Chapter 10 Resistance Training Program Design
Resistance Training
Program Design
A
s a Personal Trainer you must be able to design safe and
effective programs. It all starts with the initial consultation
and fitness assessment. The initial consultation should
give you and your client a clear understanding of the primary
resistance-training goal. The fitness assessment will give you
clues as to how experienced your client is with movement and
body technique, as well as a baseline of strength and endurance.There are many things to consider when designing a resistance
training program; the frequency of the workout, how many times
per week they will train
each muscle group,
what exercises, the
sequence of the exer-
cises, the duration of
the session, how much
weight to lift, how many
repetitions, how many
sets, how much rest
between exercises, and
how many rest days
between sessions.
Then you will need to
decide when your client
will work out on their
own, if at all, and how
many sessions they will
train with you.It is your job to make
sure that your client is
safely and effectively progressing and overloading the muscles,
while minimizing overtraining. Therefore it is key that the person-
al trainer builds a program that follows the training principles.Sample Pages PDF Extract
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