This course focuses on learning how to safely increase load in various exercises targeting the basic human movement patterns. In particular, students will learn the: front squat, deadlift, bench press, shoulder press, chin-up, seated row and kettlebell swing.
Target population: Adults (18-65), healthy
- Course Instructor: Graeme Thomas
- Lab Instructors: Sarah King
- Lab Technician: Christian Caissie, Jasmine Collins, Avi Verma
- Semester: Two
Lab Sections:
- Section 1: Wednesday 12 – 2 PM
- Section 2: Tuesday 8 – 10 AM
- Section 3: Monday 12 – 2 PM
- Section 4: Thursday 4- 6 PM
- Section 5: Wednesday 8 – 10 AM
- Section 6: Friday 4 – 6 PM
| Course: PHRE 1041 - Principles of Fitness | Movement Pattern: Core | flexion | Target: Rectus Abdominus | Synergist(s): Obliques, Transverse Abdominus |
| Exercise |  | ||
| Regressions: | Crunch | Progressions: | Stability Ball Pike | TRX Pike |
| Key Teaching Points | Expectation: [if 456 equals="Supervised Practice"]Supervised Practice [/if 456][if 456 not_equal="Supervised Practice"]Independent Learning[/if 456] | [579] | |
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| Description: | Set-up Have client lie on their back on the floor with one leg extended straight and flat on the floor. The knee of the opposite leg should be bent and the foot flat. Have client place their hands hands palms down on the floor underneath the natural arch in their lower back. (Make sure client does not flatten their backs.) Execution Have client slowly raise their head and shoulders off the floor without bending the lower back or spine, and hold this position for 7 to 10 seconds, breathing deeply the entire time. That's one repetition. Do all repetitions. In subsequent sets, switch legs that are extended. | ||
| Common Error(s): | Inappropriate momentum | ||
| Spotting: | |||