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Featured Articles
Kids Must Strength Train – A Call to Action
by Jonathan Kilian, CSCS, CSPS and Justin Kilian, MEd, CSCS,*DNovember 06, 2020
This article discusses the impact and importance of resistance training with kids on their mental and physiological health and well-being.
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.
A Practical Guide to Workload Management and Injury Prevention in College and High School Sports
by Francois Gazzano and Tim GabbetAugust 29, 2016
Managing workload and optimizing athlete performance while promoting injury-free participation is simplified using the eight tips in this article.
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Examining the Connection between Training the Core and Performance
By Douglas Tvrdy, DPT, CSCS | November 26, 2021This article examines how training the core and performance are connected. This article seeks to help propose how to best use the literature to maximize understanding and use of the current concepts.
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Practical Program Considerations when Designing a Training Program for Firefighters
By Matthew Sokoloski, CSCS, TSAC-F, Chris Irvine, CSCS, Ryan Gordon, CSCS, Isaac Rowland, CSCS, and Dr Brandon Rhett Rigby, PhD, CSPS, NSCA-CPT | November 26, 2021The purpose of this article is to identify considerations that are to be taken into account when designing and implementing an annual training program for firefighters, as well as to discuss strategies for implementation.
Third-Party Review of Supplements
By NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning | November 19, 2021This excerpt from NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning explains the importance of third-party certifications on supplements in the tactical population.
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TSAC Research Column – April 2021
By Dustin Dunnick, PhD, CSCS | November 19, 2021This article is part of a continuing series of tactical strength and conditioning (TSAC) research reviews. It is designed to bring awareness to new research findings of relevance to tactical strength and conditioning communities.
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Advance Your Career With an NSCA Certification
NSCA certifications are for dedicated, knowledge-hungry, hardworking strength and conditioning professionals. When you have an NSCA credential on your resume you elevate yourself. You become the standard that employers seek when hiring strength and conditioning positions. NSCA certifications can help differentiate you from the competition while joining the ranks of some of the top experts in the industry. If you’re ready, rise to the occasion. Equip yourself with the tools needed to apply evidence-based research to positively impact the health, lives, and athletic performance of others. .
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We are seeking dedicated individuals to lead the Association and advance the strength and conditioning profession. Openings are now available for volunteer leadership positions on NSCA Committee, Special Interest Groups (SIG), and on the NSCA Foundation.ERP Application Deadline
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Members can nominate for the Educator, Personal Trainer, and High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of Year, in addition to the Nutritional Research Achievement, Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation Specialist, Terry J. Housh Outstanding Young Investigator, and William J. Kraemer Outstanding Sport Scientist awards.Subscribe to NSCA TV
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