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A Holistic Approach to Sport Performance
March 1, 2021
This is an excerpt from NSCA's Essentials of Sport Science by NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association, Duncan N. French & Lorena Torres-Ronda.
The Importance of Training for Power in the Senior Population
July 8, 2025
This Personal Trainers Quarterly article shares considerations to counteract the decline of muscular fitness in older adults. Visit NSCA online to read more on corrective exercises, health, and fitness
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development Functional Performance Muscular Fitness Neuromuscular System Aging Seniors Mobility Power Resistance Training
The FMS™ Active Straight Leg Raise – Screening and Corrective Exercise Considerations for Personal Trainers with Minimal FMS™ Experience
December 23, 2022
The first in a planned article series to review essential considerations of each Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) pattern, this article will examine the FMS active straight leg raise (ASLR).
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation FMS™ Movement Compensation Pattern Active Straight Leg Raise
Single-Leg and Double-Leg Training Implications for Basketball
January 1, 2015
Both unilateral and bilateral training should be used to optimally develop basketball players. This article compares single-leg and double-leg training options and provides considerations and potential implications for training basketball athletes.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design single-leg training basketball conditioning double-leg training bilateral training Unilateral training
Boots on the Ground: Strength and Conditioning in the United States Army – Lessons Learned from a Year Coaching Infantrymen
John Mata writes about his experience as a Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator® (TSAC-F®) and his opportunity to be part of a pilot program directed by United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).
TSAC Facilitators Program design Organization and Administration TSAC Facilitator Army Tactical Strength and Conditioning
Carbohydrate Periodization—Part 2: Time Carbohydrate Restriction
August 19, 2019
This is the second part of a two-part series that investigates the effects of dietary carbohydrate availability on exercise performance and how specifically timed restriction of carbohydrates may also paradoxically enhance exercise performance in the medium and long term.
Personal trainers Nutrition Carbohydrates Carbohydrate Restriction Glycogen Calorie Intake
Time Course of Physiological and Anatomical Changes
April 3, 2020
This excerpt from NSCA’s Essential of Tactical Strength and Conditioning explores the neural and muscular adaptations to training over time.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Neural Adaptations Peripheral Adaptations Skeletal Muscle Training Intensity
Use of the FMS Screening Tool and Exercise Templates to Help Reduce Injuries and Improve Performance for Large Groups and Individual Military Members – A Personal Perspective
January 15, 2021
This article is a personal perspective on utilizing the Functional Movement System (FMS) as a tool to identify potential problems and function efficiently on a large group scale to reduce the risk of injuries.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation FMS Injury Reduction Movement Patterns Military TSAC-F
Transfer of Training for Agility
Traditional lower-body resistance exercise alone may not be an optimal means of developing agility. Further, the effectiveness of straight-sprint training on agility performance has not been well established. In contrast, jump training, including loaded jump squats and horizontal and lateral jumps, holds promise.
Coaches Program design Training for Agility Agility Lifting for Agility Program Design
The Effects of Altitude on Training and Racing Performance in Endurance Athletes
November 13, 2020
The goal of this article is to define some of the basic physiological responses to acute and chronic altitude exposure and to provide some evidence-based, practical guidelines when approaching training and racing at higher altitudes.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design High Altitude Sea Level Endurance Performance Carbohydrate Intake Hydration
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