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ACASP Pre-Conference Workshop – April 5 & 6,2006
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Wednesday, April 5th,
2006
Time: 8:00 – 9:30
Faculty: Jim Bell, PhDc; President,
IFPA
Topic: Muscle Physiology for
Improved Training
You must understand muscle characteristics and
abilities if you want to design programs to optimize muscular development (size,
strength, speed, power, endurance, flexibility, balance, etc.)
Abstract:
This presentation is designed to detail the
characteristics of the three primary muscle fiber types: Type I (Aerobic), Type
IIA (Fast Oxidative Glycolytic), and Type IIB (Fast Twitch). This presentation
will demonstrate how an understanding of these characteristics leads to improved
training using expert fitness assessments, exercise prescription, and program
design methodologies to maximize the development of each type of fiber through
appropriate exercise management.
Goals:
1)
Detail the individual characteristics
of Type I (Aerobic) Muscle Fibers.
2)
Detail the individual characteristics
of Type IIA (Fast Oxidative Glycolytic) Muscle Fibers.
3)
Detail the individual characteristics
of Type IIB (Fast Twitch) Muscle Fibers.
4)
Improve training methodologies to
maximize muscle fiber development.
5)
Improve understanding of the practical
utilization of fitness assessments, exercise prescription, and program design.
Learning Objectives:
1)
By the end of this session, the
attendee will have knowledge about the characteristics of each muscle fiber type
and be able to identify each fiber type by its characteristics.
2)
The attendee will understand how to
use fitness assessments, exercise prescription, and program design methodologies
to maximize the development of each fiber type.
3)
The attendee will have learned that
expert exercise management can be utilized to maximize skeletal-muscular
development, as well as certain muscle and joint dysfunction.
Time: 9:45 – 11:15
Faculty: Jim Bell, PhDc; President,
IFPA
Topic: Energy Metabolism/Exercise
Training/Principles Behind Strength Training
Designing safe and effective fitness programs
requires a practical understanding of these important principles.
Abstract:
This presentation focuses on the healthy
manipulation and adaptation of the individual’s systems for energy metabolism.
The three major energy systems, Aerobic, Anaerobic Glycolysis, and Adenosine
Triphosphate–Creatine Phosphate (ATP–CP), will be discussed and the
characteristics of each system will be clearly detailed.
This presentation will educate attendees on the
utilization of fitness assessments, exercise prescription, and program design
methodologies to improve the health and fitness of individuals. Health and
fitness adaptations are carefully managed by the use of fundamental exercise
science principles, such as the Gradual Progressive Overload principle (GPO).
This session will provide practical education on using GPO to improve the
metabolism of all individuals, regardless of age, gender, or physical condition.
The program design for an individual requires
exercise management to safely and effectively progress them from their current
fitness level to their goal fitness level for all ten components of fitness
(strength, speed, power, aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, agility,
balance, coordination, flexibility, and body composition). Professional
manipulation of the individual’s metabolism is critical to safely and
effectively improve 6 of the 10 components of fitness: strength, speed, power,
aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, and body composition. This session will
teach the attendee how to safely and effectively train the individual’s Aerobic
Energy System to improve aerobic endurance and body composition, and to train
both of the Anaerobic Energy Systems to improve strength, speed, power,
anaerobic endurance, and body composition. Included in this session will be
recent research demonstrating how training the Anaerobic Energy Systems can
dramatically improve both Aerobic Metabolism, and Cardiovascular and
Cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition.
Goals:
1)
Present the individual characteristics
of the body’s energy systems
2)
Present safe and effective exercise
management techniques to improve the health and fitness of the individual
through manipulation and adaptation of the energy systems.
3)
Demonstrate how the energy systems
have a direct impact on 6 of the 10 components of fitness.
Learning Objectives:
1)
The attendee will be able to identify
each energy system by its characteristics.
2)
The attendee will develop a systems
approach to safely and effectively improve the health and fitness of the
individual by properly utilizing fitness assessments, exercise prescription,
program design, and exercise management of the individual’s energy systems.
3)
The attendee will learn how to
identify weaknesses in the components of fitness, and how to strengthen these
weaknesses through manipulation of the proper energy system.
11:15 – 12:30 - Break
Time: 12:30 – 2:00
Faculty: Jim Bell, PhDc; President,
IFPA
Topic: Principles Behind Aerobic
Training/Fitness Assessment and Testing
Designing safe and effective aerobic exercise
programs requires a practical understanding of the principles provided in this
session. This session will also address the 10 components of fitness - strength,
speed, power, aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, agility, balance,
coordination, flexibility, and body composition, and how to assess and test
these 10 components.
Abstract:
This presentation is focused on the Principles of
Aerobic Training, Conditioning, and the safe and effective manipulation of the
cardiovascular (CV) and cardiorespiratory (CR) systems. The lecture will also
cover the Fitness Assessment and Fitness Testing of the CV and CR systems. This
presentation is designed to give the attendee a practical system for the
exercise prescription, program design, and exercise management of Aerobic
Conditioning. The attendee will learn how to improve not only the individual’s
CV and CR systems, but also the individual’s body composition and fat loss
goals.
Goals:
1)
Provide detailed principles of Aerobic
Training and Conditioning.
2)
Provide a systems approach to the safe
and effective manipulation of the CV and CR systems.
3)
Provide the attendee with practical
Fitness Testing and Fitness Assessment protocols.
4)
Provide the attendee with a practical
system for Aerobic Conditioning exercise prescription, program design, and
exercise management.
Learning Objectives:
1)
The attendee will know the Principles
of Aerobic Training and Conditioning.
2)
The attendee will have mastered a
system for the safe and effective manipulation of the CV and CR systems.
3)
The attendee will know practical
Fitness Testing and Fitness Assessment protocols.
4)
The attendee will have a practical
system for Aerobic Conditioning exercise prescription, program design, and
exercise management.
Time: 2:15 – 3:45
Faculty: Jim Bell, PhDc; President,
IFPA
Topic: Principles Behind Sports
Training and Conditioning
Once your clients move from “de-conditioned” to
“fit” as a result of your training, your understanding of Sports Training and
Conditioning becomes critical. While many of your clients may never reach the
elite level, you can develop far more effective programs to meet your client’s
needs by understanding how athletes train for improved performance.
Abstract:
This presentation will focus on the exercise science
principles behind sports training and conditioning. This lecture will provide a
systems approach utilizing the Gradual Progressive Overload principle (GPO) to
demonstrate how anyone can dramatically improve fitness, health, and athletic
performance. The principles presented here will demonstrate how the
“non-athlete” or “de-conditioned: individual can dramatically improve the 10
components of fitness – strength, speed, power, aerobic endurance, anaerobic
endurance, agility, balance, coordination, flexibility, and body composition.
Not every individual training for health and fitness improvement will want to
devote the time, effort, and energy required to achieve elite levels of athletic
performance, but this session will teach attendees how to reach those levels!
Goals:
1)
Provide the exercise science
principles behind sports training and conditioning.
2)
Provide a systems approach to safe and
effective program design to improve health, fitness, and athletic performance.
3)
Provide program design protocols to
improve all 10 components of fitness - strength, speed, power, aerobic
endurance, anaerobic endurance, agility, balance, coordination, flexibility, and
body composition.
Learning Objectives:
1)
The attendee will learn the exercise
science principles behind sports training and conditioning.
2)
The attendee will learn the systems
approach to safe and effective program design to improve health, fitness, and
athletic performance.
3)
The attendee will learn the program
design protocols to improve all 10 components of fitness - strength, speed,
power, aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, agility, balance, coordination,
flexibility, and body composition.
Time: 4:00 – 5:30
Faculty: Jim Bell, PhDc; President,
IFPA
Topic: Fitness Training Safety
Guidelines and Functional Training
The most important goal for any fitness professional
is training clients safely! This session will focus on the safest and most
effective ways for the fitness professional to conduct fitness training
sessions.
Abstract:
This presentation will focus on the principles
and guidelines for safety during all fitness programs. Rule number one for
fitness professionals is DO NO HARM! This session will focus on safety issues
concerning training sessions for all 10 components of fitness - strength, speed,
power, aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, agility, balance, coordination,
flexibility, and body composition. Learning these guidelines is essential to
prevent injuries (both minor and major), as well as death! The safety guidelines
presented in this session will include the proper use of warm-up and cool-down,
a functional understanding of biomechanics and exercise training techniques,
risks associated with exercise programs, warning signs of health-threatening and
life-threatening distress, signs of overtraining, when to call 911, and more.
Goals:
1)
Provide an in-depth knowledge of
Fitness Training Safety Guidelines and Principles.
2)
Provide safety guidelines for the safe
and effective training of all 10 components of fitness - strength, speed, power,
aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, agility, balance, coordination,
flexibility, and body composition.
3)
Provide a functional understanding of
biomechanics and exercise training protocols.
Learning Objectives:
1)
Learn the fitness training safety
guidelines and principles to ensure the safe and effective exercise management
of individual training programs.
2)
Learn how safety guidelines and
principles apply to all 10 components of fitness.
3)
Learn the requisite biomechanics and
exercise training protocols to ensure safe and effective exercise management.
Time: 5:45 – 7:00
Faculty: Jim Bell, PhDc; President,
IFPA
Topic: How to be a Successful Personal
Trainer
What do you need to know, do, and say in order to
build a successful career as a Personal Trainer? This lecture features powerful
insight into the realm of the world’s most sought after trainers. You will learn
what you need to know to attain greatness as a fitness trainer and a
professional
Abstract:
Effective fitness training requires a specific set
of professional skills. Among these are communication skills, teaching skills,
and motivation skills. This session will detail those skills as they
specifically pertain to the fitness professional and provide specific protocols
to attain high levels of effective communication, teaching, and motivation.
This session will also cover the critical “DOs” and
“DONTs” of the fitness professional.
Goals:
1)
Provide effective communication
protocols for the fitness professional.
2)
Provide effective teaching protocols
for the fitness professional.
3)
Provide effective motivation protocols
for the fitness professional.
Learning Objectives:
1)
The attendee will learn the effective
communication protocols used by successful fitness professionals.
2)
The attendee will learn the effective
teaching protocols used by successful fitness professionals.
3)
The attendee will learn the effective
motivation protocols used by successful fitness professionals.
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
Time: 8:00 – 9:30
Faculty: Jim Bell, PhDc; President,
IFPA
Topic: Program Design and Development
Program design ability is what separates amateur
trainers from top-notch certified fitness professionals. Your ability to safely
and effectively design fitness programs that incorporate your fitness assessment
and exercise prescription, tailored to your clients’ needs assessments and
goals, will be the single most important criteria for you to earn the
recognition as a “Master of your Craft!”
Abstract:
Program Design and Development has traditionally
been the weakest link in the fitness professional’s arsenal of weapons. This
session will focus on a systems approach to developing safe and effective
program design for all individuals and their needs, and within all 10 components
of fitness - strength, speed, power, aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance,
agility, balance, coordination, flexibility, and body composition.
The attendee will be taught a system: Planning →
Briefing → Executing → Debriefing. The planning phase is notoriously overlooked
in fitness programs, which accounts for the high failure rates and lack of
retention in the fitness industry. This session will teach the attendee how to
rectify that flaw!
Goals:
1)
Provides in-depth knowledge of Program
Design and Development.
2)
Provide a classic system approach to
fitness programming: Planning → Briefing → Executing → Debriefing.
3)
Provide a program design system for
all 10 components of fitness - strength, speed, power, aerobic endurance,
anaerobic endurance, agility, balance, coordination, flexibility, and body
composition.
Learning Objectives:
1)
The attendee will gain in-depth
knowledge of Program Design and Development.
2)
The attendee will learn a classic
system approach to fitness programming: Planning → Briefing → Executing →
Debriefing.
3)
The attendee will learn program design
protocols for all 10 components of fitness - strength, speed, power, aerobic
endurance, anaerobic endurance, agility, balance, coordination, flexibility, and
body composition.
Time: 9:45 – 11:15
Faculty: Jim Bell, PhDc; President,
IFPA
Topic: Functional Anatomy (Upper
Body)
This session will focus on specific muscles, how the
muscles move your body, and the safest most effective exercises to do to
maximize your development. Everyone wants bigger or stronger muscles; this
session will teach you how to get them!
Abstract:
This session goes far beyond the academic anatomy
course. This session will focus on the anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology of
specific muscles, the exercises appropriate for the development of those
muscles, and the correct exercise technique and biomechanics to maximize both
the safety and effectiveness of those muscles. Included in this session are
communication, teaching, and motivation techniques to guide your clients toward
mastering exercise technique.
Goals:
1)
Provide pertinent muscle anatomy
information.
2)
Provide pertinent muscle physiology
information.
3)
Provide pertinent muscle kinesiology
information.
4)
Provide pertinent muscle exercise
technique information.
5)
Provide pertinent muscle biomechanics
information.
Learning Objectives:
1)
The attendee will learn major muscle
groups and specific major muscles within those groups.
2)
The attendee will learn the
kinesiology pertaining to major muscle groups and the safe and effective
exercise techniques associated with each muscle and group.
3)
The attendee will learn the
biomechanics associated with the most popular strength training exercises.
11:15 – 12:30 - Break
Time: 12:30 – 2:00
Faculty: Jim Bell, PhDc; President,
IFPA
Topic: Neurophysiology of Resistance
Training, Fitness and Exercise
One of the secrets you will learn in this session is
that you gain strength, speed, power, agility, balance and coordination from
many places in the body other than your muscles. In this session, you will learn
how to maximize your “non-muscle” development.
Abstract:
Neurophysiology is the often overlooked reason for a
tremendous amount of improvement in all 10 components of fitness - strength,
speed, power, aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, agility, balance,
coordination, flexibility, and body composition. This session will provide
instruction on how the body’s adaptation to resistance training results from a
tremendous improvement in the individual’s neurophysiology. The session will
include a discussion on the HOW and WHY of neurological adaptation and
improvement, and how the fitness professional can induce greater overall health
and fitness gains through fitness training.
Goals:
1)
Provide in-depth knowledge of the
effect that fitness training has on an individual’s neurophysiology.
2)
Provide information on the
neurophysiologic relationship between all 10 components of fitness - strength,
speed, power, aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, agility, balance,
coordination, flexibility, and body composition.
3)
Provide training protocols to improve
the individual’s neurophysiology.
Learning Objectives:
1)
The attendee will learn the effect of
fitness training on neurophysiology.
2)
The attendee will learn the
neurophysiologic relationship between all 10 components of fitness - strength,
speed, power, aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, agility, balance,
coordination, flexibility, and body composition.
3)
The attendee will learn practical
training protocols to elicit positive improvements in an individual’s
neurophysiology.
Time: 2:15 - 3:45
Faculty: Jim Bell, PhDc; President,
IFPA
Topic: Nutrition and Sports Nutrition
Considerations for Fitness Trainers
Nutrition is 80% of the battle when you are
attempting to maximize a client’s gains. This session will focus on that very
important 80%.
Abstract:
Nutrition and Exercise Management are equal partners
in the goal of improving fitness, health, and functional living in all
individuals. This session will provide in-depth knowledge in the fundamental
aspects of healthy eating. The American population is in the midst of an obesity
epidemic. This obesity epidemic has lead to an epidemic of Type II diabetes.
This session will provide factual, healthy eating guidelines, as well as
principles to help lead individuals down the “healthy lifestyle” path.
Goals:
1)
Provide in-depth knowledge on the
macronutrients and the percentages of each needed for a healthy diet.
2)
Provide knowledge on nutritional
mistakes commonly made by individuals.
3)
Provide protocols to help individuals
manage their caloric intake.
4)
Provide knowledge on healthy choices
for meal selection.
Learning Objectives:
1)
Learn the recommended percentages of
proteins, fats (saturated and unsaturated), carbohydrates (simple and complex),
and fiber (soluble and insoluble).
2)
Learn the deceptive nature of food
labeling and how to decipher food labels so that you know what you are
consuming.
3)
Learn the role of supplementation in a
lifestyle that includes healthy eating.
4)
Learn the role of proteins, fats,
carbohydrates, sugar, water, fiber, vitamins, and minerals within the body.
5)
Learn how to identify “fad diets” and
the dangers associated with them.
Time: 4:00 - 5:30
Faculty: ACASP / A4M
Topic: Sports Medicine &
Rehabilitation for the Personal Trainer & Fitness Professional
This lecture will cover the most common sports
medicine injuries; injuries to the shoulder, back, and knee. Many of your
clients are in need of correct, knowledgeable, safe, and efficient
rehabilitation of these frequently injured joints. You will learn how to safely
and effectively develop exercise prescriptions, program design, and exercise
management to both care for the joint and prevent further injury to the joint.
Time: 5:45 - 7:00
Faculty: ACASP / A4M
Topic: Exercise
Endocrinology for Personal Trainers and Fitness Professionals
Your understanding of exercise endocrinology is a
critical component of a safe and effective Anti-Aging Program. Your clients are
looking to maximize hormone function to slow (or stop) aging. This lecture will
help you understand how to positively manipulate hormone function. This lecture
will teach you the Anti-Aging aspects of hormone function as well as the hormone
function concerning fluid regulation, immunology, fuel use, stress response,
biological rhythms, and physical performance.
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