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 3043 - Functional Movement | Movement Pattern: Lunge | Target: Quadriceps | Synergist(s): Gluteals, Hamstrings, Quadratus Lumborum, Rectus Abdominus, Transverse Abdominus |
| Exercise | ![]() | ||
| Regressions: | Walking Lunge | Split Squat | Progressions: | |
| 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: | Same neutral setup as seen with a split squat lunge. Knees at 90 degrees. Upright and neutral posture. About shoulder width or slightly less foot spacing. Carefully place back leg on stability ball with foot plantar flexed. Consider using a wall, chair, dowel or spotter to initiate and exit the position safely. Lower in a controlled manner. The range will often be limited by tight hip flexors/quads in the back leg. Use quads/gluts/hams to drive back upwards. This motions should be within pain free range. | ||
| Common Error(s): | Valgus knees | ||
| Spotting: | Travel alongside client | ||

