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 3042 - Group Exercise | Movement Pattern: Lunge | Target: Quadriceps | Synergist(s): Gluteals, Hamstrings |
| Exercise | ![]() | ||
| Regressions: | Goblet Squat | Progressions: | Walking Lunge |
| 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: | Place left foot on bench or box (knee should be bent at ~90 degrees). Pushing through the heel, drive body up bring both feet on top of bench. Step down leading with the right foot. Ensure both legs *lead* the same number of times. | ||
| Common Error(s): | Torso collapses forward | ||
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