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Personal Training Quarterly
Personal Training Quarterly is digitally published four times a year. Look for articles and information on how you can expand your personal training career through integrating training methods and accessing tools for building your business. You must be a member of the NSCA to access the PTQ.
Concurrent Cognitive and Physical Fitness Training
December 8, 2023
This article presents general information suggesting physical training as a means for improving cognitive fitness.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Cognitive Fitness Personal Training Psychological Training
Resistance Training for the Aging Adult: An Evidence-Based Approach
March 25, 2013
Brent Alvar, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, spoke at the NSCA's 2013 Personal Trainer conference on the evidence supporting resistance training for older adults.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design Exercise Programming Resistance Training for Older Adults
Bridge: Single-Leg Squat and Lunge Movements
May 1, 2015
Nick Clayton, Personal Training Manager at the NSCA, shows key coaching points and progressions for single-leg squat and lunge movements.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique single-leg squat single-leg lunge
From Inspiration to Passion, the Five Constructs of the Motivation Process
January 22, 2019
In this 2018 NSCA Personal Training Conference video, Mike Israetel describes how to create and develop motivation in your clients, and how to understand the process of motivation in people.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development Motivation Motivation for Client Personal Training Goals Goals
Using Red Light Therapy for Fat Loss – An Evidence-Based Guide
May 30, 2025
The purpose of this article is to provide fitness professionals with best practices on creating a program that uses red light therapy to aid in weight loss and weight management.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition Program design Nutritional Therapy Photobiomodulation (PBM) Cellular Mechanism Wellness Programs Nutritionist Weight Loss Resistance Training Red Light Therapy
Systematic Goal Setting for Athletes and Coaches
November 19, 2018
Andy Gillham goes over how to develop and prioritize goal setting for both athletes and coaches, in this session from the NSCA 2018 Coaches Conference. Creating systematic goal setting can help achieve team, performance, and personal goals.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design Goal Setting Achievement Motivation
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Overtraining
May 1, 2017
Understanding how the body adapts to the overload of aerobic exercise is critical to designing effective exercise training programs, monitoring exercise responses and progress, and assessing training outcomes.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation Overtraining overreaching how to avoid overtraining detraining overtraining syndrome
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