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Bridge: Unconventional Training for Combat Athletes, with JC Santana
May 1, 2015
JC Santana, of the Institute of Human Performance, demonstrates some unconventional methods he uses to train combat athletes.
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Considerations for Velocity-Based Training – The Instruction to Move “as Fast as Possible” is Less Effective than a Target Velocity
January 13, 2020
This infographic summarizes a study that analyzed performance based on target velocity or coaching cue.
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Bridging the Gap between Traditional Strength Training and Sports Science
December 22, 2021
From the 2021 NSCA’s Coaches Conference, Assistant Athletic Director for Loyola Marymount University and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Los Angeles Sparks Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team, Kelly Dormandy, discusses how wearable sports technology can help coaches make more informed decisions for programming and training.
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Design of Endurance Resistance Training
February 2, 2024
This excerpt briefly explains the steps to create a resistance training plan for endurance athletes.
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Heart Rate Variability Useful in Monitoring Fitness and Training Responses in Tactical Athletes
September 1, 2016
HRV is thought to provide objective insight into understanding fatigue, “trainability,” and “readiness” to perform in athletic populations. Evolving access to HRV data may enhance the understanding of individualized fitness and training responses in tactical athletes.
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Leave No Stone Unturned—Training for Success in the NFL Combine
March 4, 2019
The NFL Combine is a week-long evaluation process that allows NFL scouts, coaches, general managers, and owners to get an up-close and personal evaluation of the talent that comprises the given year’s draft class. This is a day-by-day program outline to maximize results and effort for the NFL combine.
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Growth Hormone Responses to Stress
June 1, 2017
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.
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