NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition covers all aspects of food selection, digestion, metabolism, and hydration relevant to sport and exercise performance. This comprehensive resource will help you understand safe and effective ways to improve training and performance through natural nutrition-based ergogenic aids like supplementation and macronutrient intake manipulation. You will also learn guidelines about proper fluid intake to enhance performance and the most important criteria for effectively evaluating the quality of sport drinks and replacement beverages. Finally, cutting-edge findings on nutrient timing based on the type, intensity, and duration of activity will help you understand how to recommend the correct nutrients at the ideal time to achieve optimal performance results.

NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments presents the latest research from respected scientists and practitioners in exercise testing and assessment. The text begins with an introduction to testing, data analysis, and formulating conclusions. It then features a by-chapter presentation of tests and assessments for body composition, heart rate and blood pressure, metabolic rate, aerobic power, lactate threshold, muscular strength, muscular endurance, power, speed and agility, mobility, and balance and stability. Using descriptions of multiple test options for each key fitness component, readers will learn to choose from a range of alternatives to meet the needs of their athletes, reach training objectives, choose from available equipment, and work within budgets.

NSCA’s Guide to Program Design progresses sequentially through the program design process. It begins by examining the athlete needs assessment process as well as performance testing considerations and selection. Next, performance-related information on both dynamic warm-up and static stretching is discussed and dynamic warm-up protocols and exercises are presented. Then it reveals an in-depth, by-chapter look at program design for resistance, power, anaerobic, endurance, agility, speed, and balance and stability training. For each, considerations and adaptations are examined, strategies and methods are discussed, and evidence-based information on program development is presented. The final two chapters help you put it all together with a discussion of training integration, periodization, and implementation. In addition, a sample annual training plan illustrates how to integrate each of the key fitness components into a cohesive yearlong program. The fitness, safety, and performance of athletes reflect the importance of continued education in the science of strength and conditioning.

This package contains all of the main exam prep material for the CSCS exam.  It is ideal for a candidate with a degree and/or background in the field or just wants to start with minimal resources. The textbook will be shipped to you and the remaining digital/online items can be accessed at NSCA.com for one year from date of purchase.  ($336.00 value)

Product Code: 2-020

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This package contains all of the main exam prep material for the NSCA-CPT exam. It is ideal for a candiate with a degree and/or background in the field or just wants to start with minimal resources.  The textbook will be shipped to you and the remaining digital/online items are accessed at NSCA.com in "My Account". (331.00 value)

If you are purchasing for another individual or multiple individuals, please contact us at products@nsca.com so that the order(s) can be created for you. Please review restrictions for online items.

Copyright 2022 NSCA. All rights reserved. Reproduction, modification, translation, distribution, or transmission of NSCA’s Online Practice Questions in any form, in-part or in-full, is strictly prohibited.

The NSCA-CPT Quizzes & Practice Test included in this package have restrictions.

• Questions are accessed online at NSCA.com through recipient's profile.
• Access linked to recipient's log-in at NSCA.com ( My Account > Digital Content > Courses & practice questions).
• Purchases are non-transferrable.
• Purchases are non-refundable.
• Not available for multiple users.
• Valid for one (1) year from date of purchase.
• References provided for each question.

The items included in the TSAC-F Essential Package will assist those preparing for the Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator® (TSAC-F®) exam. Once you have completed the TSAC-F Quizzes and Practice Test, you should have a good idea of your strengths and weaknesses about topics related to the TSAC-F exam.  ($226.00 value)

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The TSAC-F Essential Plus Package includes everything in the Essential Package plus the Exam Prep Online for those who are new to the field or just want all available study materials.The items included in the TSAC-F Essential Plus Package will assist those preparing for the Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator® (TSAC-F®) exam.  ($476.00 value)

Product Code:  4-022

Includes all five sport-performance series books. Must-have resource for strength and conditioning professionals, athletic trainers, and personal trainers. Also great for students in strength and conditioning or allied fields.  ($116.75 value). 

Product Code: SPP-2

Developing Agility and Quickness helps athletes blow past those barriers thanks to the top sport conditioning authority in the world, the National Strength and Conditioning Association. NSCA hand-picked its top experts to present the best training advice, drills, and programs for optimizing athletes’ linear and lateral movements. Make Developing Agility and Quickness a key part of your conditioning program, and get a step ahead of the competition.

Developing Endurance- Athletes and coaches will appreciate the assessment tools, analyses, and instruction to define specific needs and establish effective training goals. Armed with these tools and information, you can create the ideal personalized training program for your sport and avoid lengthy plateaus while taking performance to the highest level.

Written by eight of the top National Strength and Conditioning Association experts, Developing Speed is your guide to elite-level speed development, regardless of your sport. In addition to the scientific coverage of speed development, this guide helps you assess your current ability and identify your areas of greatest need. Using this information, along with the most effective drills and exercises, you’ll have the tools and information for creating your own speed development program.

Basketball, football, soccer, golf, baseball, tennis—no matter what your sort, Developing the Core will place you on the path to success and your strongest midsection ever.

In Developing Power, you’ll find research-based recommendations from the world’s leading experts on power development. With exercises and drills, assessments, analysis, and programming, this book will elevate power and performance in all sports.

This package contains all of the main exam prep material for the CSPS exam. The textbook will be shipped to you and the online practice questions and exam content description can be accessed by logging in at NSCA.com. Click on your username > My Account and then scroll down to Digital Content Access and Courses & Practice Questions.  ($165.00 value)

Product Code:  5-020

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This package is ideal for a candidate who is new to the field or just wants all available NSCA exam prep material.  The textbook and manual will be shipped to you and the remaining digital/online items can be accessed at NSCA.com for one year from date of purchase.  The online study course can be accessed on the Human Kinetics website for 2 years from the date of key code redemption.  The key code is included in the textbook.  (585.00 value)

This package contains all of the main exam prep material for the CSCS exam plus the online study course and additional resource for exercise technique. The online study course is recommended if you are looking for a supplement to the Essentials of Strength Training, 4ed, textbook. It provides a reading plan as well as a mock exam that is 1/3 the length of the actual exam. You will not be able to access the online study course until you receive the textbook in the mail and redeem the key code. If you require immediate access you will need to purchase at us.humankinetics.com.

If you are purchasing for another individual or multiple individuals, please contact us at products@nsca.com so that the order(s) can be created for you. Please review restrictions for online items.

Copyright 2014 NSCA. All rights reserved. Reproduction, modification, translation, distribution, or transmission of NSCA’s Online Practice Questions in any form, in-part or in-full, is strictly prohibited. for online items.

The CSCS Textbook with Web Resource and Online Study Course Keycode, Exercise Technique Manual with Online Videos, and Online Practice Question Bundle included in this package are online items that have restrictions.

• A new key code must be purchased if the one included in the textbook is misplaced or redeemed.
• Key code is redeemed and web resource accessed at HumanKinetics.com.
• Textbook not returnable if unwrapped.
• Questions are accessed online at NSCA.com through recipient's profile.
• Access linked to recipient's log-in at NSCA.com (My Account > Courses & Practice Questions).
• Purchases are non-transferrable.
• Purchases are non-refundable.
• Not available for multiple users.
• Valid for one (1) year from date of purchase.
• References provided for each question.

Product Code: 3-022

This package contains all of the main exam prep material for the NSCA-CPT exam plus the online study course and additional resource for exercise technique. The online study course is recommended if you are looking for a supplement to the Essentials of Personal Training, 3ed, textbook. It provides a reading plan as well as a mock exam that is 1/3 the length of the actual exam. You will not be able to access the online study course until you receive the textbook in the mail and redeem the key code. If you require immediate access you will need to purchase at us.humankinetics.com.  The online study course will not immediately be updated to match the 3rd edition of the textbook, but a conversion document for resources will be available.

This package is ideal for a candidate who is new to the field, does NOT have a background in the field, or just wants all of the study materials NSCA provides.  ($570.00 value)

If you are purchasing for another individual or multiple individuals, please contact us at products@nsca.com so that the order(s) can be created for you. Please review restrictions for online items.

Copyright 2022 NSCA. All rights reserved. Reproduction, modification, translation, distribution, or transmission of NSCA’s Online Practice Questions in any form, in-part or in-full, is strictly prohibited.

The NSCA-CPT Quizzes & Practice Test included in this package have restrictions.

• Questions are accessed online at NSCA.com through recipient's profile.
• Access linked to recipient's log-in at NSCA.com ( My Account > Digital Content > Courses & practice questions).
• Purchases are non-transferrable.
• Purchases are non-refundable.
• Not available for multiple users.
• Valid for one (1) year from date of purchase.
• References provided for each question.

This package contains the digital exam prep material for the CSCS exam.  The CSCS Study Guide (PDF) can be downloaded twice and the online practice questions can be accessed through your NSCA profile for one year from date of purchase. ($238.00 value)

Product Code:  2-023