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 5003 - High Performance TrainingMovement Pattern: Upper BodyTarget: TricepsSynergist(s): Deltoids (Anterior), Pec Major
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. Begin in a kneeling position facing a wall or utilize a partner. Hold the ball with both hands tight into the chest.
  2. Execute the pass by exploding forward and outward with the hips while pushing the ball as hard as possible.
  3. Follow through by falling forward, catching yourself with your hands.
  4. Immediately return to an upright position.

Variation: Medicine Ball Throw with Run Release

  1. Begin in an athletic stance with the knees bent, hips back, and back flat. Hold the medicine ball near your legs.
  2. While taking your first step draw the medicine ball into your chest.
  3. As you take the second step, explosively push the ball forward, immediately sprinting for several yards after the release.
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