PHRE 3043 – Functional Movement and Conditioning

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: 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
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Course: FHP - KnowledgeMovement Pattern: Single-joint | isolationTarget: Deltoids (Anterior)Synergist(s):
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Key Teaching PointsExpectation: [if 456 equals="Supervised Practice"]Supervised Practice [/if 456][if 456 not_equal="Supervised Practice"]Independent Learning[/if 456][579]
Description:
  1. Choose a pair of dumbbells and stand up straight with your feet at around shoulder width apart.
  2. Hold the dumbbells with your arms fully extended down by your thighs in front of you body.
  3. Use an overhand grip (palms facing your body). Hold the dumbbells roughly 4 inches off of your body. This is the starting position.
  4. Begin by raising your arms straight out in front of you body with your palms facing the floor. Keep a slight bend in your elbow.
  5. Moving only at the shoulders and keeping your body as still as possible, continue raising the dumbbells out in front of you until your arms are just above parallel to the floor.
  6. Pause for a brief moment at the top of the movement, and slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
  7. Repeat for desired reps.
Common Error(s): Inappropriate momentum | Torso collapses forward
Spotting:
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