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Beyond the Pool – Improving Swimming Performance with Dryland Training
July 29, 2025
This article in NSCA Coach shares a research-driven framework for dryland training in competitive swimming. Visit us online to learn more on sport performance and exercise science.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Professional Development Competitive Swimming Power Exercises Balance Training Core Strength Rotational Strength Proprioceptive Training Dynamic Mobility Exercises Swimming Performance Dryland Training
Working with the Menstrual Cycle in Female Athletes
December 17, 2021
The goal of this article is to promote professional dialogue and broaden the knowledge of ways to use nutrition and recovery techniques to work with the physiological changes that come throughout the menstrual cycle.
Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition Menstruation Iron Deficiency Female Athlete Triad
Creative Coaching Practices to Enhance Athletic Performance
July 15, 2019
This NSCA Coach article describes how to manipulate movements, lifts, and rest periods in a way that controls time, space, and flow efficiently to creatively enhance athletic performance.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Strength and Conditioning Coach Coaching Effective Coaching Creative Programming
TSAC Research Column – April 2023
November 24, 2023
This article is part of a continuing series of tactical strength and conditioning (TSAC) research reviews. It is designed to bring awareness to new research findings of relevance to tactical strength and conditioning communities.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation State Patrol Officers Soldier Firefighters Academy Fitness Normative Data Occupational Task
Exploring New Frontiers in Strength and Conditioning and Sport Science
September 16, 2022
The purpose of this article is to bring awareness and provide an overview of emerging areas within strength and conditioning and sport science.
Coaches Professional Development Sport Science Technology Performance Research H2F
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Season 6 Episode 13: Marcus Svensson
Hear an international perspective on the strength and conditioning field from Marcus Svensson, a Swedish National, who currently works in professional soccer with the Al Arabi Sports Club in the Qatar Stars League. This episode shares insights about access to NSCA resources from outside of North America, training strategies for soccer, and the importance of developing adaptability among strength and conditioning coaches. Tune in to expand your professional horizons as part of a global strength and conditioning community.
You can also email Marcus at johanmarcussvensson@gmail.com | Find Eric on Instagram: @ericmcmahoncscs or Twitter: @ericmcmahoncscs
Coaches Professional Development
Upper Body Power for Law Enforcement Officers
January 6, 2023
This article discusses the benefits of an upper body power program for law enforcement officers and how to program this effectively.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Law Enforcement Officer Upper Body Power Occupational Duties
Upper Body Power in Mixed Martial Arts
March 17, 2023
The purpose of this article is to justify the importance and advantage to properly incorporate upper body power (UBP) training in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation Mixed Martial Arts Upper Body Power Velocity Potentiation
Performance Under Stress – Implications for Tactical Personnel
March 10, 2023
This article discusses performance under stress, as well as factors influencing this performance in tactical personnel.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Tactical Personnel Stress Emergency Responders Cognition Military
TSAC Report 40 Research Review
September 1, 2016
This article is part of a continuing series that examines pertinent and recent tactical strength and conditioning research reviews.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design physical fitness for police officers Load carriage physical fitness for firefighters
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