Sports Certified Personal Trainer – National Council on Strength & Fitness (NCSF CPT)
The NCSF Certified Personal Trainer equips participants with essential theoretical & practical knowledge on the workings of the human body, lifestyle modification strategies, approaches to nutrition/diet & effective gym training techniques. You will learn about productive methods to help lose fats, build lean muscle mass, better sports performance and improve health/fitness. Upon conferment of the NCSF CPT, participants will be able to function as personal trainers, to help others achieve their fitness goals in the most efficient manner.
1) Comprehensive NCSF Advanced Concepts of Personal Training Textbook & Elearning topics: Chapter 1 Functional Anatomy Chapter 2 Biomechanics Chapter 3 Muscle Physiology Chapter 4 Endocrine System Chapter 5 Bioenergetics Chapter 6 Cardiovascular Physiology Chapter 7 Energy Yielding Nutrients Chapter 8 Non-Energy Yielding Nutrients Chapter 9 Nutritional Supplementation Chapter 10 Body Composition Chapter 11 Weight Management Chapter 12 Physical Fitness & Health Chapter 13 Pre-Exercise Screening & Test Considerations Chapter 14 Assessment of Physical Fitness Chapter 15 Exercise Programming Components Chapter 16 Flexibility Assessment & Programming Chapter 17 Programming for Cardiovascular Fitness Chapter 18 Anaerobic Training Chapter 19 Resistance Training Technique Chapter 20 Functional Training Concepts Chapter 21 Creating an Exercise Program Chapter 22 Working with Special Populations Chapter 23 Ethics and Professional Behavior 2) Hands-on Gym Practical Workshop covers the following topics: – Roles & responsibilities of a personal trainer – Safety Issues – Health & fitness assessments – Effective exercise prescription and program design for fat loss or muscle gain – Real world diet planning & food lists – Health & sports supplementation – Strength training form & techniques for all muscle groups – Cardiovascular toolbox including usage of battling ropes, prowler etc. – Usage of TRX and other popular training tools – Effective methods of stretching