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Understanding and Managing Stress in Collegiate Athletics
by Jonathan Lynch, MS, CSCS,*DJune 01, 2016
It is important for strength and conditioning coaches, sport coaches, athletic trainers, and administrators to recognize and address the evidence of stress within student-athletes in order to avoid chronic stress-related anxiety and injury.
Land-Based Strength and Conditioning for Swimming
by Chat Williams, MS, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT*DJune 01, 2017
Incorporating land-based strength and conditioning into a training regimen can give a swimmer a competitive edge. As with every sport, there are sport-specific exercises the athlete should perform in order to mimic the specific sport movement they are trying to improve.
Using Complexes to Help Improve Tactical Job Performance
by Jay Dawes PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCAAugust 24, 2018
Just as any athletic team can benefit from sport-specific training, tactical professionals can benefit from occupational task-specific training as well. Combining pushing, pulling, pressing, and total body movements into complexes may help mimic the demands and movements of job tasks that tactical personnel may encounter.
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Claims and Litigation
By NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training, Second Edition | November 22, 2019This article briefly discusses what personal trainers should know about claims and lawsuits.
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Creatine Supplementation for Athletes
By Pratik Patel, CSCS | November 15, 2019The purpose of this article is to discuss creatine supplementation for athletes by addressing supplementation for athletic performance, recovery, cognition, brain function, safety, contraindications, and other special considerations.
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Practical Exercise Programming for Wildland Fire Suppression Aids
By Megan McGuire, Matthew Moreno, TSAC-F, and Robert G. Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F | November 15, 2019This article discusses flexible programming strategies for wildland fire suppression aids (FSAs). It also includes a detailed index of exercises that could be utilized for this specific population.
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Redefining the Strategy for Chronic Low Back Pain
By Kevin Mullins Jr, CSCS | November 08, 2019This article explores the possible causes of low back pain, as well as three potential strategies that a personal trainer may use to work with someone dealing with low back pain.
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