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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
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
Intermittent Fasting – An Update on its Effects on Athletic Performance
April 1, 2016
Athletes have sought out intermittent fasting as a strategy to optimize performance. However, it is important to critically evaluate the research available in order to establish specific recommendations and determine if intermittent fasting is safe or effective.
Coaches Nutrition strength and conditioning diet sport nutrition intermittent fasting
TSAC Report – April 2020 Research Column
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Protective Equipment 75-Yard Pursuit U.S. Army Ranger Firefighter Recovery Rucksack
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
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
Strength Training and Endurance Athletes
November 1, 2014
High-intensity strength training paired with explosive, high-velocity movements is suggested to enhance endurance performance. It is recommended that a practical approach be taken when implementing this model of strength training, which would involve a thorough preparatory period.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design strength training weight training strength training for endurance endurance training concurrent training
Reconditioning from Sedentariness
July 29, 2019
With the rapid development of technology, the daily demands for physical activity are significantly reduced. This article details four distinct phases for personal trainers to implement when working with clients coming from sedentary lifestyles.
Personal trainers Program design Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Lifestyle Change Sedentary Client Non-Exercise-Based Physical Activity
Combining Physical and Mental Training
June 1, 2017
Much in the same way that a single movement or a single workout does not make or break a training cycle, the same holds true for mental skills. The challenge is that the strength and conditioning coach will likely need to reach out to another professional trained in sport psychology to help establish the plan and construct the appropriate interventions.
Coaches Exercise Science NSCA Coach physical training mental training sport psychology
The 8 Main Movement Patterns – A Programming Framework for Tactical Strength and Conditioning
July 2, 2021
This article details the rationale for making the eight main movements the foundation of tactical strength and conditioning.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Movement Patterns Jumping Tactical Athlete Medicine Ball TSAC-F
