older pickleball players, and increase the self-confidence of these individuals on the court and in daily life.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
Age-Specific Strength Training: Planning and Programming Resistance Training
November 12, 2018by Lance S. Walker, MS, PT
In this session from the 2018 NSCA National Conference, Lance Walker talks about how to create and develop age-specific strength training programs for ages 9 – 18 and how the programs change and progress. He also discusses how to get the most out of each program for young individuals.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design
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September 19, 2019by Lance Bollinger, PhD, CSCS
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Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches
Functional Firefighter High-Intensity Training—A Case for Optimizing Performance and Injury Prevention
October 2, 2020by Nicholas Martinez, T.J. Resinger, Chris Ellis, Austin Jacobsen, and Minervino Labrador
This article explains the use of structured functional fitness programs for injury prevention and enhanced job performance in fire service personnel.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Taking the Training Outdoors
April 9, 2018by Chat E. Williams, MS, CSCS,*D, CSPS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA
This article includes examples of exercises that can be incorporated into a training program that is performed outdoors. Take advantage of warm weather with these suggestions.
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Balancing the Imbalance—the Training of a Paralympic F44 Discus Thrower
December 10, 2018by Dr Lawrence Judge, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, RSCC*E, FNSCA, Dr. Don Hoover, PhD, PT, CSCS, and Dr. David M. Bellar, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA
The rise of adaptive and Paralympic sports provides an opportunity for strength and conditioning professionals to share their expertise with a wider range of athletes. This article summarizes working with a physical therapist to build an annual training program with a focus on periodization for a Paralympic discus thrower.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Back to Basics: 3 Steps of the Initial Consultation
August 24, 2018by Joni Boyd, PhD, CSCS and Nicole Swank, MS
Developing a truly successful program involves several layers that the personal trainer must address with time, competence, and critical thinking. A thorough and complete initial consultation can ensure that the personal trainer has all the data that they need to design a program that is time-efficient and successful.
Personal trainers Program design Organization and Administration Client Consultation|Assessment
The Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training
October 11, 2019by Paul Laursen, PhD
In this session from 2019 Coaches Conference, Paul Laursen, co-author of the book “Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training: Solutions to the Programming Puzzle,” explains the physiological targets of high-intensity interval training and how to design and manipulate variables for a variety of applications.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Training Methods and Considerations for Practitioners to Reduce Interlimb Asymmetries
June 19, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
Do interlimb asymmetries impact performance and what are some training programs to reduce them?
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Resistance Training and Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement— Considerations for Prosthesis and Client Safety
April 10, 2018by Grayson Elmore
Historically, patients who undergo reverse total shoulder arthroplasty/ replacement (rTSA) procedures receive much stricter activity limitations for sports and resistance training endeavors in comparison to the traditional total shoulder arthroplasty/replacement. This may cause confusion amongst personal trainers about safety as it relates to designing resistance training programs for these patients.
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