The National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF) is an international, member-driven organization of exercise professionals headquartered in Coral Gables, FL. Globally recognized for its NCCA-accredited certification programs and continuing education, NCSF advocates for professional standards, consumer protection, and public engagement in physical activity. Through its certification board and policy initiatives, NCSF works to elevate exercise professionals as essential health providers and promote safe, effective physical activity for all. In partnership with ACSM, NCSF is expanding access to high-quality specialty education that supports career-long development and strengthens the fitness profession.
For hundreds of years athletes have experimented with recovery tactics to improve strength, size and performance. Learn what techniques works and those that are a hoax – you’ll be surprised.
From water therapies and cupping techniques to kinesiotape, athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike spend time, money, and resources to optimally recover from training and distress. This course dispels the myths and identifies exactly what works based on the science. Covering taping, massage, acupressure, scraping, release therapies, temperature therapies, percussion guns and much more – all research-based in this instructional program.
Training systems have long been used to exploit specific adaptations for strength, power, mass and metabolic enhancements. This course walks you through the individual systems, identifying specific benefit and programmatic factors that make them work. Increase your knowledge in these effective training methods to amplify results for your clients and yourself. This course looks at how to effectively use supersets, contrast set, complexes and more. Learn how to optimally program for results using these training systems for strength power and performance, as well as what works for mass gain and metabolic conditioning. Learning how to use these systems will take your programming to the next level.
This session explores the physiology of hydration through an integrated lens—examining how carbohydrate, sodium, flavor, and fluid interact to influence intake, absorption, retention, and performance. We’ll review current research on fluid balance, osmotic drivers, and palatability, highlighting mechanisms that underpin voluntary intake and thermoregulation. Attendees will gain insight into individualized strategies, including sweat profiling and timing approaches, to optimize euhydration and mitigate performance decrements associated with >2% body-mass loss. Practical applications will be linked to laboratory- and field-based research, ensuring translation from bench to field. This pre-conference equips you with evidence-based tools to support athlete hydration across diverse environments and sporting contexts.
