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High School Strength and Conditioning Curriculum

PLT4M

Therefore, high school strength and conditioning curriculum plays a pivotal role in students’ long-term development in physical education. This article explores specific programs and approaches for the different levels of students in a high school strength and conditioning program.

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How Do Protein Powders Work? The Benefits and Nutritional Effects of Using Powdered Protein

The Sporting

This protein is broken down into amino acids which then become used by your muscles after a strength workout. Moreover, a high-protein diet, particularly when combined with strength training, can speed up your metabolism because muscle burns more calories than fat. To facilitate this, protein powders add more protein to your diet.

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The Ultimate Guide to Injury Prevention: Tips Every Athlete Should Know

The Sporting

In our ultimate guide, we look at everything you need to know to injury-proof your training, including tips for nutrition, recovery and more. A strong, well-conditioned body can run faster, jump higher, lift heavier weights and perform better overall in various physical activities.

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Monitoring Internal Load with Los Angeles Football Club

First Beat

An Unconventional High-Performance Team Setup At first glance, Gavin’s team may look unconventional – with only two strength and conditioning coaches out of a staff of five, but he explains how focusing on specialization has actually made him more efficient as a strength and conditioning coach. “At

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Health Education Lesson Plans

PLT4M

For example, nutrition education shouldn’t give a one-size-fits-all prescriptive solution on eating and healthy habits. Students navigate nutrition based on a wide variety of factors including family, culture, socioeconomics and more. This is a sample from chapter 1 of PLT4M’s nutrition lesson plans unit.

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From Data to Court – Using Firstbeat in Women’s Basketball to Optimize Training and Recovery

First Beat

In this interview, Chris Köller , Athletic Strength and Conditioning Coach at BC Pharmaserv Marburg , a women’s first-division basketball team in Germany, talks to us about how he got started with Firstbeat and how he uses it with his athletes.

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Physical Education Waiver Form – The Opt Out Era of PE

PLT4M

For example, a high school athlete can participate in a strength and conditioning elective. Within this elective, students can enhance their athletic participation and be introduced to key concepts around recovery, nutrition , and other elements of athletic performance. Another example schools can offer is a personal fitness class.