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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 8, 2022
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 LTAD Participant Pillars Youth Resistance Training Wellbeing
Strength Training for the Older Client—A Blueprint for Program Design
June 1, 2017
This article provides a blueprint and “mini-macrocycle” that will assist the personal trainer in creating a program design for older adults by offering organized templates, direction in selecting exercise components, and the creation of volume controls specific to the client’s needs.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design PTQ older adults program template personal trainer Strength training
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.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design strength and conditioning exercise program design overtraining workload
Purpose and Methods of the Hip Hinge and Squat in High School Strength and Conditioning—with Personal Perspective and Sample Program
January 1, 2015
The hip hinge and squat exercises, and their variations, are used in many strength and conditioning programs to develop athletes of many sports. The listed progressions are examples of practical implications used to develop athletes, but there may be additional practical and effective methods used by strength and conditioning coaches for similar purposes.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design squat strength and conditioning hip hinge high school coaching high school hs-coaching
NSCA Review of Volt Athletics
The NSCA is committed to providing its members with new resources. Here, NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Scott Caulfield provides his review of the Volt© Athletics web-based platform.
Approaching Group Fitness Using a Classroom Framework – An Examination of Best Practices in a Collegiate Physical Education Activity Strength and Conditioning Course
July 14, 2023
The purpose of this article is to describe the content and format of a collegiate introductory strength and conditioning course to induce behavioral changes in college students for lifelong physical activity and fitness.
Coaches Program design Professional Development Physical Education Activity College Course Fitness Student
The Recharge Skate – A Tool for Expressing In-Season Repeat Sprint Ability
March 4, 2022
This article features the recharge skate—an in-season hockey conditioning drill, designed by the authors, to maintain hockey-specific energy system fitness throughout the competitive season.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Ice Hockey Repeat Sprint Ability Alactic Energy Systems Development
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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