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Plyometric Implementation: Setup and Execution of Jump Landing Positions to Decrease Likelihood of Injuries
May 1, 2016
Learn optimal setup, execution, and landing mechanics to maximize power output and to best prepare the joint structures to tolerate greater stresses later in training. In this session from the NSCA 2016 TSAC Annual Training, Loren Landow identifies progressions based on competency and ability—from low amplitude, bilateral jumps to single-leg deceleration drills.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique Program design corrective exercise Plyometics Power Development Landing Mechanics Bilateral Jumps Plyometric Progressions
The Importance of Creatine Timing for Muscle Size and Strength
September 15, 2023
This article provides a discussion around the evidence on creatine timing and supplementation.
Personal trainers Nutrition Creatine Carbohydrates Timing Micronutrients
Don’t Just Be Different… Be a Difference Maker!
July 31, 2015
“The goal of what we’re trying to do is make a difference in someone’s life,” says Gary Schofield in this session from the 2015 NSCA National Conference. Coach Schofield explains areas where you can make a difference for your athletes, including movement efficiency, recovery and regeneration, autoregulation, velocity-based training, and conditioning with purpose.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Movement Efficiency VBT Velocity Based Training Recovery Conditioning
Don't Be a Pig: Rethinking Training Practice for the Antifragile Athlete
July 31, 2016
The framework of the athlete system is fragile, and thus susceptible to the “black swan” injury event. In this session from the 2016 NSCA National Conference, Greg Myer explains how to develop a training model focused on anti-fragility, by which athletes train to continuously regenerate and increase performance through the integration of random events, stressors, and volatility into their training regimen.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Injury Prevention ACL Injury ACL Injury Prevention Injury Prevention Programs
Attenuating Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Untrained Individuals
January 1, 2014
The purpose of this article is to compare and contrast popular methods used to reduce muscle soreness. The article looks at caffeine, cold water therapy, BCAAs and aerobic exercise and briefly examines their efficacy in treating DOMS.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease caffeine to treat muscle soreness BCAAs to treat muscle soreness BCAAs to treat DOMS caffeine to treat DOMS how to treat DOMS cold water therapy cryotherapy DOMS muscle soreness
From Basic to Dynamic – Medicine Ball Training for the Multi-Sport High School Athlete
October 18, 2024
This article provides medicine ball exercise progressions to help build athleticism in youth athletes.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Coordination Power Athleticism Medicine Balls High School
Applying Dumbbell Exercises to Football Players’ Training Programs
March 1, 2014
This article describes how to use dumbbell exercises in the training programs for football athletes. It includes sample programs for skill position athletes and big skill position athletes.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design dumbbell training dumbmbell exercises football strength football conditioning strength training for football
Hypertrophy Loading Zones: How Incorporating Light Weights can Translate into Greater Gains
October 31, 2014
Lighter weights can translate to bigger muscles, Brad Schoenfeld says in this lecture from the NSCA's 2014 Personal Trainer Conference. Brad presents one of his latest studies, which looks at hypertrophy in trained subjects.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design personal training Hypertrophy Loading Zones Training Volume Hypertrophy Training
Approaching Group Fitness Using a Classroom Framework – An Examination of Best Practices in a Collegiate Physical Education Activity Strength and Conditioning Course
July 14, 2023
The purpose of this article is to describe the content and format of a collegiate introductory strength and conditioning course to induce behavioral changes in college students for lifelong physical activity and fitness.
Coaches Program design Professional Development Physical Education Activity College Course Fitness Student
Bridging the Gap between Personal Training and Physical Therapy
April 22, 2019
The purpose of this article is to define the roles of personal trainers and physical therapists and to learn how their combined expertise can influence long-term physical health improvements for their clients.
Personal trainers Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Physical Therapy Client Assessment Client Needs
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