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The FMS Hurdle Step
January 5, 2024
The second in a planned series to review essential considerations of each Functional Movement Screen (FMS) pattern, this article will examine the FMS hurdle step pattern in finer detail.
Personal trainers Program design Client Consultation|Assessment FMS Hurdle Step Movement Screen Client Assessment
Advanced Individualization: The Overhead Pattern
September 3, 2019
In this 2018 Personal Trainer Conference hands on presentation, Dr. John Rusin demonstrates how he screens and assesses the upper body and shoulder complex, as well as discusses how to program horizontal and vertical pushing and pulling patterns accordingly.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design Client Consultation|Assessment Upper Body Pushing Upper Body Pulling Shoulder Complex Overhead Position Scapula
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
Anthropometrical Considerations for Customizing the Squat Pattern
February 25, 2019
Proper form and biomechanical execution of the squat has been a long-debated subject in the fitness and sports performance industries. The following article describes a method to help determine an individual’s preferred squatting foot position, setup, and depth based on their unique hip anthropometrics for smarter, safer, and more optimized squatting.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Squat Squat Position Bio-mechanics Squat stance
Bridge: Breathing is a Fundamental Mobility Pattern, with Dana Santas
September 17, 2018
Dana Santas demonstrates how to improve mobility and performance by reestablishing positive breathing patterns.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design Breathing Mobility Functional Movement Fundamental Mobility Dana Santas
Sumo Deadlift: The Base for Tactical Strength
May 1, 2015
In this session from the 2015 NSCA TSAC Conference, Matt Wenning explains the sumo deadlift, a foundational exercise for maximal strength development and a tool that is essential to the tactical population due to its movement pattern. The ability to learn proper technique and progressions with this exercise can help to improve a tactical athlete’s performance and decrease the likelihood of injury because it trains major muscle groups and multiple joints at the same time.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Deadlift Tactical Strength and Conditioning TSAC Strength
Factors Determining Quickness: Anticipation
May 1, 2017
Scenarios that provide a stimulus relevant to the sporting environment may help athletes develop better anticipation skills through the refinement of search strategies, response speed and accuracy, pattern recognition, and decision-making abilities.
Coaches Exercise Science speed training agility anticipation
Client Assessments—Breathing
January 8, 2019
Assessing clients is a vital component of the personal training experience. This article gives an overview of breathing mechanics and how to apply proper breathing exercises into a client’s assessment and program.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Client Consultation|Assessment Client Assessments Breathing Mechanics Box Breathing
Tire Flipping—A Method of Assessing Functional Power Output for Firefighters
April 1, 2013
The movement pattern utilized when flipping a tire is similar to the movements required during firefighting. Learn not only how to flip a tire, but how to assess functional power output among firefighters through the use of tire flipping.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Client Consultation|Assessment Strength training Conditioning training Tire flipping workouts Tire workouts Tire flip; How to flip a tire Tire flipping weight Tire flipping benefits Tire flipping technique tire flipping how to flip a tire
Twelve-Station Agility Circuit
April 23, 2021
This excerpt from Developing Agility and Quickness explains a twelve-station agility circuit for basketball athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design Agility Circuit Basketball Dot Drills Ladder Shuffle
