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A Creative Mind in the Professional Development of a Strength and Conditioning Coach
June 21, 2024
This article discusses the importance of a creative and open mind in strength and conditioning coaches, as well as tips to develop it.
Coaches Professional Development Creative Mind Professional Development Growth Open-Mindedness
Sequencing and Integrating Training
December 4, 2020
This article breaks down periodization into sequencing and integrating training factors to optimize training outcomes.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Mesocycles Periodization Neuromuscular Adaptations Block
Optimizing Athletic Performance – The Role of Red and Infrared Light Therapy in NCAA Strength and Conditioning
June 3, 2025
This article will explore the wide-ranging benefits of photobiomodulation therapy (PBM), specifically in the context of NCAA athletes, and how it has the potential to become a vital tool.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Photobiomodulation (PBM) NCAA Athlete Mitochondrial activity delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) endurance muscular recovery RILT
Benefits of High-Intensity Interval Training for Athletic, General, and Clinical Populations
August 14, 2020
The goal of this brief review is to describe what classifies as high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and summarize the potential benefits for various populations: athletic, general, and clinical.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design HIIT Maximal Aerobic Capacity Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training Tabata
Career Development for Women as Strength and Conditioning Coaches
December 23, 2015
This article discusses career development and progression for women in the field of strength and conditioning. Coach Andrea Hudy provides her personal insight as she touches on goal setting, core values, and professionalism.
Coaches Professional Development Strength and Conditioning Coach Jobs strength coach jobs strength conditioning jobs
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Hydration and Performance
June 3, 2019
This excerpt from NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition discusses the research surrounding the timing of hydration and its impact on sport performance for those participating in aerobic endurance exercise.
Personal trainers Coaches Nutrition Hydration Electrolyte Balance Aerobic Endurance Fluid Balance Dehydration
What Types of Fitness Training do Firefighters Actually Need? Models to Adapt Training Preference
April 1, 2016
Military and law enforcement needs analyses are not specifically matched to firefighting, but those training styles are better than basic fitness regimens or no regimen at all. For firefighters who are attracted to other styles of training not specific to firefighting, there are ways to train for all the demands of firefighting without making the firefighter use training modalities that they dislike or are not comfortable using.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design firefighter training tactical strength and conditioning TSAC-F TSAC firefighters
Becoming A High School Strength and Conditioning Coach
September 1, 2014
In this career series article, Coach McHenry provides a path for education, certification, knowledge, and networking essential to excelling as a successful high school strength and conditioning coach
Coaches Organization and Administration Professional Development CSCS Career in Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coach High School Athletes Jobs in Strength and Conditioning hs-coaching
Multi-Joint Training versus Isolated Training for Core Development
June 1, 2017
Ground-based free weight lifts, especially the explosive Olympic-style lifts, are highly recommended for athletic conditioning for the core muscles. They can provide a moderately unstable stimulus to augment activation of the core and limb muscles, while still providing maximal or near maximal strength, velocity, and power output.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique core training olympic lifts isolated training multijoint exercises
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