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Physical Employment Standards—Is “Legally Defensible” the Same as “Morally Defensible?”
April 23, 2018by Anthony Walker
While no recruitment process will ever be perfect, it is time to address the “legal defensibility” of physical employment standards as the primary consideration in developing recruitment guidelines that are concurrently designed to increase workplace diversity.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Safety Emergency Procedures Legal Issues
Anthropometrical Considerations for Customizing the Squat Pattern
February 25, 2019by John State Rusin, DPT, PT, CSCS and Ryan Debell
Proper form and biomechanical execution of the squat has been a long-debated subject in the fitness and sports performance industries. The following article describes a method to help determine an individual’s preferred squatting foot position, setup, and depth based on their unique hip anthropometrics for smarter, safer, and more optimized squatting.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation
Movement Skill Acquisition for American Football— Using “Repetition without Repetition” to Enhance Movement Skill
March 11, 2019by Shawn P. Myszka, CSCS
Football requires very fast, high-intensity, and high-impact movement patterns with each position requiring various movements and speeds. This article reviews how coaches are currently observing movement, and offers a framework on how to identify and improve movement in each player without over-coaching movement patterns.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Creating a Strength and Conditioning Policies and Procedures Manual
August 21, 2020by Michael Caro, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC
This article contains a non-exhaustive list of items that should be included in a strength and conditioning department policies and procedures manual.
Coaches Safety Emergency Procedures Legal Issues Professional Development
NSCA Foundation Announces New Memorial Scholarship
January 12, 2022
The NSCA Foundation is honored to announce the creation of the Markus Paul Memorial Scholarship.
Resistance Training Progressions for the Older Adult – Pulls and Rows
February 3, 2023by Robert Linkul, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA
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, Disorder, or Disease
Simplifying the Rules to Programming for Special Populations
June 20, 2018 - September 6, 2018by Tom Cormier, CSCS, CSPS, NSCA-CPT,*D, USAW
By reviewing this simplified process of obtaining a client’s health history and physician release, designing an exercise routine with modified exercises, and providing exercises for paid clients versus general members, NSCA-CPTs can be confident prescribing a routine for those who suffer from chronic or temporary health issues.
Personal trainers Program design Testing and Evaluation
The Perception and Progression of the Female Athlete
June 20, 2018by Natajah Garcia and Alice Garza, Andres Garza, and Alyssa Gonzalez
Female athletes in the United States have made great progress in sports since Title IX was enacted in 1972. Despite the progress they have made, female athletes have yet to gain full recognition for their athleticism and their achievements. The purpose of this article is to break down the stigma female athletes have received over the years and shine light on the differences that make female athletes a reward to train.
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