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Understanding Inter-Individual Responses to Exercise
December 14, 2020by Ronald Snarr, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, Gina Hogan, Jordan Brown, and Maisie Davis
This article briefly describes how individuals can have the same training program, but have large fluctuations in the adaptation responses due to genetic and life style factors.
Personal trainers Exercise Science
Cross Education with the Post-Rehabilitation Process
December 19, 2020by Brianna Simmons, Jazmine Woods, and Ronald L. Snarr, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT
During the rehabilitation process, a client may need therapy outside of the personal trainer’s scope of practice. This article discusses safe and effective modalities that personal trainers can use with clients in the post-rehabilitation phase process.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design
Correlating Sex-Specific Military Performance Training to Collegiate Lacrosse
March 3, 2023by Allison Brager, Tina Burke, Lieutenant Francis Orlando, Aaron John Droege, CSCS, J. Nathan Wilder, CSCS, Peter Lisman, and Devon Dobrosielski
This article examines training from collegiate lacrosse programs and how this data can be used to develop data-informed recommendations and refine current approaches towards preparing military and tactical personnel for the Army Combat Fitness Test.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation
Philosophy in Strength and Conditioning—Clarifying Coaching and Training Philosophy
August 22, 2018by Scott P. Caulfield, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D and Brian T. Gearity, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
Once strength and conditioning coaches have a better understanding of some of the differences between coaching and training philosophy, they can build their coaching philosophy and ensure it is a combination of both the “why” and “how.”
Coaches Program design Professional Development
The Millennial Effect and the Rise of the Fitness Studio Industry
April 10, 2018by Josh Leve
How are fitness studios with 8,000 – 9,000 sq ft able to survive? One way is to carve out a niche in this competitive and crowded industry.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration
The Independent Path – Considerations for Career Personal Trainers
April 10, 2020by Michelle Blakely, NSCA-CPT
This article articulates important independent personal trainer and employee personal trainer differences, research and planning guidelines moving forward, important marketing considerations, financial literacy, and the importance of moral support.
Personal trainers Professional Development
How to Start Your Business as a Personal Trainer in a Big Box Gym – Observations from 20 Years in the Industry
September 22, 2023by Tara De Leon, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC, USAW
This article provides a firsthand account with knowledge and advice for personal trainers looking to start and grow their business.
Coaches Professional Development
Hands-On – Building Muscle without Weights
May 9, 2018by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT
Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to “pump iron” to build muscle. In this session from the NSCA’s 2015 Personal Trainers Conference, Nick Tumminello explains that to build muscle you need to create a training stimulus that elicits the three mechanisms for muscle growth. In other words, building muscle is not about the specific exercises you do, it is about the specific stimulus you create.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
Bridging the Gap between Personal Training and Physical Therapy
March 13, 2019by Jenna Werking, CSCS, CSPS
The purpose of this article is to define the roles of personal trainers and physical therapists and to learn how their combined expertise can influence long-term physical health improvements for their clients.
Personal trainers Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease
Change of Direction (COD) Training and Evaluation Using the COD Deficit to Assess COD Ability in Athletes
April 21, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic discusses how testing for the change of direction deficit may be a more specific measure of change of direction ability in athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Testing and Evaluation
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