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What is a Special Population?
Introducing the National Strength and Conditioning Association's new Certified Special Population Specialist (CSPS) credential, established in 2012 to address the fitness needs of individuals afflicted by chronic or temporary health conditions.
Benefits of Exercise during Pregnancy
April 24, 2020
This excerpt briefly explains the benefits of exercise while pregnant.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Pregnancy Pelvic Floor Muscles Prenatal Exercise Healthy Lifestyle Habits
Attentional Styles
June 1, 2017
Understanding attentional styles can improve coaching effectiveness by allowing the coach to provide appropriate cues or methods for each athlete.
Coaches Exercise Science coaching attentional styles attentional focus sport psychology strength and conditioning
From the Field – Chronicles of a High-Performance Strength and Conditioning Coach
June 17, 2022
This article provides a personal perspective on the art of coaching that stems from acquired knowledge, education, and real-world application through professional sports experience from working in human performance.
Coaches Professional Development Strength and Conditioning Values Experience Mission Statement Relationships
Oxygen Uptake and the Aerobic and Anaerobic Contributions to Exercise
May 22, 2020
This excerpt from NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training, Second Edition briefly reviews the role of oxygen uptake in exercise.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Oxygen Deficit Energy EPOC Aerobic Anaerobic
Adaptations of Cartilage to Anaerobic Training
December 20, 2019
This article summarizes the adaptations of cartilage via anaerobic training.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Cartilage Anaerobic Training Synovial Fluid Articular Cartilage
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