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Fatigue – Enemy or Ally?
April 1, 2022
The purpose of this article is to help bring awareness of athletic recovery by useful fatigue monitoring and managing tools, such as external and internal load examples.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Fatigue Recovery Internal Load External Load Heart Rate Sleep
Intensity and Volume by Drill Type
June 1, 2017
Coaches can use drills to improve quickness and agility. The training session can improve the specific areas needed to increase performance results by setting up appropriate intensity levels, duration of drills, recovery periods, and volume of drills.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design agility quickness strength and conditioningstrength and conditioning
Abstracts
Abstract submissions are open yearly from November to March (exact dates change annually). See the Abstract Submission and Presentation Guidelines for more information (below). Research abstract presentations are an opportunity to present current research findings to researchers and strength and conditioning professionals at the NSCA National Conference.
Recovery and the Central Nervous System
May 1, 2016
Learn to identify and combat risk factors among high stress tactical personnel; how they affect performance, sleep, and recovery; and how to begin managing stress. In this session from the 2016 TSAC Annual Training, Jeff Nichols explains how to lay out a clear and concise process to evaluate stress and create a plan specific to each individual to combat the negative side effects of stress.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science mobility Nick Tumminello activation exercises top 10 mobility exercises top 20 mobility exercises
Sample 5K Training Plan for Runners
May 1, 2017
This excerpt from the book Developing Endurance, published by Human Kinetics, presents a sample 5K training plan for runners.
Coaches Program design 5k training plan couch to 5k 5k training program how to run a 5k Suzie Snyder sprint training 5k for beginners
Repeated Sprint Capability in Soccer Players
November 1, 2013
This article will examine the physical demands of soccer players and discuss why repeated sprint ability (RSA) is considered highly important in the performance of these athletes.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design soccer workout repeated sprint ability football fitness fitness drills soccer drills Soccer fitness
Nutritional Strategies to Speed up Recovery from Soft Tissue Injuries
October 1, 2017
Nutrition plays an important role in the injury prevention and treatment of tactical professionals. Nutritional goals for healthy connective tissue are twofold: increase collagen content in connective tissues susceptible to injury and prevent a decline in collagen content to help mitigate injury and facilitate recovery.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Nutrition TSAC Report tsac tsac-f recovery collagen nutrition
Trainer Tips: Hypertrophy
May 1, 2017
Trainer Tips are infographics designed to help you, an NSCA professional, educate clients and promote your services. These member-only resources can be used for client education, motivation, and promotion.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design hypertrophy infographics
Working with Elite Athletic Women’s Menstrual Cycle
May 19, 2023
The purpose of this article is to share the importance of the menstrual cycle’s effects on elite athlete performance, and how these effects should influence the training and recovery of high-performing athletic women.
Coaches Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Menstrual Cycle Follicular Phase Luteal Phase Thermoregulation
Overtraining and Recovery
March 1, 2015
This article addresses various aspects of overtraining and overreaching, including the signs and symptoms, preventative supplementation, and the recovery process.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition supplements for recovery Jonathan Mike recovery training load overreaching overtraining
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