National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA)

Bio

The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to advancing the strength and conditioning profession around the world.

The NSCA advances the profession by supporting strength and conditioning professionals devoted to helping others discover and maximize their strengths. We disseminate research-based knowledge and its practical application by offering industry-leading certifications, research journals, career development services, and continuing education opportunities. The NSCA community is composed of more than 45,000 members and certified professionals who further industry standards as researchers, educators, strength coaches, personal trainers, and other roles in related fields.

The National Strength and Conditioning Association uses an individualized approach to educate and train their participants. They were founded in 1978 by a group of conditioning coaches who were passionate about helping others discover and maximize their strength. Today, their community is composed of more than 45,000 members and certified professionals who work as strength coaches, researchers, personal trainers, educators, and more. Aside from the NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer certification, they offer three other certification programs for Certified Strength and Conditioning