Visit us at UKSCA 2026 Conference
We are pleased to announce that we will participate in the UKSCA 2026 Conference, which will take place between 11 and 13 September, at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham.
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Articles, news, views and reviews on professional sports, health and fitness issues
Importance of Resistance Training for Football/Soccer Players
Opta statistics show that Spain have run, sprinted and pressed the opposition the most amongst the semi-finalists at FIFA World Cup 2026, covering 114.1km and completing 438.8 sprints. In this post we will discuss the importance of resistance training for football players and how it can improve power, speed, and acceleration from our book Strength Training for Soccer authored by Daniel Guzman, Megan Young, and NSCA.
Visit us at ECSS 2026 Conference
We are pleased to announce that we will participate in the ECSS Conference, which will take place between 7 and 10 July, at the SwissTech Convention Center, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Q&A With G. Gregory Haff About Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning’s New Features
The co-editor of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning 5E, G. Gregory Haff, talks about the new features in the book as well as changes and trends in the strength training and conditioning field, along with the reasons universities need to use this book.
Inside the New Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning: Q&A With Co-Editor Dr N. Travis Triplett
In this blog post, we asked N. Travis Triplett, co-editor of the newly published Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning 5E about the book’s new features, changes and trends in the strength training and conditioning field, and why universities should adopt the book for their courses
Closer Look at NSCA’s Newest Books
In this post, we will take a closer look at our newest titles developed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
Principles and Organisation of Training
There are five primary training principles that strength and conditioning professionals should consider when designing training programs for their athletes: overload, specificity, variation, reversibility, and individualisation.
Human Kinetics Ancillaries and How to Access Them
These instructor resources are free to course adopters and granted by your sales representative. You can create a well-organised syllabus using the tools from our ancillaries and test your students understanding by building quizzes from test packages using sample exercises.