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Nutrition for Athletes bundle, from the NSCA’s 2016 National Conference

May 8, 2018by Nathaniel Jenkins, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

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This video bundle includes six nutrition lectures from the NSCA’s 2016 National Conference. Topics include supplementation for strength, aerobic training, and body composition; alcohol and exercise; recovery nutrition for the high school athlete; and nighttime feeding.

Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition Program design Professional Development

TSAC Report 80 - Military Column – January 2026

February 26, 2026by Whitney Tramel, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, and Mark Stephenson, MS, ATC, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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This column outlines a combat readiness framework that integrates physical conditioning to strengthen cognitive performance. Visit NSCA online to learn more about tactical training and mental health.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Professional Development

Considerations for Training Sedentary Populations

September 21, 2023by Gary Stebbing, PGDIP, CSCS

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This article identifies considerations and practical training ideas for training sedentary populations.

Personal trainers Program design

Road to Nowhere: The Military’s Unhealthy Obsession with Running

August 5, 2019by Nathan Palin, CSCS

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During 2018 TSAC Annual Training, the NSCA’s own Tactical Strength and Conditioning Program Manager, Nate Palin, discusses his personal and professional take on running in the military setting. Here Palin identifies the pros, risks, and shortcomings associated with run-centric physical training for special operations forces, as well as discusses more safe and efficient strength and conditioning alternatives to running-based fitness programs for these tactical operators.

TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation

Programming for Special Populations – A Practical Case Study

February 15, 2021by Sam Rothschild, CSCS

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This article reviews the recommended exercise prescription the author uses when training special populations.

Personal trainers Program design Client Consultation|Assessment

Creating Power – Alternative Bilateral and Unilateral Triple Extension Exercises

November 29, 2020by Dr Lawrence Judge, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, RSCC*E, FNSCA, Josh Wildeman, MA, CSCS, RSCC, William Hawkins, and Makenzie Schoeff

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This article demonstrates how strength and conditioning coaches can coach power through non-traditional weightlifting exercises that can be taught quickly, to large groups, with less extensive technique correction.

Coaches Exercise Technique Program design

Female Athlete Triad for the General Population

October 27, 2025by Kyle Ryan, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC*D, USAW II, and Lou Maquaire

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This PTQ article shares strategies for personal trainers about the treatment and prevention of the female athlete triad. Visit NSCA online to read more on youth fitness and health news.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development

The Training Trap—Building Financial Freedom in an Appointment-Based Career

April 10, 2018by Joe Drake, NSCA-CPT,*D

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The career path of a personal trainer inherently presents a certain amount of instability and unpredictability, but this does not have to last. There is no reason that personal trainers cannot make great money, afford health insurance, save for retirement, and create more freedom in their lives.

Personal trainers Organization and Administration

Basic Obstacle Race Program Design for a First-Time Participant

July 27, 2023by Dr Brian Hickey, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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The purpose of this article is to provide personal trainers an overview of training clients for their first Spartan Sprint event.

Personal trainers Program design

UFC Career Connection Session

July 25, 2021by Bo Sandoval, MS, CSCS, RSCC*D

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Bo Sandoval, Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Performance Institute, shares his journey into strength and conditioning, future developments in the UFC program, and training principles around fighters.

Coaches Program design Professional Development
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