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How to Improve Ankle Dorsiflexion and Calf Strength for Better Performance
April 15, 2022
This article highlights four non-traditional calf exercises that can immediately be used in strength programs for improving calf strength while also increasing ankle dorsiflexion mobility.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
Optimizing Athletic Performance—Are Carbohydrates Necessary?
April 1, 2013
Before sports nutritionists and coaches begin prescribing unconventional eating recommendations to athletes, it is important to consider the scientific evidence supporting a low-carbohydrate diet for boosting athletic performance.
Personal trainers Nutrition Low-carbohydrate diet paleo diet carbs carbohydrates
Taking the Training Outdoors
March 1, 2014
This article includes examples of exercises that can be incorporated into a training program that is performed outdoors. Take advantage of warm weather with these suggestions.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design training outside alternative training methods Personal training
Program Design Considerations for Seniors Who Use a Walker
May 31, 2024
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
Sample Lumbo-Pelvic Hip Complex Strengthening Program
June 1, 2017
This article provides a sample six-week lumbo-pelvic hip complex strengthening program with the intended goal of improving vertical jumping ability and landing mechanics without the addition of plyometric or jumping/landing drills.
Personal trainers Exercise Science lumbo-pelvic hip complex lumbo-pelvic strengthening injury risk vertical jump
Effects of Exercise on Osteoporosis: Part 4
June 1, 2017
Exercise and physical activity are necessary for the development of optimal bone health, as well as the preservation of bone mass density (BMD) throughout life. It is imperative, as health and fitness professionals, to understand the impact of exercise on skeletal health and overall wellness and to serve as an educational resource for clients.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease PTQ bone mass density BMD osteoporosis personal training
Overtraining and Recovery
March 1, 2015
This article addresses various aspects of overtraining and overreaching, including the signs and symptoms, preventative supplementation, and the recovery process.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition supplements for recovery Jonathan Mike recovery training load overreaching overtraining
Instability Training—Help or Hype?
January 1, 2014
This article briefly examines the most popular instability training devices and provides examples of how instability training can be incorporated into traditional resistance training programs.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design balance boards TRX training suspension trainer balance trainers exercise balls BOSU Instability training
Personal Trainers Virtual Conference
NSCA's Personal Trainers Conference returns in 2026 after upgrades at NSCA HQ. PTCon 2026 will deliver online personal training for all fitness professionals.
Resistance Training Progressions for the Older Adult – Pulls and Rows
February 3, 2023
This article provides four exercises that are specifically designed to assist in building efficient posterior chain strength that can ultimately improve quality of life, ability, and performance for the older adult.
Personal trainers Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Sarcopenia Posterior Chain Older Adult Kyphosis Row
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