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Considerations for Utilizing Manual Resistance Training
April 7, 2018by Bojan Makivic MSc
Manual resistance training (MRT) can be an effective, low-cost, and easy-to-perform training modality. It can be performed in many situations regardless of space, equipment availability, and performance level.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
Sliding Toward Sochi—Part I: A Review of Programming Tactics Used During the 2010–2014 Quadrennial
June 11, 2018by Ambrose J. Serrano, MA, CSCS,*D, Matthew Sams, MA, CSCS, and Brad H. DeWeese, EdD, MHS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
This article provides an overview of the sporting demands of the bobsled competition in the Sochi Olympic Games, and how the theoretical basis of training attempted to meet these requirements.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Implementing a Time-Efficient Occupational Training Program for Law Enforcement Personnel
June 21, 2023by Ian Bonder, MS,CSCS, Andrew Shim, EdD, CSCS,*D, Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F, and Dr Michael Waller, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA
This article discusses the findings of a recent study on the effectiveness of a time-efficient occupationally-specific training program to improve performance in qualities related to physically demanding tactical tasks in law enforcement officers.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Rebranding Resistance Training for Older Adults Using Ratings of Perceived Exertion
September 9, 2019by Sterling Richards Sr, CSCS and Bridget Melton, CSCS, TSAC-F
This article discusses the ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) scales and how to educate older clients to utilize them, as well as how to monitor and safely progress their training intensity.
Personal trainers Program design
Neural Contributions to Muscle Growth
June 14, 2018by NSCA
Neural adaptations help mediate growth-related processes and the early increase in strength is attributable mainly to improved neural function. Along with neural changes, various aspects of the protein metabolism in the muscle are changing in the early phases of training.
Coaches Exercise Science
Considerations for Opening a Personal Training Studio or Small Gym—It All Adds Up
April 12, 2018by Robert C. Linkul, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RCPT*D, FNSCA
To assist future personal training entrepreneurs in preparing for the next step in their careers, this article focuses on four facility design components that every studio or small gym should address before opening the doors.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration
Triphasic Training
August 18, 2018by Cal Dietz
In this lecture from the NSCA's 2014 Coaches Conference, Coach Cal Dietz reviews the concept of triphasic training, and introduces a number of new, advanced methods.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
The Effects of Strength Training on Running Economy in Highly Trained Runners
May 24, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
A review of the literature concludes that a strength training program including low-intensity to high-intensity resistance exercises and plyometric exercises performed 2 – 3 times per week for 8 – 12 weeks is an appropriate strategy to improve running economy in highly trained middle- and long-distance runners.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique
Stability and the Squat: Front-Loaded versus Back-Loaded Squatting—Part 4
June 20, 2018by Richard Ulm, DC, MS, CSCS
Squatting may be commonplace in the weight room, but proper execution of this great exercise is difficult. Strength and conditioning coaches will need to properly select exercises and cue their athletes in a way that not only allows for a proper stabilizing strategy to occur, but promotes it.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique
Five Strategies for Developing your Clients' Mindset for Success
August 18, 2025by Amanda Wheeler Gryffin, PhD, CSCS, and Heidi Rigsbee
This Personal Training Quarterly article shares ways that personal trainers can help clients develop a growth mindset for success in their physical fitness. Visit NSCA online to read more on health science and fitness news.
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