Reviewed by Tyler Tice, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC This systematic review evaluated the effects of core training on balance in healthy older adults 60 years of age and older. Additionally, the effect of core training on fall prevention was explored. 11 trials were included...

Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTThis talk frames decision‑making as a core coaching skill, not simply a by‑product of collecting more data. French situates modern strength and conditioning (S&C) inside a noisy, high‑velocity information...

Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTMatt Crawley’s session underscores a simple idea with big consequences: in high‑performance sport, sleep is a trainable, coachable performance variable, not just a passive recovery state. He frames the talk around...

Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTThis narrative review explains how the 3‑minute all‑out exercise test (3MT) operationalizes the critical speed (CS) and critical power (CP) framework so coaches can prescribe precisely targeted high‑intensity interval...

Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTThis article examines whether cooling the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet between sets (“interset distal cooling”) enhances resistance‑training (RT) performance. The authors focus on both mechanistic...

Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTWhy train the breathing muscles?The authors argue that conventional sport training does not sufficiently stress the respiratory musculature to drive meaningful adaptation. In elite endurance athletes, the respiratory...

Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTWhat the session is about.Ashley Hodge’s talk (part of the 2023 NSCA Personal Trainers Virtual Conference) aims to replace “random glute work” with a repeatable framework that coaches can plug into any program. The...

Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTThis systematic review asks a practical game‑day question: which short, exercise‑based “priming” activities meaningfully sharpen performance for track‑and‑field athletes? The authors searched PubMed and Scopus (to May...

Reviewed by John Baur, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPTGuppy, Kendall, and Haff review the strengths, limitations, and best‑use cases of velocity‑based training (VBT) for strength and conditioning. They focus on three core programming strategies that use barbell velocity:...