EXPH 4160 - Resistance Training: Theory and Application

• Students will be able to develop sound training practices for athletes using knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, bioenergetics, endocrinology, and sport psychology.
• Students will be able to administer a strength and conditioning program.
• Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of sound nutritional practices for athletes, including supplementation and ergogenic aid use, and how to make general recommendations for an athlete in these areas.
• Students will be able to describe, teach, and evaluate safe and effective exercise routines including resistance training, plyometrics, speed and agility, aerobic, and flexibility programs.
• Students will be able to develop training programs that maximize performance, considering many different performance factors.
• Students will be able to organize and deliver resistance training presentations using unbiased vocabulary, terminology, and sequence structure appropriate to the audience.
• Students will be able to state the goal of resistance training presentations and organize the information using written materials, demonstrations, and explanations appropriate for the audience.
• Students will be able to deliver oral presentations that are based on current evidence in the field of exercise physiology and convey this to the audience.
• Students will be able to evaluate their own and others’ resistance training presentations using constructive feedback and self-reflection.