Considerations for Coaching Athletes With Prosthetic Limbs for Transtibial and Transfemoral Amputations TECHNOLOGICAL AND PROCEDURAL ADVANCEMENTS HAVE MADE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE WITH AMPUTATIONS OR OTHER IMPAIRMENTS TO ENGAGE IN STRENGTH TRAINING. ALTHOUGH OVERALL STRENGTH TRAINING PRINCIPLES DO NOT CHANGE FOR THESE ATHLETES, SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD BE APPLIED. THE GOAL OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS THOSE CONSIDERATIONS AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF THE TRIAL AND ERROR PROCESS THAT CAN OCCUR TO OPTIMIZE AND PROVIDE EFFECTIVE COACHING FOR THE ATHLETE WITH A LOWER EXTREMITY PROSTHESIS.

New Approaches for On-court Endurance Testing and Conditioning in Competitive Tennis Players THE CONTROL AND QUANTIFICATION OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TRAINING LOADS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE CORRECT DESIGN OF TRAINING PROGRAMS. IN TENNIS, ALONG WITH ANAEROBIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND TACTICAL ABILITIES, TECHNICAL SKILLS AND ENDURANCE CONDITIONING ARE KEY TO COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE. THEREFORE, IT COULD BE USEFUL TO USE TESTING AND TRAINING LOADS AND METHODS THAT INCLUDE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND TECHNICAL PARAMETERS AT THE SAME TIME. THE AIM OF THIS REVIEW IS TO IDENTIFY A NEW TRAINING LOAD PARAMETER, SUITABLE FOR ON-COURT USE IN TENNIS, BASED ON TECHNICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SKILLS, TO ALLOW CONTROL OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LOADS.

A Review of the Current Literature on the Utility of the Functional Movement Screen as a Screening Tool to Identify Athletes' Risk for Injury THE FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCREEN (FMS) IS A POPULAR MOVEMENT SCREENING TOOL USED BY REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS AND STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALISTS, OFTEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF INJURY PREVENTION. ALTHOUGH THE FMS MAY FACILITATE THE ABILITY FOR REHAB THERAPISTS AND TRAINERS TO DETERMINE MOVEMENT DYSFUNCTIONS, THE ABILITY TO PREDICT INJURY HAS RECENTLY COME UNDER SCRUTINY. THE FOLLOWING REVIEW EXAMINES THE CURRENT LITERATURE ON THE UTILITY OF THE FMS AS A SCREENING TOOL TO IDENTIFY ATHLETES' RISK FOR INJURY.

Achilles Tendinopathy: An Evidence-Based Overview for the Sports Medicine Professional ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY (AT) IS A CONDITION WHEREBY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCE PAIN AND IMPAIRMENTS AS A RESULT OF PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES AT THE ACHILLES TENDON AND NEIGHBORING TISSUES. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES AN EVIDENCE-BASED OVERVIEW OF THE STRUCTURAL PATHOLOGY AND CLINICAL SEQUELA ASSOCIATED WITH AT. THE EVIDENCE UNDERPINNING MORE COMMON TREATMENTS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EXERCISE INTERVENTIONS, IS PRESENTED IN AN EFFORT TO MITIGATE THE IMPAIRMENT SEQUELA AND GUIDE SPORTS MEDICINE PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR CHOICE OF TREATMENTS FOR AT.

Anxiety Disorders and Exercise: The Role for Health and Fitness Professionals ANXIETY DISORDERS ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BOTH BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES THAT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE THEM. IN ADDITION, ANXIETY DISORDERS SHARE FEATURES THAT DEFINE AND SEPARATE THEM FROM DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS. TYPICAL TREATMENT INCLUDES PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO FAMILIARIZE THE HEALTH AND FITNESS PROFESSIONAL (HFP) WITH THE SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WHEN WORKING WITH CLIENTS WHO HAVE ANXIETY DISORDERS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PREVALENCE OF THE CONDITION AND CLIENT RESPONSES TO AEROBIC, RESISTANCE, AND YOGA EXERCISE WILL BE COVERED.

Backward Running: The Why and How to Program for Better Athleticism BACKWARD RUNNING (BR) IS A COMMON LOCOMOTIVE TECHNIQUE USED BY MOST OVERGROUND ATHLETES DURING BOTH COMPETITION AND TRAINING, YET THERE ARE LIMITED EMPIRICALLY BASED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USING BR TRAINING FOR ATHLETES. THIS ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF BR IN SPORTS CONTEXT, PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO WHY BR MAY BENEFIT ATHLETES, AND RECOMMENDS HOW TO INTEGRATE BR INTO STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAMS. INFORMED GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED ON THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR ATHLETES, WHICH SHOULD HELP SPEED AND STRENGTH COACHES DESIGN AND FACILITATE BR IN A SAFE AND PROGRESSIVELY OVERLOADED FASHION FOR YOUTH AND ADULT ATHLETES ALIKE.

Energy System Development in the Weight Room: Incorporating Prescribed Rest Periods for NCAA Men's Basketball Players TRAINING PROGRAMS OFTEN VARY SETS AND REPS TO ACHIEVE DIFFERENT TRAINING GOALS. REST IS NOT OFTEN PROGRAMMED WITHIN AN ANNUAL TRAINING CYCLE BUT CAN BE PRESCRIBED IN RESISTANCE TRAINING SESSIONS TO FURTHER DEVELOP ENERGY SYSTEMS DEMANDED BY SPORT. SPECIFICALLY, BASKETBALL INCLUDES INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HIGH INTENSITY, DERIVING MOST OF ITS ENERGY FROM THE ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE-PHOSPHOCREATINE AND ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYTIC SYSTEMS. BY IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC WORK:REST RATIOS IN BASKETBALL, STRENGTH COACHES CAN PRESCRIBE LOGICAL REST PERIODS WITHIN A WEIGHT TRAINING SESSION. NOT ONLY WILL THIS ENHANCE OVERALL ENERGY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, BUT WILL ALSO PROVIDE MORE STRUCTURE TO STRENGTH TRAINING ROUTINES.

Exercise Interventions for the Management of Huntington's Disease EVALUATING AND IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO MAINTAINING THE LONG-TERM PHYSICAL CAPABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE (HD). BECAUSE MOST PHARMACOLOGIC AND PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENTS FOR HD ARE FOCUSED ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE RATHER THAN DELAYING PROGRESSIVE ONSET OF CLINICAL MANIFESTATION, EXERCISE INTERVENTIONS MAY BE A PROMISING SOLUTION TO PROVIDE BENEFICIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY AND NEUROMOTOR FUNCTION WHILE DELAYING CARE DEPENDENCY.

Nutritional Periodization: Applications for the Strength Athlete NUTRITIONAL PERIODIZATION IS DEFINED AS THE PREPLANNED AND STRATEGIC USE OF NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS IN EFFORTS TO OPTIMIZE EXERCISE PERFORMANCE AND BODY COMPOSITION THROUGHOUT THE TRAINING PROGRAM OF ATHLETES. OWING TO THE NOVELTY OF THE BODY OF LITERATURE SURROUNDING NUTRITIONAL PERIODIZATION, THE DIRECT APPLICATION OF THIS IDEA TO STRENGTH OR POWER ATHLETES HAS YET TO BE THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW IS TO SYNTHESIZE THE AVAILABLE LITERATURE REGARDING NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES THAT MAY AID THE PERFORMANCE OF STRENGTH AND POWER ATHLETES AND DISCUSS HOW THESE NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES CAN BE PERIODIZED AND INTEGRATED INTO THE ATHLETE'S PREPROGRAMMED TRAINING PLAN.

Strength and Conditioning Off-season Programming for High School Swimmers COMPETITION SWIMMING HAS DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF DISTANCES, INDIVIDUAL, RELAY, AND SWIM STROKES THAT ALL REQUIRE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE TO SUCCEED. AN EFFECTIVE DRY-LAND PLAN THAT USES BOTH UPPER- AND LOWER-BODY PROGRAMMING CAN IMPROVE SWIMMER STRENGTH, POWER, SWIM EFFICIENCY, AND INJURY PREVENTION. THE CURRENT PROGRAMMING IS SPECIFIC TO THE OFF-SEASON TRAINING FOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL SWIMMERS THAT HAVE GENERAL PREPARATION AND SPECIAL PREPARATION PHASES. THESE PHASES HAVE TESTS FOR MONITORING PURPOSES, STRENGTH TRAINING, POWER EXERCISES, AND INJURY PREVENTION OUTLINED IN THE PROGRAM.