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Run and Cut
October 1, 2021
This excerpt from Developing Speed describes an agility drill that aims to develop change of direction.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Agility Speed Change-of-Direction Acceleration
Lower-Body Power Development for Collegiate Female Soccer Players
September 4, 2020
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 Soccer Power Plyometrics Complex Training Strength
Practical Programming Strategies for Minimizing Training-Related Injury
April 1, 2016
This article examines ways that personal trainers can take steps in order to effectively reduce the risk of clients suffering a training-related injury.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design personal training injury reduction injury prevention
Bridge: Single-Leg Squat and Lunge Movements
May 1, 2015
Nick Clayton, Personal Training Manager at the NSCA, shows key coaching points and progressions for single-leg squat and lunge movements.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique single-leg squat single-leg lunge
Milk – A Multi-Faceted Food
December 3, 2019
This article discusses the macronutrients and micronutrients that are in milk and provides information to help athletes better comprehend the benefits of consuming milk as part of their nutritional intake.
Coaches Nutrition Nutrition Milk Recovery Calcium Vitamins
Circuit Strength Training with Ability-Based Modifications for Law Enforcement Recruits
March 4, 2019
Circuit training is quick and effective way to induce training adaptations that are similar to the demands that tactical officers face in their career. This is a basic layout of a circuit training program that can be implemented to recruits during training to prepare them for the physical demands they will face.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Tactical Circuit Training Training Recruits
Sport Performance and Metabolic Rate
May 1, 2017
Knowledge of metabolic rate can help athletes as well as health-conscious people improve their exercise performance or obtain the fat-to-lean-mass ratio optimal for their personal situations. Two examples of how this works follow.
Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition metabolic rate fitness test strength and conditioning weight loss
Dumbbell Training and the Competitive Athlete
June 2, 2023
This article provides a first-hand account of the usage and benefits of dumbbell training programs with athletes.
Coaches Program design Dumbbells Weightlifting Stability Coordination
The Value of Resistance Bands as a Training Modality
December 18, 2025
This PTQ article provides a review of the practical and the physiological benefits that resistance bands can provide. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness news, exercise science and athletic performance.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Professional Development Band Exercises Therapy Recovery Resistance Training Low-Impact Exercise Equipment Strength Training
Run to Daylight
March 18, 2022
This excerpt from Developing Speed demonstrates a fun drill aimed to develop the ability to make a cut step in response to a stimulus and to accelerate from this direction change.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Acceleration Change of Direction Force Cut Step
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