Progressing from Principles of Fitness exercise techniques, Students will learn additional training strategies in order to design exercise programs for client’s wishing to improve anaerobic capacity, movement quality, and occupational requirements (e.g. police and paramedic). Students will be introduced to various training techniques such as: joint mobility, dynamic warm-ups, multi-joint lifting techniques, lunging/stepping patterns, grip strength, advanced cardiovascular interval and tempo training, circuits and more.
Target population: Adults (18-65), healthy
- Course Instructor: Tim Rush
- Lab Instructors:Tim Rush and Sarah King
- Lab Technician:Â Bryant and Lucas
- Semester: Three
Lab Sections:
- Section 1: Friday 8 – 9 AM
- Section 2: Friday 9 – 10 AM
- Section 3: Wednesday 9 – 10 AM
- Section 4: Wednesday 10 – 11 AM
| Course: PHRE 1041 - Principles of Fitness | Movement Pattern: Squat | Target: Quadriceps | Synergist(s): Gluteals, Hip Adductors |
| Exercise |  | ||
| Regressions: | TRX Assisted Squat | Box Squat | Progressions: | Back Squat | Front Squat |
| 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: | Standing with feet approximately shoulder width, toes pointed slightly out, grasp a dumbbell with both hands in front of chest. While keeping:
Sit backwards until your hips break parallel and your knees are bent below 90 degrees. Pause at the bottom of the squat then pushing off your heels, return back to the starting position. | ||
| Common Error(s): | Valgus knees | ||
| Spotting: | |||