Description
Book SynopsisThere are around 60,000 qualified gym instructors and personal trainers
in the UK alone, with several thousand more qualifying each year. The
Register of Exercise Professionals'' (REPs) Level 3 qualification is
seen as the principal goal for all instructors, and a key part of this
is advanced circuit training.
Fitness Professionals: Advanced Circuit Training is the advanced companion to the definitive Fitness Professionals: Circuit Training.
Building on the basics of the first book, this new title is the only
book in the market that specifically deals with more complex and
innovative circuit methods - including kettlebell exercises, boxercise
and increasingly popular ''boot camp'' military-style exercise - and
which actively helps trainers in the industry achieve their
professional qualifications. Using step-by-step guidance to planning
and coordinating sessions and illustrated by quality photographs, Advanced Circuit Training is written in ac
Table of Contents
Introduction PART ONE: FITNESS GOALS 1 Principles and variables for progressive training 2 Cardiovascular fitness 3 Flexibility training 4 Muscular fitness (strength and endurance) 5 Motor fitness PART TWO: SESSION STRUCTURE AND PROGRAMME DESIGN 6 Advanced warm-ups (with illustrations of dynamic stretches) 7 Advanced cool downs (with illustrations of partners stretches) 8 Seasonal training 9 Periodisation PART THREE: SKILLS, DRILLS AND SAFETY 10 Skill and learning 11 Advanced circuit drills and design 12 Safety considerations PART FOUR: ADVANCED HARDCORE CIRCUITS 13 Kettlebell training with exercises 14 Medicine ball training with exercises 15 Sandbag training with exercises (power bags and X bags) 16 Sledgehammer training with exercises 17 Rubber tyre training with exercises 18 Rope climbing and exercises 19 Telegraph pole/gym bench training List of abbreviations References and recommended further reading Acknowledgements
