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All of the "Guide To" books are great resources for strength and conditioning professionals, athletic trainers, and personal trainers. Also texts and references for students taking courses in strength and conditioning or allied fields.  ($182.00 value) 

Product Code: 2918084

NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition covers all aspects of food selection, digestion, metabolism, and hydration relevant to sport and exercise performance. This comprehensive resource will help you understand safe and effective ways to improve training and performance through natural nutrition-based ergogenic aids like supplementation and macronutrient intake manipulation. You will also learn guidelines about proper fluid intake to enhance performance and the most important criteria for effectively evaluating the quality of sport drinks and replacement beverages. Finally, cutting-edge findings on nutrient timing based on the type, intensity, and duration of activity will help you understand how to recommend the correct nutrients at the ideal time to achieve optimal performance results.

NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments presents the latest research from respected scientists and practitioners in exercise testing and assessment. The text begins with an introduction to testing, data analysis, and formulating conclusions. It then features a by-chapter presentation of tests and assessments for body composition, heart rate and blood pressure, metabolic rate, aerobic power, lactate threshold, muscular strength, muscular endurance, power, speed and agility, mobility, and balance and stability. Using descriptions of multiple test options for each key fitness component, readers will learn to choose from a range of alternatives to meet the needs of their athletes, reach training objectives, choose from available equipment, and work within budgets.

NSCA’s Guide to Program Design progresses sequentially through the program design process. It begins by examining the athlete needs assessment process as well as performance testing considerations and selection. Next, performance-related information on both dynamic warm-up and static stretching is discussed and dynamic warm-up protocols and exercises are presented. Then it reveals an in-depth, by-chapter look at program design for resistance, power, anaerobic, endurance, agility, speed, and balance and stability training. For each, considerations and adaptations are examined, strategies and methods are discussed, and evidence-based information on program development is presented. The final two chapters help you put it all together with a discussion of training integration, periodization, and implementation. In addition, a sample annual training plan illustrates how to integrate each of the key fitness components into a cohesive yearlong program. The fitness, safety, and performance of athletes reflect the importance of continued education in the science of strength and conditioning.

Product Code: 3-022

This package contains all of the main exam prep material for the NSCA-CPT exam plus the online study course and additional resource for exercise technique. The online study course is recommended if you are looking for a supplement to the Essentials of Personal Training, 3ed, textbook. It provides a reading plan as well as a mock exam that is 1/3 the length of the actual exam. You will not be able to access the online study course until you receive the textbook in the mail and redeem the key code. If you require immediate access you will need to purchase at us.humankinetics.com.  The online study course will not immediately be updated to match the 3rd edition of the textbook, but a conversion document for resources will be available.

This package is ideal for a candidate who is new to the field, does NOT have a background in the field, or just wants all of the study materials NSCA provides.  ($570.00 value)

If you are purchasing for another individual or multiple individuals, please contact us at products@nsca.com so that the order(s) can be created for you. Please review restrictions for online items.

Copyright 2022 NSCA. All rights reserved. Reproduction, modification, translation, distribution, or transmission of NSCA’s Online Practice Questions in any form, in-part or in-full, is strictly prohibited.

The NSCA-CPT Quizzes & Practice Test included in this package have restrictions.

• Questions are accessed online at NSCA.com through recipient's profile.
• Access linked to recipient's log-in at NSCA.com ( My Account > Digital Content > Courses & practice questions).
• Purchases are non-transferrable.
• Purchases are non-refundable.
• Not available for multiple users.
• Valid for one (1) year from date of purchase.
• References provided for each question.

Product Code: 2-022

This package is ideal for a candidate who is new to the field or just wants all available NSCA exam prep material.  The textbook and manual will be shipped to you and the remaining digital/online items can be accessed at NSCA.com for one year from date of purchase.  The online study course can be accessed on the Human Kinetics website for 2 years from the date of key code redemption.  The key code is included in the textbook.  (585.00 value)

This package contains all of the main exam prep material for the CSCS exam plus the online study course and additional resource for exercise technique. The online study course is recommended if you are looking for a supplement to the Essentials of Strength Training, 4ed, textbook. It provides a reading plan as well as a mock exam that is 1/3 the length of the actual exam. You will not be able to access the online study course until you receive the textbook in the mail and redeem the key code. If you require immediate access you will need to purchase at us.humankinetics.com.

If you are purchasing for another individual or multiple individuals, please contact us at products@nsca.com so that the order(s) can be created for you. Please review restrictions for online items.

Copyright 2014 NSCA. All rights reserved. Reproduction, modification, translation, distribution, or transmission of NSCA’s Online Practice Questions in any form, in-part or in-full, is strictly prohibited. for online items.

The CSCS Textbook with Web Resource and Online Study Course Keycode, Exercise Technique Manual with Online Videos, and Online Practice Question Bundle included in this package are online items that have restrictions.

• A new key code must be purchased if the one included in the textbook is misplaced or redeemed.
• Key code is redeemed and web resource accessed at HumanKinetics.com.
• Textbook not returnable if unwrapped.
• Questions are accessed online at NSCA.com through recipient's profile.
• Access linked to recipient's log-in at NSCA.com (My Account > Courses & Practice Questions).
• Purchases are non-transferrable.
• Purchases are non-refundable.
• Not available for multiple users.
• Valid for one (1) year from date of purchase.
• References provided for each question.

There is evidence that alcohol should not be ingested after resistance exercise by men as this ingestion could potentially hamper the desired muscular adaptations to resistance exercise by reducing anabolic signaling.

While exercise is safe for most participants, many screening strategies have been implemented to reduce the likelihood of injury, and possibly death, from exercise. This article shares an objective strategy for selecting an appropriate assessment method based on a client’s resistance training status and experience.

Blood pressure changes acutely during resistance exercise. Continuous, beat-by-beat assessment provides detailed temporal resolution of blood pressure profiles, through techniques including intra-arterial catheterization, photoplethysmography, or applanation tonometry. However, noncontinuous measurements may be conducted before and after resistance exercise through auscultatory sphygmomanometry or oscillometry. Blood pressures tend to increase across repetitions within sets, influenced by load magnitude, repetitions and sets performed, muscle mass recruited, and rest periods; the highest pressures result from multi-joint, large muscle group exercises. Evaluation of such factors may facilitate better understanding of blood pressure responses to acute resistance exercise and influence program design considerations relative to anticipated hemodynamic changes.

This excerpt provides a brief snapshot of the use of carbohydrates in resistance training exercise sessions.

This article discusses the ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) scales and how to educate older clients to utilize them, as well as how to monitor and safely progress their training intensity.

Growth hormone release is affected by the type of resistance training protocol used, including the duration of rest periods. Short rest period types of workouts result in greater serum concentrations compared to long rest protocols of similar total work; however, at present it is not clear how the various molecular forms or types of growth hormones are affected by rest period duration.

The loading intensity a person chooses depends on his or her goals and training status (i.e., whether the person is a trained athlete or a sedentary individual). Ultimately, the number of repetitions you can perform at a given intensity or load determines the effects of training on strength develop.