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Resistance Training for the Older Client – Should They Press, Squat, and Deadlift?
April 30, 2021
This article discusses the importance of resistance training for older adults and considerations that personal trainers need to be aware of when working with this population.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Client Consultation|Assessment Older Adult Resistance Training Activities of Daily Living Personal Trainer
Single-Leg and Double-Leg Training Implications for Basketball
January 1, 2015
Both unilateral and bilateral training should be used to optimally develop basketball players. This article compares single-leg and double-leg training options and provides considerations and potential implications for training basketball athletes.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design single-leg training basketball conditioning double-leg training bilateral training Unilateral training
Early Sport Specialization Versus Diversification in Youth Athletes
December 1, 2013
The purpose of this article is to discuss the different opinions regarding the validity of early sport specialization as opposed to diversification, specifically the effect these two methods have on injuries, motor development, skill acquisition, and social and psychological aspects.
Coaches Program design Personal Trainers long-term athletic development Youth training guidelines NSCA Coach
Methods for Screening and Preventing Common Injuries in Division I Basketball Players
January 1, 2015
By gathering information about potential risk factors associated with basketball injuries, strength and conditioning coaches can create individualized programs to help keep their basketball athletes healthy and performing at the best of their abilities.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design preventing basketball injuries injury prevention
Client Assessments – Movement Assessment
December 20, 2019
This article builds upon two other client assessment tools (breathing and posture, as seen in Personal Training Quarterly Issues 5.3 and 6.1, respectively) and discusses ways to assess client movement.
Personal trainers Client Consultation|Assessment FMS Movement Patterns Trunk Stability
Training the College-Level Volleyball Athlete
August 19, 2022
The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader to methods of training collegiate volleyball athletes.
Coaches Volleyball Power Strength Training Cycles Program Design
Bone Stress Response Injuries in Law Enforcement Recruits
March 12, 2021
This article looks to explain why law enforcement recruits have higher incidences of lower extremity bone stress responses and stress fractures. It also explores injury mitigation pathways to increase the graduation rates among law enforcement academies.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Law Enforcement Bone Stress Recruits Injury Mitigation
Strength Training for Mental Resilience – How Resistance Training Benefits Mental Health
September 25, 2025
This Personal Training Quarterly article explores the science behind strength training’s effects on mental health and strategies for integrating wellness programming. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness news and exercise research.
Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Professional Development Emotional Well-being Stress Regulation Cognitive Function Anxiety and Depression Neuroplasticity Mental Health Strength Training
Understanding and Managing Stress in Collegiate Athletics
June 1, 2016
It is important for strength and conditioning coaches, sport coaches, athletic trainers, and administrators to recognize and address the evidence of stress within student-athletes in order to avoid chronic stress-related anxiety and injury.
Coaches Exercise Science NSCA Coach stress college athletes strength and conditioning
Strength Training for the Older Client—A Blueprint for Program Design
June 1, 2017
This article provides a blueprint and “mini-macrocycle” that will assist the personal trainer in creating a program design for older adults by offering organized templates, direction in selecting exercise components, and the creation of volume controls specific to the client’s needs.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design PTQ older adults program template personal trainer Strength training
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