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A Kinesiology Student's Guide to Resources!
In addition to looking at peer-reviewed articles, here are some less-known resources that can help round out your Kinesiology reading, these resources have been selected and curated by Jacq Gani.
Jacq is a NASM certified personal trainer, Precision Nutrition Level 1 certified nutrition coach, and competitive powerlifter who is currently working towards her B.S. in Kinesiology from Seattle University!
Websites
- National Strength and Conditioning AssociationThe NSCA is one of the biggest and most renowned strength & conditioning associations in the world, known for their CSCS certification. If you’ve ever noticed a “CSCS” on a person’s title, it means that they’ve acquired the certification. CSCS stands for “Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists”, and is the gold standard of strength & conditioning certification. Their website is a great resource for all things related to strength & conditioning, and little bits of nutrition, specific to sports performance. This one helped me a lot for these courses: exercise programming & nutrition
- ExRx (Exercise Prescription)ExRx.net is an awesome resource for coaches and fitness enthusiasts. Their site has a comprehensive exercise library featuring over 1900 exercises, reference articles, fitness assessment calculators, anatomy, and biomechanics resources. This one helped me a lot with these courses: exercise programming applied anatomy, & biomechanics
- American Council of Exercise (ACE)Ace offers NCCA-accredited certification programs, continuing education, and easy to understand evidence-based health and fitness information on their site. Their exercise library is a great resource for exercise technique & anatomy! This one helped me a lot for these courses: exercise programming
Hidden Library Gems
- AccessMedicine This link opens in a new windowAccess Medicine is a comprehensive online medical resource commonly utilized by medical students that provides plenty of resources such as medical textbooks, articles, flashcards, videos, self-assessment, and short summaries of almost every medical topic and/or condition you can think about. Awesome for expanding your knowledge, and all kinesiology courses!
- ClinicalKey This link opens in a new windowA clinical search engine and point-of-care database that provides access to thousands of online resources - this one helped me a lot for research in all courses, especially research methods!
Video content
Corrective exercises + proper lifting technique + postural restoration
Strength Training:
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