PHRE 3043 – Functional Movement

Students will discover how to design exercise programs for improving a client’s aerobic and anaerobic capacity. In addition, students will be introduced to the fundamental concepts in movement screening, vocational fitness testing (e.g. police and paramedic), circuit training, and instability training.  

Target population: Adults (18-65), healthy

  • Course Instructor: Lyndsay Fitzgeorge
  • Lab Instructors: Lyndsay Fitzgeorge
  • Lab Technician: Jasmine Collins
  • Semester: Three

Lab Sections:

  • Section 1: Thursday 2 – 4 PM
  • Section 2: Thursday 12 – 2 PM
  • Section 3: Wednesday 2 – 4 PM
  • Section 4: Wednesday 4 – 6 PM
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Course: PHRE 3040 - Resistance TrainingMovement Pattern: Single-joint | isolationTarget: TricepsSynergist(s):
Exercise
Regressions:Triceps Extension | PushdownProgressions:

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. Using a neutral grip, hold two dumbbells extended in front of your chest. Your arms should be perpendicular to the floor.
  2. Keeping the upper arms stationary, lower the dumbbells by allowing the elbows to flex. Inhale as you perform this portion of the movement. Pause once the dumbbells are alongside the forehead. Ensure the movement happens at the elbow, and not the shoulder.
  3. Lift the bar back to the starting position by extending the elbow and exhaling.
  4. Repeat.

Variation

  1. EZ Curl: Have client perform the movement with an EZ curl bar, bringing the bar down to just above the forehead.
Common Error(s):
Spotting:
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