NCSF Personal Trainer Workshop Steps ...

 

Enroll for your Workshop Course

Prepare for your Workshop Course

Attend your Workshop Course

Take your Certification Exam

The NCSF Personal Trainer Workshop is two days of high energy instruction where candidates participate in interactive lectures and engage in a variety of activities under the guidance of expert NCSF instructors. The workshop is used to reinforce key course concepts through multi media presentation and case study completion, as well as perform essential practical training and assessment techniques through individual and group participation.

Program Topics:
Components of Health and Wellness Health Screening and Evaluation Lifestyle Management Techniques Components of Functional Warm-up Flexibility Assessment and Programming Exercise Physiology Body Composition Analysis Techniques Resistance Training Techniques	Goal Setting Informed Consent and Liability Health Status Questionnaire Structural Anatomy Cardiorespiratory Testing and Programming Components of Nutrition Components of Muscular Strength and Endurance Weight Management Strategies

Practical Performance:

Reviewing and Signing of Informed Consent Health Status Questionnaire Review Calculation of Desired Body Fat Calculation of Resting Metabolic Rate Evaluation of Resting Blood Pressure Energy Expenditure VS Weight Loss Kcal Expenditure from O2 Utilization Cardio Training Intensity Computations Exercise Starting Points and Progressions Biomechanics Term Review and Application Rotator Cuff Strengthening Training Flexibility Training Techniques

Girth Estimation of Body Fat Skinfold Estimation of Body Fat Lifestyle Questionnaire review Evaluation of Resting Heart Rate Case Study Dietary Considerations RMR calculations using METs Free Weight Resistance Training Techniques Functional Resistance Training Techniques Submax Step Test Administration Functional Warm-up Performance Case Study Nutritional Review Abdominal and Core Training Techniques Ten Point Flexibility Assessment

Workshops are conducted on weekends from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Each candidate will have driving directions to the workshop as well as a checklist of what to bring within their course materials package.