NASM essentials of personal fitness training / editors, Micheal A. Clark, Brian Sutton, Scott C. Lucett.

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Overview: This text is a recommended resource for the NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) certification. The NASM CPT certification is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Since 1987, the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) has been a global leader in provid...

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Corporate Author: National Academy of Sports Medicine
Other Authors: Clark, Micheal (Editor)
Sutton, Brian G. (Editor)
Lucett, Scott (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2014]
Edition:Fourth edition revised.
Subjects:
Personal trainers > Training of > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Personal trainers > Vocational guidance > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Personal trainers > Certification > United States > Study guides.
Physical education and training > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Study guides.
Physical Description:xviii, 680 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Variant Title:
National Academy of Sports Medicine essentials of personal fitness training.
Essentials of personal fitness training.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • National Academy of Sports Medicine Code of Professional Conduct
  • Preface
  • Letter from the managing editor
  • New content
  • User's guide
  • Acknowledgments
  • Section 1: Fundamentals Of Human Movement Science:
  • Scientific rationale for integrated training
  • Basic exercise science
  • Cardiorespiratory system
  • Exercise metabolism and bioenergetics
  • Human movement science
  • Section 2: Assessments, Training Concepts, And Program Design:
  • Fitness assessment
  • Flexibility training concepts
  • Cardiorespiratory fitness training
  • Core training concepts
  • Balance training concepts
  • Plyometric (reactive) training concepts
  • Speed, agility, and quickness training
  • Resistance training concepts
  • Integrated program design and the optimum performance training (OPT) model
  • Introduction to exercise modalities
  • Chronic health conditions and physical or functional limitations
  • Section 3: Nutrition And Supplementation:
  • Nutrition
  • Supplementation
  • Section 4: Client Interaction And Professional Development:
  • Lifestyle modification and behavioral coaching
  • Developing a successful personal training business
  • Appendix A: Exercise library
  • Appendix B: OPT exercise programs
  • Appendix C: One repetition maximum conversion
  • Appendix D: Muscular system
  • Glossary
  • Index.