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    How to Improve Your Sales Skills and Get More Clients without Compromising Your Values
    by NSCA Personal Training Quarterly (PTQ)
    and Ryan Ketchum
    If you want to have control of your earning potential as a personal trainer, it is important to master the art of the sale. With the help of this sales process and closing system, you will be able to confidently close more sales and help more clients.
    Case Study: Sleep and Injury in Elite Soccer
    by NSCA Classic
    and Yann Le Meur PhD
    Is there a link between sleep and injury occurrence? This infographic summarizes a case study that examines the link between sleep and injury occurrence in an elite male soccer player.
    Proximal Position Dictates Hip Performance and Health
    by NSCA Coach
    and Greg Spatz PT, DPT, PRC, CSCS
    and Trevor Rappa, DPT, PT, PRC, CSCS
    This article provides strength and conditioning coaches with strategies to address hip mobility limitations that may lead to lumbar spine and femoral acetabular issues.
    Military Fitness Research, 2017
    by NSCA Tactical Strength and Conditioning (TSAC) Report
    and Guy Leahy CSCS,*D
    The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 64th Annual Meeting was held in Denver, CO May 30 – June 3, 2017. Overall, there were more than 50 presentations with a military focus, an indication of the importance of this research. The following is a review of some of the presented research.
    Dryside Training for Swimmers—Using Ropes to Increase Muscular Endurance
    by NSCA Coach
    and Chris Myers, MS, CISSN
    The exercises mentioned in this article are a small sampling of the drills available to the strength and conditioning coach when using rope drills. By adding these movements to a swimmer’s dryside training, swimmers can gain muscular endurance that will complement wetside training.
    Error Correction: Five Tips to Help “Fix It”
    by NSCA Coach
    and Cheryl Coker, PhD
    Five evidence-based motor learning practices can bridge the gap between knowing what correction needs to be made and developing effective strategies to facilitate skill acquisition.
    Power Clean
    by NSCA Kinetic Select
    The power clean is similar to the power snatch but with two major differences. Firstly, the final bar position is at the shoulders, not over the head, and secondly, the grip is approximately shoulder-width apart, whereas the snatch has a considerably wider grip.
    Sprint Interval Training
    by NSCA Classic
    and Yann Le Meur PhD
    This study assessed the performance effects of a novel short-term and highly accessible training protocol based on maximal shuttle runs in the field.
    TSAC Report 47 Research Review
    by NSCA Coach
    and Rod Pope PhD
    This article is the 11th in 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.
    The Development of Strength and Conditioning within Domestic Cricket in Pakistan—A Personal Perspective
    by NSCA Coach
    and Matthew Towlson, CSCS
    and Richard Stonier
    This is my story of how a strength and conditioning coach influenced not only one of Pakistan’s up and coming cricket team’s approach to fitness and lifestyle, but also that of the wider community.