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Programming for the Novice Athlete
September 16, 2019by Christopher M. McQuilkin, CSCS
Tex McQuilkin, Director of Training for Power Athlete HQ, defines athleticism as a trainable performance variable at the 2019 Coaches Conference. McQuilkin illustrates the four phases of the competitive lifecycle for sport athletes and empowers coaches with strategies to best apply progressive overload and support the long-term trainability of novice athletes.
Coaches Program design
Special Considerations for Training the Female Athlete
May 8, 2018by Tara De Leon, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC
In this session from the NSCA’s 2017 Coaches Conference, Tara De Leon presents common issues that female athletes face and provides solutions for how to optimize training in females. CEUs available.
Coaches Program design
Does Your Athlete Have Muscle Dysmorphia? Considerations and Implications for Recognition, Assessment, Management, and Treatment
August 28, 2018by James Leone, MPH, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D
Learn how to recognize and treat muscle dysmorphia in your athletes. In this session from the NSCA’s 2017 Personal Trainers Conference, James Leone covers many facets of athlete muscle dysmorphia, including the clinical features, identifying at-risk populations, using assessment tools, managing athletes suspected of having muscle dysmorphia, and how to treat it using a team-based approach.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease
From Successful Trainer to Gym Owner—9 Steps to Open Your First Facility: Part 3
October 29, 2018by David Crump, NSCA-CPT
In the final stage of the gym opening process everything starts to feel very real. Once a location has been chosen, the next steps are to negotiate and sign a lease, create an opening timeline, and plan the grand opening event for the facility.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration Professional Development
Reintegration Considerations for Tactical Athletes
April 25, 2018by Shane David Irving
From a strength and conditioning perspective, how should a tactical athlete be reintegrated when they return to a kinetically operational workplace after time away?
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design
From Inspiration to Passion, the Five Constructs of the Motivation Process
January 22, 2019by Mike Israetel
In this 2018 NSCA Personal Training Conference video, Mike Israetel describes how to create and develop motivation in your clients, and how to understand the process of motivation in people.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development
Quadrathlon – A Test to Measure Improvements in Athletes
November 2, 2022by Joshua McMillian, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D
This article explains the quadrathlon and how it can help strength coaches measure linear speed, speed-strength (power), and elastic or reactive qualities efficiently.
Coaches Testing and Evaluation
The 5 Stages of a Fitness Business Owner’s Journey
February 18, 2019by Ryan Ketchum
Ryan Ketchum describes the five stages of a fitness business owner’s journey as an individual transitions from a fitness professional to a fitness business owner.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration Professional Development
Beyond Sets and Reps: Creating, Mastering, and Evaluating Your Coaching Behaviors
May 10, 2021by Mary Kate Feit, CSCS,*D
From the virtual 2021 NSCA Coaches Conference, Mary Kate Feit, Assistant Professor of Strength and Conditioning at Springfield College, goes beyond the sets and reps of strength and conditioning and focuses on how to reflect inward to evaluate and maximize coaching behaviors.
Coaches Professional Development
Gatorade Performance Partner Career Panel: Launching Your Strength and Conditioning Career during Challenging Times
May 23, 2021by Jonathan Jost, MS, CSCS, RSCC*E, Andrea Hudy, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, Dr. Pat Ivey, PhD, MEd, CSCS, RSCC*E, and Joseph Kenn, MA, CSCS, RSCC*E
Join Jon Jost, Andrea Hudy, Dr. Patrick Ivey, and Joe Kenn on this engaging roundtable discussion about launching your career in strength and conditioning during challenging times.
Coaches Professional Development
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