Certified Personal Trainer

• Introduction and Resistance Training Concepts
  • Physical activity guidelines as they relate to the Optimum Performance Training (OPT) Model
  • Models of resistance training
  • Effective exercise techniques
• Human Movement Assessments/Fitness Testing and Evaluation
  • Major muscles and their functions
  • Subjective, objective, and performance assessments
  • Movement and postural assessments
• Concepts of Integrated Training - Flexibility, Cardiorespiratory, and Core
  • Principles of human movement and flexibility
  • Benefits of cardiorespiratory fitness
  • Importance of the core
  • Proper exercise technique
  • Progressions and regressions
  • General differences in the stages of training for exercises
• Concepts of Integrated Training - Balance, Plyometric, and SAQ
  • Balance
  • Plyometric (reactive)
  • Speed, agility, and quickness (SAQ) training
  • Safe and effective techniques
  • Progressions and regressions
  • Differences in training for these concepts in each phase of the OPT model
• Design of Fitness Programs and Modalities
  • Program design using the OPT model
  • Acute training variables
  • Different exercise modalities
  • Various models of resistance training
• Human Movement Science/Exercise Modalities and Technique
  • Structure and function of the human body
  • Functions of anatomy and physiology during exercise
  • Systems related to exercise
  • Metabolism and how it is affected by exercise
• Special Populations, Nutrition, and Professional Development
  • Program design adaptations for individuals with health impairments or physical conditions
  • Basic concepts to nutrition, supplementation, communication skills and goal setting strategies
• Certification Exam Preparation
  • Test taking strategies
  • Practice exam
  • Make a self-remediation plan based on your results
  • Review NASM's standards of professional practice as a professional fitness trainer.

Personal Enhancement Specialist

• Essentials of Integrated Sports Performance Training
  • Integrated Training Principles
  • Stretch Shortening Cycle
  • Utilization of the Integrated Training Continuum
  • Training in All Planes of Motion
  • Training for Optimum Muscle Balance
  • Integrated Sports Performance Program Part One
  • Integrated Sports Performance Program Part Two
  • OPT Model
• Basic Exercise Science
  • The Nervous System
  • Sensory Receptors
  • The Skeletal System
  • The Muscular System
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Basic Exercise Science
• The Cardiorespiratory System
  • Presentations
  • The Cardiovascular System Part 1
  • The Cardiovascular System Part 2
  • The Respiratory System
  • Oxygen and Energy
  • The Cardiorespiratory System
• Hormonal Response to Exercise
  • Endocrine Organs
  • Endocrine Adaptations to Exercise
  • Hormonal Response to Exercise
  • Human Movement Science
  • Planes of Motion
  • Combined Joint Motion
  • Muscle Action Spectrum
  • Efficient Human Movement
  • Functional Anatomy
  • Sub-systems
  • Motor Behavior
  • Motor Learning
  • Human Movement Science
• Sports Performance Testing
  • Sports Performance Assessment Components
  • Subjective Information
  • Objective Information
  • Static Postural Assessment
  • Transitional Assessment
  • Overhead Squat Assessment
  • Single-leg Squat Assessment
  • Dynamic Postural Assessments
  • Performance Assessments
  • Cardiorespiratory Assessments
• Flexibility Training for Performance Enhancement
  • Cumulative Injury Cycle
  • Flexibility Continuum Part 1
  • Flexibility Continuum Part 2
  • Flexibility Training Debate
  • Exercise Video Library
  • Flexibility Exercises
  • Flexibility Training Quiz
• Cardiorespiratory Training for Performance Enhancement
  • Basics of Cardiorespiratory Training
  • Karvonen Method
  • Introduction to Training Zones
  • Training Zones
  • Heart Rate Training Zones
  • The Phases of Cardio Performance Training
  • Phase One: Base Training
  • Phase Two: Using the Assessment to Determine Starting
  • Cardiorespiratory Training
• Core Training Concepts for Performance Enhancement
  • The Core
  • Core Training
  • Core Stabilization, Strength, and Power
  • Core Exercises
  • Core Training
• Balance Training Concepts for Performance Enhancement
  • Scientific Rationale for Balance Training
  • Guidelines for Balance Training
  • Balance Exercises
  • Exercise Video Library
  • Balance Exercises
  • Balance Training
• Plyometric Training Concepts for Performance Enhancement
  • Introduction
  • Three Phases of Plyometric Exercise
  • Proposed Mechanism
  • Benefits of Plyometric
  • Program Design
  • Plyometric Exercises
  • Plyometric Training
• Speed, Agility, and Quickness Training for Performance Enhancement
  • Training for Speed of Movement
  • Stability, Strength, and Power
  • Muscle and Joint Elasticity
  • Movement Technique
  • Linear Speed File
  • Agility
  • Quickness
  • Speed, Agility, & Quickness Exercises
• Integrated Resistance Training for Performance Enhancement
  • The SAID Principle
  • The Principle of Overload
  • The Principle of Variation, Individualization and Adaptation
  • Progressive Outcomes of Resistance Training
  • Resistance Training Systems
  • Integrated Resistance Training Exercises
• Olympic Lifting for Performance Enhancement
  • Scientific Rationale
  • Flexibility, Mobility, Stability, and Posture F
  • Neuromuscular Control
  • Execution Steps
  • Compensations
  • Olympic Lifting
• Science Periodization and the OPT model
  • Program Design
  • Exercise Selection
  • Periodization and the OPT Model
  • Stabilization
  • Applying the OPT Model
  • Science of Periodization and the OPT Model
• Injury Prevention and Reconditioning
  • Three Stages of Soft Tissue and Bone Healing
  • Foot Injury
  • Ankle Sprain
  • Knee Injury
  • Lower Back Injury
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Injury Prevention and Reconditioning
• Performance Nutrition
  • Carbohydrates
  • Proteins and Fats
  • Micronutrients and Energy Balance
  • Muscle and Energy Recovery
  • Weight and Body Composition
  • Nutrition and Athletic Performance
  • Performance Nutrition
  • Ergogenic Aids
  • Chronic Effects on Training Adaptations
• Performance Psychology
  • Performance Psychology
  • Using What's Already There
  • Integrated Physical and Mental Training
  • Settling-In
  • The Winds of Progress
  • Fine Tuning Intensity
  • Performance Psychology
• Understanding Learning Styles, and Coaching Methodologies