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Deceleration and Landing Mechanics: Building the Brakes
September 17, 2021
From the 2021 NSCA’s Coaches Conference, Matthew Ibrahim, Co-Owner, Director of Strength and Conditioning, and Internship Coordinator at TD Athletes Edge, discusses how to help athletes develop the skills necessary to build the brakes in the athletic development process. Other topics covered include how to create a better understanding of the transfer from training in the weight room to sport performance.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Deceleration Force Absorption Landing Mechanics Athletic Performance
Selection and Design of Sport-Specific Resistance Exercises
July 1, 2013
Specificity of training involves an analysis of physiological, anatomical, and psychological needs for an activity. This article explains how to create a well-designed program that takes exercise specificity into account.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design exercise specificity resistance training program design Exercise program design
Tissue Healing
December 22, 2021
From the Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, this book excerpt explains the various stages of tissue healing in the rehabilitation process.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Inflammatory Phase Fibroblastic Repair Phase Maturation-Remodeling Phase Injury Inflammation
Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio Monitoring for Athlete Performance
November 1, 2015
High chronic workloads have been shown to be associated with a reduced risk of non-contact, soft tissue injuries, while large spikes in acute training loads have been associated with an increased risk of these types of injury. Analyzing the acute:chronic workload ratio allows a coach to optimize training for the athlete and to continue in advancing fitness goals without overtraining.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design strength and conditioning exercise program design overtraining workload
2022 Award Winners
Congratulations to the NSCA's 2022 winners! This page is updated as new award winners are named throughout the year.
A Health and Fitness Testing Battery for Correctional, Custody, and Law Enforcement Populations
July 23, 2021
The following article provides a list of tests that could comprise a fitness assessment to measure overall fitness and health prior to, during, and after an academy training program.
TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation Law Enforcement Fitness Testing Battery Custody Assistants TSAC-F
NSCA Impact Award
The NSCA Impact Award is given to an individual who is mid-career or later that has made significant contributions that have impacted a segment of the overall field of strength and conditioning.
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Fall Prevention Program Recommendations for an Aging Population
August 5, 2022
This article will discuss the role of strength training, stretching, and functional mobility exercises in reducing falls in older adults and provide a guide for creating a program.
Personal trainers Program design Older Adult Fall Prevention Balance Flexibility
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