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A Closer Look at the 10 Pillars of LTAD – Part 3: The Participant Pillars of LTAD for Strength and Conditioning Professionals
July 11, 2022by Rick Howard, DSc, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA
As the final article of the three-part series on long-term athletic development (LTAD), this article will focus on enhancing physical fitness and participation in LTAD programs that promote physical fitness and physiological wellbeing, regardless of age, ability, and aspirations.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Professional Development
Increase Hip and Trunk Stability with Loaded Carries for Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Performance
December 14, 2020by Jason Taylor, CSCS and Mason Reed, CSCS
The goal of this article is to understand contralateral and ipsilateral loading, how to set-up loaded carries, electromyography activity during exercises, and how to apply these exercises into the strength training program.
Coaches Program design
Creatine Supplementation for Athletes
November 15, 2019by Pratik Patel, CSCS
The purpose of this article is to discuss creatine supplementation for athletes by addressing supplementation for athletic performance, recovery, cognition, brain function, safety, contraindications, and other special considerations.
Coaches Nutrition
Low Back Pain—The Mobility-Stability Continuum
August 23, 2018by Teddy Willsey, DPT, PT, CSCS, USAW
Nearly all fitness professionals are forced to address low back pain (LBP) to some extent, regardless of the age or population with which they work. The purpose of this article is to shed light on contemporary research surrounding LBP.
Personal trainers Program design
Hormonal Response to Muscle Contraction
September 19, 2021by Strength Training
This excerpt from Strength Training describes the hormone response to exercise and their functions within the human body.
Coaches Exercise Science
Building a Balanced and Symmetrical Physique – Is Regional Hypertrophy Possible?
June 7, 2022by Guillermo Escalante, DSC, MBA, ATC, CSCS and Adam Michael Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS
This article provides a brief overview of literature where regional hypertrophy was reported. It also discusses the basic science and application of regional hypertrophy training.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design
Strength Training Practices for Rowing – Part 3 – Conditioning Training
September 12, 2020by Williamson Ruth, CSCS and Blake Gourley
This is the third and final article of a series on strength training practices for rowing and will focus on the energy systems development of rowing athletes.
Coaches Program design
Upper Body Power in Mixed Martial Arts
June 21, 2023by Marc Tangeman, CSCS, Andrew Shim, EdD, CSCS,*D, and Ian Bonder, MS,CSCS
The purpose of this article is to justify the importance and advantage to properly incorporate upper body power (UBP) training in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Muscle Growth
June 19, 2020by Strength Training
This article briefly explains the two principles necessary for muscle growth.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Program design
The Case for Gameday Resistance Training in Non-Contact High-Intensity Intermittent Sports
February 7, 2021by Jordan Murphy, CSCS, Brian Gearity, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, and Clayton Kuklick, MA, PhD, CSCS
The purpose of this article is to review the related literature that has explored the influence of resistance training programs on the onset of fatigue and muscular power as it relates to non-contact high-intensity intermittent sports, in order to provide suggestions for creating same-day training programs.
Coaches Program design
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