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september 2026 | Vol. 13 - Issue 3
Issue 13.3 of the PTQ contains articles on maximal oxygen uptake as a biomarker for health, considerations for opening a training facility, and leg extension benefits and common myths.
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Maximal Oxygen Uptake as a Biomarker of Healthy Longevity – Insights and Program Design by Wesley Kuijpers, MSc, CSCS, Damian Harper, PhD, and Jill Alexander, PhD |
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Ten Things to Consider When Opening a Brick-and-Mortar Gym or Training Facility by Federick Brooks, MS, CSCS,*D, Michael Perlet, MBA, CSCS, Lesli Shooter, MS, CPSS, Rocky Snyder, MSc, CSCS, and Mark Nutting, NSCA-CPT,*D, CSCS,*D |
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Leg Extensions Are Not “Bad for Your Knees” – Functional Benefits and Common Myths by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT |
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Cody Urban
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Scott Cheatham, PhD, DPT, PT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
Kelli Clark, DPT, MS
Daniel Fosselman
Chris Kennedy, MPT, CSCS
Justin Kompf, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Robert Linkul, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA
Bojan Makivic, MS
Teresa Merrick, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Nate Mosher, DPT, PT, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Tony Poggiali, CSCS
Mike Rickett, MS, CSCS
Leonardo Vando, MD
Josh West, MA, CSCS
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