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A Closer Look at the 10 Pillars of LTAD – Part 3: The Participant Pillars of LTAD for Strength and Conditioning Professionals
July 11, 2022by Rick Howard, DSc, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA
As the final article of the three-part series on long-term athletic development (LTAD), this article will focus on enhancing physical fitness and participation in LTAD programs that promote physical fitness and physiological wellbeing, regardless of age, ability, and aspirations.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Professional Development
Integrating Mental and Physical Strength and Conditioning for the Tactical Athlete: What the Research Says
April 24, 2018by Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, Tyler J Christiansen, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC*D, and Michael Asken
The path to actual integration of mental and physical training for the tactical athlete is paved with growing empiricism. The current challenge is to sustain creative development of functional approaches and demonstrate that integration can deliver potential benefits.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design
Obstacle to Enhancement: How Overcoming Adversity in Troubled Times Can Lead to Improved Coaching
August 23, 2021by Dan Dalrymple, CSCS, RSCC*E
From the 2021 NSCA Coaches Conference, Dan Dalrymple, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for New Orleans Saints National Football League (NFL) team since 2006, shares wisdom from his experience in the field. This includes the realities of coaching in the NFL and how he used the setbacks of the pandemic to drive positive change and opportunities.
Coaches Professional Development
Bodyweight Progression to the One-Arm Push-Up
May 4, 2018by Joseph M. Sansalone, NSCA-CPT
Learn to identify and understand the key factors of movement competency and skill acquisition, and how to develop an effective motor learning process using foundational movement patterns. In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 Personal Trainers Conference, Joe Sansalone explains how improving motor control and foundational movement patterns leads to optimal one-arm push-up skill acquisition.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
Programming for Special Populations – A Practical Case Study
February 15, 2021by Sam Rothschild, CSCS
This article reviews the recommended exercise prescription the author uses when training special populations.
Personal trainers Program design Client Consultation|Assessment
Utilizing Battling Rope Exercises for HIIT and SMIT
April 6, 2018by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT
Battling rope exercises can be used as a metabolic training modality following a comprehensive resistance training workout to increase the client’s heart rate and help maximize the metabolic cost of the training session.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
From College to Command—Human Performance Optimization and the Army ROTC Cadet
November 19, 2018by Jared Hornsby, PhD, CSCS, Nicholas D. Barringer, PhD, RD, CSCS,*D, Donald Patrick Meckley, and Bret D. Hamilton, CSCS
Soldiers in today’s Army should be exposed to realistic and stressful training scenarios. Additionally, they should be educated on the physical, psychological, and cognitive effects of combat and fatigue. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (AROTC) cadets are an ideal training audience since they are already immersed in an academic environment.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Professional Development
Suspension Training
July 11, 2022by Strength Training
This excerpt from Strength Training briefly describes the benefits of suspension training.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Rehabilitation for Law Enforcement Officers
June 22, 2018by Kate Lyons, D Phty and Katie Miller RD, LDN, CSCS
In this article, three considerations are discussed to aid in addressing successful rehabilitation and return to work: 1) targeting the injury site using a combination of physiotherapy, physical therapy, and tactical strength and conditioning; 2) workplace engagement; and 3) using available tools that may assist in determining appropriate approaches.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design
Positive and Negative Reinforcement in Coaching
May 18, 2018by Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning-4th Edition With Web Resource
Coaches can also benefit from understanding the concepts of positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment as they relate to motivation. Although coaches use a mixture of both reward and punishment, using rewards and a positive approach is arguably the best approach because it focuses on what athletes should do and what they did right.
Coaches Exercise Science
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