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).
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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.
Designing Training Programs to Improve Muscular Strength
Designing training programs to improve muscular strength may look simple because lifting heavier loads may benefit maximal strength. However, when using the definition of strength, there are additional program design factors that should be discussed.
Exercise for Maintaining Weight Loss
Weight loss and the maintenance of weight loss are situations that require different caloric deficits. While weight loss in the short term seems to be easy to achieve with a large enough deficit, weight loss tends to plateau at about 6 months, and partial or complete regain of weight is common.
Science of Basketball Conditioning
A basketball player’s success on the court is dependent on the status of four pillars of performance: Physical, technical, tactical and psychological. Players who are consistently proficient in applying their athleticism (Physical), skills (Technical), knowledge of the game (Tactical), and mental (Psychological) approach will achieve in success.
Paris Olympic Games 2024: The Importance of Nutrition for Athletes
In this article Professors Asker Jeukendrup and Michael Gleeson who are the authors of Sport Nutrition 4th edition explain why nutrition is an important factor for Olympic athletes aiming to win a medal in their sport.
Authors comment on the new edition of Sport Nutrition book: ‘Anyone interested in sports nutrition can benefit from this book’
We asked the authors of the new book Sport Nutrition (4th edition), Professors Asker Jeukendrup and Michael Gleeson to tell us what their recently published book, is about, what is new, and why they think it should be adopted for college, university and online sport nutrition courses around the world.