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Developing Fitness-Component Assessments for Military Units
A physical assessment continues to be one of the best ways to evaluate and measure physical preparedness and readiness of a military unit for job-related tasks and future missions. Tactical facilitators must consider multiple factors when developing testing protocols and programs, including leadership support, limited resources, and training cycle time constraints.
TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation Army Physical Fitness Test APFT
What Works: Based in Science, Grounded in Reality
March 4, 2019
This 2018 Coaches Conference video features rugby Strength and Conditioning Coach Ashley Jones discussing how his training and coaching philosophies have changed over time based on experience and science based principles.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Ashley Jones Strength and Conditioning Coach Coaching Philosophies Training Philosophies Speed Power
Training for Upper Body Power in Protective Security Personnel – A Tactical Athlete Approach
January 19, 2024
This article discusses the importance of upper body power training for protective security personnel and its potential for an occupational performance marker.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation Protective Security Personnel Upper Body Power Tactical Athlete Combat
Sport-Specific Training – A Guide to Exercise Selection
November 24, 2023
This article seeks to help simplify the exercise selection process by providing clarity on how different exercises can aid in enhancing performance and potentially reduce injury risk.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Sport-Specific Exercise Selection Joint Angle Squat
Velocity-Based Training in Professional Baseball
June 17, 2019
Major League Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Texas Rangers, Eric McMahon, describes how he utilizes velocity-based training for professional baseball players and the benefits this technology brings to the players in this session from the NSCA’s 2019 Coaches Conference.
Coaches Program design Velocity-based training Speed Strength MLB Baseball Programming
Effect of Alternative Low-Impact Physical Activity and Exercise on Older Adults
January 29, 2021
The purpose of this article is to discuss the various types of low-impact activities and their associated cardiovascular and musculoskeletal benefits.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Low-Impact Exercise Older Adults Skeletal Muscle Mass Quality of Life
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 20: Michael Doscher
Michael Doscher from Valdosta State University talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about how to thrive for many years at one institution and work well with those around you, as well as how strength coaches should be evaluated.
Coaches Professional Development
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 13: Matthew Van Dyke
Matthew Van Dyke, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Denver, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about professional development, working as part of a comprehensive sports performance team, and developing additional knowledge in the field.
Coaches Professional Development
Effects of Core Instability on Muscle Activity
February 25, 2019
This Kinetic Select from Developing the Core reviews the effects of muscle activity when performing exercises on unstable surfaces.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Core Development Stability Agonist Antagonist Muscle Activity
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