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: PHRE 3043 - Functional MovementMovement Pattern: Whole BodyTarget: Synergist(s): Suboccipitals
Exercise
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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. Lying supine with straight arm overhead and KB in hand.
  2. Thrust upwards by pushing KB to sky, engaging sit-up muscles and sliding lower arm underneath you until you are on your elbow.
  3. Pushing from elbow thrust your hips upwards until fully seated upright and now you are on your hand.
  4. Drive leg opposite to DB arm underneath you and thrust upwards yet again until you are in a 1/2 kneeling lunge position.
  5. Stand up out of the lunge to complete the movement.
  6. Return by completing steps in reverse order.
  7. Movement should be fluid.  The KB and arm should remain vertical and in approximately the same position through out the movement (i.e. minimal med/lat/ant/post tracking by engaging shoulder stabilizers).
Common Error(s): Torso collapses forward | Foot/ankle collapse | Valgus knees
Spotting: Mirror Client Level
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