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Supporting Periodizational Models for Speed Development
July 31, 2016
In this session from the NSCA's 2016 National Conference, Boo Schexnayder demonstrates how to effectively design long-term and short-term programs for speed development. Schexnayder explains how to effectively periodize strength training in a manner that supports speed development, as well as how to use speed and power training as a neural integration tool to enhance strength development.
Coaches Program design Speed Development Athletic Development Periodization Speed Training
Training the Older Adult
May 14, 2021
Hayley Legg, the NSCA Provincial Director for Saskatoon and senior lecturer at St. Mary’s University in London, presents on training the older adult. This includes considerations during the aging process, training implications across the spectrum, and the role of the strength and conditioning practitioner.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Injury Prevention Independence Osteoporosis Osteopenia Sarcopenia Postural Control
Motor Control Training: It’s Not a Rep Counting Thing
July 22, 2019
In this hands-on session from the 2018 NSCA’s Personal Training Conference, Brian Nguyen explains motor control with an emphasis on conscious breathing. Nguyen also demonstrates exercises and cues to improve overall stability, mobility, strength, and kinesthetic awareness for clients.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Technique Breathing Motor Control Stability Mobility Posture Coaching Cues
The Movement Perfection Process
July 31, 2014
According to Shawn Myszka, if we optimize on-field movement efficiency, we can maximize athletic performance. Shawn spoke during the NSCA's 2014 National Conference on the importance of mastering the fundamentals of movement. Don't just work to change strength characteristics, he says - change behavior because behavior becomes patterns.
Coaches Exercise Science Professional Development Athletic performance Fundamental Movements Movement Efficiency Change Behavior Behavior Patterns
Progressive Speed and Power Training Concepts
June 27, 2015
In this practical session from the 2015 NSCA National Conference, Jimmy Radcliffe explains how to integrate strength and speed complexes and plyometric progressions into periodic progressions. Radcliffe is well-known for authoring “Functional Training for Athletes at all Levels” and “High-Powered Plyometrics.”
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design velocity based training VBT Power Plyometrics Plyometric progression
Single-Leg Roman Chair Hold is More Effective than the Nordic Hamstring Curl in Improving Hamstring Strength-Endurance in Gaelic Footballers with Previous Hamstring Injury
March 4, 2020
This study compared the effectiveness of the single-leg Roman chair hold exercise with the Nordic hamstring curl exercise in athletes with previous hamstring injuries.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Program design Infographics Nordic Hamstring Curl Roman Chair Hold Hamstring Strength-Endurance
NSCA Announces Newly Elected Board Members
Colorado Springs, CO – The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) announces the results of the 2017 Board of Directors elections, as voted on by NSCA members, which includes a new President-Elect. N. Travis Triplett, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, becomes the first female to be elected President of the NSCA’s Board of Directors.
Using Age-Specific Benchmarking of Performance Measures to Create Individual Strength and Conditioning Programs
July 1, 2016
Learn about processes of data collection and presentation, and how to use the data to individualize athletes’ training. In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 National Conference, Kevin Paxton demonstrates an age-specific long-term athletic development (LTAD) syllabus for soccer players.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design LTAD Athletic Development Age Specific Training Youth Soccer
Fundamental Principles of Upper Body Training: Pushing, Pulling, and Pressing
October 30, 2017
Identify common misconceptions related to shoulder function and learn about the process of improving shoulder mobility, stability, and strength. In this session from the NSCA’s 2017 Personal Trainers Conference, Lee Burton, PhD, provides easy-to-prescribe screens and exercise progressions to improve and maintain shoulder function.
Personal trainers Coaches Stability Mobility Strength Shoulder Function Exercise Progressions
NSCA Announces 2025 Election Results
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) announces the results of its 2025 Elections, as selected by NSCA Members
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