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Resistance Exercise Preserves Physical Function of Older Adults—Implications for Strength and Conditioning Professionals
October 15, 2018
Older adults who desire to remain physically active at work, recreation, or sport can improve muscular strength, physical performance, and injury prevention if engaged in a properly designed resistance exercise program. The programming considerations presented herein may serve as a useful reference for strength and conditioning professionals working closely with active older adults.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design Older Adults Training older population Resistance Training
Kids Must Strength Train – A Call to Action
November 6, 2020
This article discusses the impact and importance of resistance training with kids on their mental and physiological health and well-being.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Resistance Training Youth Athleticism SAID Principle Motor Development
Fatigue – Enemy or Ally?
April 1, 2022
The purpose of this article is to help bring awareness of athletic recovery by useful fatigue monitoring and managing tools, such as external and internal load examples.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Fatigue Recovery Internal Load External Load Heart Rate Sleep
NSCA Fellowship
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Fellows are an accomplished group of professionals whose frequent and sustained contributions to the profession have promoted the goals and activities of the NSCA. The purpose of the Fellowship is to promote excellence and leadership within the NSCA by recognizing high standards and extraordinary professional development.
Quadrathlon – A Test to Measure Improvements in Athletes
October 7, 2022
This article explains the quadrathlon and how it can help strength coaches measure linear speed, speed-strength (power), and elastic or reactive qualities efficiently.
Coaches Testing and Evaluation Testing Quadrathlon Power Speed Sprint Jump
What Types of Fitness Training do Firefighters Actually Need? Models to Adapt Training Preference
April 1, 2016
Military and law enforcement needs analyses are not specifically matched to firefighting, but those training styles are better than basic fitness regimens or no regimen at all. For firefighters who are attracted to other styles of training not specific to firefighting, there are ways to train for all the demands of firefighting without making the firefighter use training modalities that they dislike or are not comfortable using.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design firefighter training tactical strength and conditioning TSAC-F TSAC firefighters
Creative Coaching Practices to Enhance Athletic Performance
July 15, 2019
This NSCA Coach article describes how to manipulate movements, lifts, and rest periods in a way that controls time, space, and flow efficiently to creatively enhance athletic performance.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Strength and Conditioning Coach Coaching Effective Coaching Creative Programming
Overcoming Challenges Associated with Training Youth Athletes
April 1, 2014
Strength and conditioning professionals must be proactive in fighting the challenges associated with time constraints and overtraining with their youth athletes. By applying the strategies explained in this article, a strength and conditioning professional can help a youth athlete perform at a high level when it matters the most.
Coaches Program design sports performance weight training overtraining strength training youth athletes hs-coaching
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 66: Mike Hill
Mike Hill, Associate Athletics Director of Sports Performance at Georgetown University, talks to the former NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about his journey from volunteer intern to director at Georgetown. Topics under discussion include being an integral, “off the bench” part of a team, what he looks for in new interns or new hires, and continuing education through reading and being a part of the NSCA’s Exam Development Committee.
Find Mike on Instagram: @license_2_hill
Coaches Professional Development
Considerations for Squat Depth
October 1, 2021
The purpose of this article is to compare the effects of quarter, parallel, and full depth squats on muscle activity, joint stress, athletic abilities, and potential injury risks for the consideration of all strength and conditioning professionals.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Squat Depth Front Squat Back Squat Countermovement Jump Squat Jump Sprinting
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