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High-Intensity Resistance and High-Impact Training and Bone Mineral Density—a Narrative Review: Part 1
March 15, 2019by Thomas Lafantaine, PHD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, FACSM, and Shellaine Frazier, DO
High-Intensity Resistance and High-Impact Training and Bone Mineral Density—a Narrative Review: Part 1
Coaches Program design
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
Integrated Perspectives on Tactical Preparation—Adding Mental Skill Training to Physical Fitness during Police Training Scenarios
January 15, 2019by Stacy L Gnacinski, MS, CSCS, and Ken Brock
This article shares various options for integrating mental skills training into existing strength and conditioning programs. Such simultaneous, dual-training approaches may better prepare officers for the realities of occupational performance.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
Trainer Tips: Hypertrophy
May 24, 2018
Trainer Tips are infographics designed to help you, an NSCA professional, educate clients and promote your services. These member-only resources can be used for client education, motivation, and promotion.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design
Supramaximal Eccentric Strength Training
May 9, 2018by Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, PhD
Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, Head and Chair for Sport Sciences at the Institute of Sport Sciences at the Goethe University Frankfurt/Main in Frankfurt, Germany—and one of the world’s leading experts on strength and power training—explains the influencing factors of force production in eccentric muscle actions. Schmidtbleicher made a rare appearance in the United States at the NSCA’s 2015 National Conference.
Coaches Exercise Science
Firefighter Perceived Fitness: Implications for Injury Risk and Training Program Development
May 9, 2018by Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
In this session from the 2015 NSCA TSAC Annual Training, Katie Sell discusses current research on how perceived fitness in firefighters may be related to injury prevalence (on-duty and in training) and provide recommendations on how tactical facilitators can decrease adverse repercussions of inaccurately perceived fitness levels (e.g., injury, overtraining, and job-related preparation).
TSAC Facilitators Program design Safety
Blood Flow Restriction Training: Evidence and Practice
May 4, 2018by Tristen Asken, PhD, CSCS and Aaron Reinisch, DPT, PT, CSCS
Learn to identify proper scenarios for implementation of blood flow restriction (BFR) training for rehabilitation and performance enhancement, and understand indications and precautions for implementing BFR. This session from the NSCA’s 2016 TSAC Annual Training demonstrates proper usage and technique with standard exercises while using BFR.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
Sun800Sheppard
October 4, 2018by Douglas Sheppard, NSCA-CPT
Recruitment through Training, Building the Perfect Trainer
Personal trainers
Vertical vs. Horizontal-Oriented Drop Jump Training: Chronic Effects on Explosive Performance of Elite Handball Players
August 5, 2019by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic highlights the effects on performance measures from separate vertical or horizontal jump training programs in elite handball players.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches 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
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