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CSPS
Certified Special Population Specialists® (CSPS®) are fitness professionals who, using an individualized approach, assess, motivate, educate, and train special population clients, including those with chronic and temporary health conditions. Become a certified personal trainer, then pursue this advanced personal trainer certification. CSPS® individuals train clients with medical conditions such as metabolic disease, autoimmune disorders, cancer and cardiac arrest, and address the needs of prenatal and postpartum personal training clients.
Integrating Plyometric Training for High School Soccer Athletes – Part 1
March 26, 2021
In the first of a two part series, this article will briefly highlight the main components of a needs analysis and apply it to the context of soccer.
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The ABCs of Long-Term Athletic Development
March 6, 2018
For emerging athletes to move properly and develop athletic skills, they must first develop proficiency in fundamental motor skills. The ABCs of athleticism, therefore, must reflect the development of fundamental motor skills first, and specific athletic skills second.
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Keeping Clients for Life—Three Long-Term Retention Strategies that Work
April 1, 2019
David Crump describes strategies on client retention and how to make memorable experiences for your client as a personal trainer.
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Triphasic Training
March 17, 2014
In this lecture from the NSCA's 2014 Coaches Conference, Coach Cal Dietz reviews the concept of triphasic training, and introduces a number of new, advanced methods.
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Youth Resistance Training
August 24, 2018
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) recognizes and supports the premise that many of the benefits associated with adult resistance training programs are attainable by children and adolescents who follow age-specific resistance training guidelines.
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Selecting Appropriate Objective Assessments Based on Resistance Training Status and Experience
June 1, 2017
While exercise is safe for most participants, many screening strategies have been implemented to reduce the likelihood of injury, and possibly death, from exercise. This article shares an objective strategy for selecting an appropriate assessment method based on a client’s resistance training status and experience.
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Measurement of Power
June 1, 2017
It is important for coaches to understand the relationship between commonly measured variables (e.g., displacement, velocity, and force) and their relationship to the derived variable of power.
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Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio Monitoring for Athlete Performance
November 1, 2015
High chronic workloads have been shown to be associated with a reduced risk of non-contact, soft tissue injuries, while large spikes in acute training loads have been associated with an increased risk of these types of injury. Analyzing the acute:chronic workload ratio allows a coach to optimize training for the athlete and to continue in advancing fitness goals without overtraining.
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Integrating Sports Science with the General Population using Peak Wattage Testing
October 23, 2025
This article in NSCA Coach discusses how machine-based testing can be used to gather data and improve training. Visit NSCA online to learn more on sports science and exercise research.
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