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Program Design Considerations for Seniors Who Use a Walker

May 31, 2024

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This article will present exercise programming considerations for seniors who use a walker and provide an example client profile to demonstrate how these considerations can be applied to clients using a walker.

Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design Senior Citizen Sarcopenia Osteopenia Balance Dynapenia Seniors Elderly Special Populations

Special Considerations for Training the Female Athlete

January 31, 2017

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In this session from the NSCA’s 2017 Coaches Conference, Tara De Leon presents common issues that female athletes face and provides solutions for how to optimize training in females. CEUs available.

Coaches Program design Female athletes Anatomical differences Training Considerations Programming for Female Athletes hs-coaching

Program Design Considerations for Optimal Strength and Hypertrophy of the Glute Muscles

April 5, 2024

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This article provides eight important considerations when designing a program to optimally build the glutes.

Personal trainers Program design Strength Hypertrophy Program Design Glutes

Training for Maximum Strength and Powerlifting

July 9, 2021

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From the 2020 NSCA Alabama Virtual State Clinic, Christina Myers discusses the benefits, training considerations, and exercise selection factors for maximal strength training, as well as how these techniques improve sport performance.

Personal trainers Coaches Program design Max Strength Neurological Adaptations Stretch-Shortening Cycle Velocity Specificity

Facility Design Considerations for Tactical Populations

July 21, 2023

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This article explains the specific considerations of building a tactical training space and how to maximize the potential of the dedicated space by having a stable of equipment that reflects the needs of the audience.

TSAC Facilitators Professional Development Tactical Facilitators Tactical Athletes HPOCs Facility Design

Performance Considerations in Programming for the Tactical Population

April 29, 2017

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Learn how to design programs with maximal effect within the tactical population. In this session from the NSCA’s 2017 TSAC Annual Training, Cal Dietz explain differences between tactical and conventional athletes and identifies the six performance qualities needed by tactical athletes. CEUs available.

TSAC Facilitators Program design strength and conditioning athlete conditioning sports performance

Resistance Training for Older Adults: Position Statement from the National Strength and Conditioning Association

October 1, 2019

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This infographic summarizes the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) position statement for resistance training for older adults and the benefits, program suggestions, and considerations specific to them.

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Training the Older Adult

May 14, 2021

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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

Special Training Considerations for Strength, Specificity, and Energy Systems for Year-Long Planning

February 2, 2015

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In this session from the 2015 NSCA Coaches Conference, Cal Dietz, MS, presents the best applications in training of several sports that can be applied to most sports at various times of the year. The systematic approaches and the reasoning behind the step-by-step approach to block training, and the application of specific needs in the sport and energy system training also are covered.

Coaches Exercise Technique Program design strength and conditioning Strength Training Energy Systems Block Training Cal Dietz

The FMS™ Active Straight Leg Raise – Screening and Corrective Exercise Considerations for Personal Trainers with Minimal FMS™ Experience

December 23, 2022

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The first in a planned article series to review essential considerations of each Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) pattern, this article will examine the FMS active straight leg raise (ASLR).

Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation FMS™ Movement Compensation Pattern Active Straight Leg Raise

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