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NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 21: Lawrence Herrera
Lawrence Herrera, owner and founder of LH Performance, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about how strong is strong enough, keeping the training simple, and relating to athletes and coaches.
Coaches Professional Development
Suspension Training
July 1, 2022
This excerpt from Strength Training briefly describes the benefits of suspension training.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Suspension Training Body Weight Plank Strength
Coaching Lifts course for high school strength coaches
[High School Athletic Directors] Help your coaches gain the skills they need to safely and confidently teach complex lifts to student-athletes with this 1-day course. Skilled coaches are a key to a safe weight room, happy parents, and improved sports performance.
The Red Light – Green Light System – A Simple Tool to Assess and Individualize Group Training
February 9, 2020
This article introduces a potential solution for programming in the large group fitness setting with a wide variety of fitness levels.
Personal trainers Program design Client Consultation|Assessment Client Assessment Modifications Exercise Selection
The Olympic Lifts—Suggested Practices and Common Mistakes
June 1, 2017
This article reviews the basics of the Olympic lifts, including strength base, skill transfer, snatch progressions, and clean and jerk progressions. This article also covers several suggested practices for strength and conditioning coaches to fine-tune and progress learning and coaching of the lifts.
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Considering the Culture within the Training Facility
June 1, 2017
This article explores what a facility-level culture may look like, identifies some of the expected benefits of purposely developing that culture, and discusses some misalignment between what coaches say they want the culture to feel like and the message the athletes are likely to receive.
Coaches Exercise Science NSCA Coach culture strength and conditioning hs-coaching
Assessment Batteries—Practical Decision Making for Firefighter Fitness Batteries
April 1, 2016
In addition to standard health, fitness, or sport assessment guidelines, several guidelines exist for the fire service. Since each agency is different in its preferences, capabilities, and philosophies, applying a standard recommendation may not be possible. This article introduces basic decision-making considerations for fire service assessment batteries.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Client Consultation|Assessment Safety fitness tests tactical strength and conditioning fitness assessment firefighter
Velocity Based Training, from Theory to Application: Profiling
October 2, 2020
This infographic explains how to build a load-velocity profile for velocity-based training (VBT), and is the second of a three part series explaining the theory behind and application of VBT.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation Infographics Load-Velocity Profile Barbell Back Squat Velocity Based Training
Measurement and Evaluation in a Microdosed Training Program
January 6, 2023
This article seeks to provide insight on a training method based around prescribing small amounts of training to achieve a large amount of physical improvements.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation Needs Analysis Testing Basketball
Anthropometry, Leverages, and Strength Training
February 25, 2019
This 2018 Personal Trainers Conference video features Lee Boyce going over the subject of anthropometry and the mechanics of the fundamental movements in strength training. Boyce describes the common issues you see and how to individualize movements for your clients.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Fundamental Movements Push Pull Press Anthropometry Squat Deadlift
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