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Case Study: I am Here to Keep Your High School Athletes Safer
Discovery Canyon High School’s Sam Melendrez explains how experts in his profession are having a profound impact on youth in sports.
Passion in Coaching: The Importance of Having a “Sonic Boom”
April 1, 2016
Passion, while imperative to training, must be paired with energy, enthusiasm, intention, and knowledge to truly make a difference and create your “sonic boom.” Being an effective strength and conditioning coach is a lifestyle, not a job, and with continued passion, you can affect many lives positively.
Coaches Organization and Administration Professional Development strength and conditioning coach Coaching profession NSCA Coach
Employee or Independent Contractor? Guidelines for Classifying Workers
November 27, 2020
Some positions within the fitness industry can be tricky to classify. This article helps businesses decipher the difference between a hired employee and an independent contracted position.
Personal trainers Legal Issues Professional Development Independent Contractor Employees Taxes Audits
Bodyweight Progression to the One-Arm Push-Up
October 29, 2016
Learn to identify and understand the key factors of movement competency and skill acquisition, and how to develop an effective motor learning process using foundational movement patterns. In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 Personal Trainers Conference, Joe Sansalone explains how improving motor control and foundational movement patterns leads to optimal one-arm push-up skill acquisition.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design progressions bodyweight exercise strength and conditioning push-up
How to Utilize Contrast Training for Strength, Power, and Performance
January 1, 2021
The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to contrast training, including how it is defined, what variables are utilized, and examples of how to use it in training.
Personal trainers Program design Contrast Training Postactivation Potentiation Power Complex Training
Low-Intensity Steady-State Cardio
October 20, 2023
This article will explain the interference effect and provide a rationale for why low-intensity steady-state (LISS) cardiovascular training may be a useful tool for those interested in improving their body composition.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Steady-State Cardio Interference Effect Fat Loss Aerobic
Include Closed-Chain and Open-Chained Core Exercises
December 26, 2020
This excerpt from Developing the Core briefly defines closed- and open-chain exercises and their respective roles in training.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Program design Closed-chain Exercise Open-chain Exercise Trunk Core Musculature
Push, Pull, and Propulsion – The 10-20-30-40 Concept
November 6, 2018
Jason Masek talks about how to implement and properly execute push, pull, and propulsion movement patterns and variations into athlete programming.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Athlete Programming Push Pull Movement Variation
Athlete Profiling: Choosing a Periodization System to Maximize Performance
July 30, 2012
In this video from the NSCAs National Conference 2012, Nick Winkleman discusses the use of periodization - its definition, considerations, using periodization profiles, and examples.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Periodization Athlete Performance Programming for Athletes Athlete Profiling
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