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Integrating Blood Flow Restriction Training in the Personal Training Setting
April 15, 2025
This article will demonstrate why personal trainers should consider the use of blood flow restriction (BFR) and BFR technology for appropriate medically-screened clients that provides an objective way to apply pressure, whether that is through manual or automated cuffs.
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Kinematic and Kinetic Chains
June 1, 2017
The importance of recognizing a closed-chain activity lies in the fact that the motions of multiple joints are coupled. Weakness at any one joint will consequently limit performance of the entire movement.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design kinematic chain kinetic chain strength and conditioning
The Independent Path – Considerations for Career Personal Trainers
April 10, 2020
This article articulates important independent personal trainer and employee personal trainer differences, research and planning guidelines moving forward, important marketing considerations, financial literacy, and the importance of moral support.
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Role of the Certified Exercise Professional within the Healthcare Continuum
September 5, 2025
Personal Trainer Quarterly |Fitness News | Professional Development
This Personal Trainers Quarterly article discusses the role of exercise professionals in the healthcare continuum through disease prevention, rehabilitation, and overall health promotion. Visit us online to learn more about fitness news and professional development.
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NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 90: Sam Melendrez
Sam Melendrez, full-time strength and conditioning coach for Discovery Canyon Campus High School, talks to the NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, about the value of strength and conditioning coaches at the high school level. Topics include advice for those who are interested in strength training youth and high school athletes, programming fundamentals, and the value of applying classroom management skills in the weight room.
Find Sam on Twitter: @sammelendrez2 | Find Eric on Instagram: @ericmcmahoncscs or Twitter: @ericmcmahoncscs
Coaches Professional Development
Tracking Training Load and its Effect on Injury Risk and Fitness
September 9, 2019
The aim of this article is to provide those working with tactical populations an introduction into tracking training load to mitigate injury risk while concurrently optimizing fitness.
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Gluteal Muscle Strength and Activation, and the Relation to Knee Pain
April 1, 2019
This article focuses on exercises that strengthen the gluteal muscles for abduction to help reduce knee pain in full range of motion and promote proper movement in the primary knee joints.
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Reducing the Load on First Responders
April 1, 2014
In order to move patients, gear, and equipment properly, the first responder must be able to move well themselves. Both unloaded and loaded movement should be examined and trained. One way to achieve this is to train frequently and properly with a constant focus on both mobility and strength in the various positions that are commonly required of first responders.
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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.
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Return to Play—Transitioning from Rehabilitation to Strength and Conditioning with the Football Athlete
February 25, 2019
Due to the high contact and intensity of football, injuries to the players are inevitable. Strength and conditioning coaches play a vital role in the athlete’s process of return to sport. This article is a detailed outline of the solutions that are involved with transitioning a football player from rehabilitation to strength and conditioning back to the field.
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