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Branched-Chain Amino Acids
December 19, 2021by NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition
This excerpt from NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition explains branched-chain amino acids
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Nutrition
Preparatory Period
September 7, 2020by Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Fourth Edition
This excerpt from the Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning outlines what training typically looks like in the preparatory period, or off-season.
Coaches Program design
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September 19, 2019by Nick Barringer, PhD, RD, CSCS,*D
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Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches
Anaerobic and Muscle Endurance Development
May 23, 2018by Developing Endurance
This article provides essential guidelines for athletes beginning a strength and conditioning program that ensures safety and productivity of the training sessions.
Coaches Exercise Technique
Anatomical Core – Neural Integration
June 15, 2018by Developing the Core
Isolated muscle training methods do not necessarily transfer to better sports performance, because technique as well as strength contributes to successful performance. Resistance training for dynamic sports must involve ground-based movements that incorporate the coordinated stabilizing and dynamic functions of multiple muscles.
Coaches Exercise Science
Lower-Body Power Development for Collegiate Female Soccer Players
September 7, 2020by Isabel Corrales, CSCS, Aleksandar Beljic, CSCS, and Robert G. Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F
This article discusses the influence of lower-body power on soccer performance in collegiate female soccer players. It also covers testing for muscular power qualities, different training modalities to use, and sample training programs as examples.
Coaches Program design
Selecting Appropriate Objective Assessments Based on Resistance Training Status and Experience
June 29, 2018by Jonathan H. Anning, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, Brock Jensen, PhD, and Christopher Richard Lefever, PT, CSCS
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.
Personal trainers Exercise Science
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