ACSM's Resources for the Personal Trainer, 4th edition

Cover
......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Preface......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 9
Contributors......Page 11
Reviewers......Page 13
ACSM CCRB Reviewers......Page 15
Contents......Page 17
PART I: Introduction to the Field and Profession of Personal Training......Page 19
OBJECTIVES......Page 20
THE FITNESS INDUSTRY: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LANDSCAPE......Page 21
PERSONAL TRAINERS’ SCOPE OF PRACTICE......Page 24
ESTABLISHING A SOLID KNOWLEDGE BASE......Page 32
PROFESSIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENTS......Page 34
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT......Page 37
NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY......Page 39
ACSM’S ROLE AND THE EDUCATIONAL CONTINUUM......Page 41
SUMMARY......Page 43
REFERENCES......Page 44
OBJECTIVES......Page 45
CLIENT EXPECTATIONS OF A PERSONAL TRAINER......Page 46
WHERE DO I START MY CAREER?......Page 53
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF REWARDING CAREER PATHS?......Page 55
WHAT ARE MY BEST OPTIONS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT?......Page 56
WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM A CAREER AS A PERSONAL TRAINER?......Page 57
REFERENCES......Page 58
PART II: The Science of Personal Training......Page 59
OBJECTIVES......Page 60
DESCRIBING BODY POSITION AND JOINT MOVEMENT......Page 61
MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY......Page 65
SPECIFIC JOINT ANATOMY AND CONSIDERATIONS......Page 75
REFERENCES......Page 123
OBJECTIVES......Page 125
TRAINING ILLUSTRATION 1......Page 126
LEVERS......Page 127
VECTOR QUANTITIES......Page 130
TRAINING ILLUSTRATION 2......Page 133
TRAINING ILLUSTRATION 3......Page 134
MECHANICAL WORK......Page 135
MECHANICAL WORK FOR ROTATIONAL (ANGULAR) MOVEMENTS......Page 136
TRAINING ILLUSTRATION 4......Page 138
POWER FOR ROTATIONAL (ANGULAR) MOVEMENTS......Page 139
MUSCULAR ANATOMY AND FORCE......Page 141
BIOMECHANICS OF SELECTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES......Page 142
SUMMARY......Page 145
REFERENCES......Page 146
OBJECTIVES......Page 147
DEFINITION OF EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY......Page 148
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM......Page 149
ACUTE RESPONSE TO CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE......Page 152
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM......Page 154
ENERGY SYSTEMS......Page 158
MUSCULAR SYSTEM......Page 162
NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM......Page 167
EXERCISE SYSTEM ADAPTATIONS: STRENGTH, CARDIOVASCULAR......Page 170
REFERENCES......Page 174
OBJECTIVES......Page 176
SCOPE OF PRACTICE......Page 177
ESSENTIAL NUTRITIONAL CONCEPTS......Page 178
NUTRIENTS THAT PROVIDE ENERGY......Page 179
SPECIAL CONDITIONS......Page 199
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS......Page 200
UNDERSTANDING A FOOD LABEL (FROM THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION)......Page 205
FREQUENTLY ASKED NUTRITION QUESTIONS......Page 207
REFERENCES......Page 208
PART III: Behavior Modification......Page 211
OBJECTIVES......Page 212
THE CHALLENGE OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE......Page 214
WHY IS THEORY IMPORTANT?......Page 216
THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL (TTM) WITH MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING......Page 217
THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL......Page 222
THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR......Page 223
SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY......Page 225
GOAL SETTING THEORY......Page 227
SOCIOECOLOGICAL MODEL......Page 230
LESSONS LEARNED: UTILIZING THEORETICAL CONSTRUCT......Page 233
BUILDING THEORY INTO INTERVENTION......Page 237
SUMMARY......Page 238
REFERENCES......Page 239
OBJECTIVES......Page 241
SELF-EFFICACY, MOTIVATION, AND SELF-WORTH......Page 244
STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING EXERCISE ADHERENCE......Page 245
INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO INCREASE ADHERENCE......Page 256
SUMMARY......Page 258
REFERENCES......Page 259
OBJECTIVES......Page 262
COUNSELING/COACHING TECHNIQUES......Page 263
REFERENCES......Page 275
PART IV: Initial Client Screening......Page 279
OBJECTIVES......Page 280
ASPECTS OF SUCCESSFUL CLIENT RELATIONS......Page 281
PRECEDING THE INITIAL CLIENT CONSULTATION......Page 288
INITIAL CLIENT CONSULTATION......Page 292
SUMMARY......Page 297
REFERENCES......Page 298
OBJECTIVES......Page 299
WHY SCREEN?......Page 300
THE SCREENING PROCESS......Page 301
MEDICAL CLEARANCE AND REFERRAL......Page 313
REFERENCES......Page 318
OBJECTIVES......Page 319
HEART RATE: RESTING, EXERCISE, AND RECOVERY......Page 320
BLOOD PRESSURE: RESTING AND EXERCISE......Page 323
BODY COMPOSITION......Page 327
CRF ASSESSMENT......Page 336
MUSCULAR STRENGTH ASSESSMENT: ONE-REPETITION MAXIMUM......Page 348
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE ASSESSMENT: PARTIAL CURL-UP AND PUSH-UP TESTS......Page 349
FLEXIBILITY ASSESSMENT: SIT-AND-REACH TEST......Page 352
REFERENCES......Page 357
PART V: Developing the Exercise Program......Page 359
CHAPTER 13: Comprehensive Program Design......Page 360
BENEFITS OF A COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISE PROGRAM......Page 361
COMPONENTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISE PROGRAM......Page 364
ANATOMY OF AN EXERCISE SESSION......Page 376
SUMMARY......Page 377
REFERENCES......Page 378
OBJECTIVES......Page 379
GENERAL RESISTANCE TRAINING PRINCIPLES......Page 380
PROGRAM DESIGN PROCESS......Page 381
RESISTANCE TRAINING MODALITIES......Page 387
THE NEEDS ANALYSIS......Page 391
ACUTE PROGRAM VARIABLES......Page 393
VARIATION OF ACUTE PROGRAM VARIABLES......Page 400
PERIODIZATION OF EXERCISE......Page 401
PROGRESSION FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED......Page 404
CLIENT INTERACTIONS......Page 405
RESISTANCE EXERCISES......Page 407
REFERENCES......Page 413
OBJECTIVES......Page 415
HISTORY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 416
GENERAL TRAINING PRINCIPLES......Page 417
DESIGN OF A CARDIORESPIRATORY TRAINING SESSION......Page 419
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE......Page 421
SAMPLE CARDIORESPIRATORY ENDURANCE TRAINING PROGRAMS......Page 443
IMPLEMENTING CARDIORESPIRATORY ENDURANCE TRAINING PROGRAMS......Page 446
REFERENCES......Page 447
OBJECTIVES......Page 449
DETERMINANTS OF FLEXIBILITY......Page 450
BENEFITS AND RISKS OF FLEXIBILITY TRAINING......Page 452
EVALUATING FLEXIBILITY......Page 454
THREE TYPES OF STRETCHING......Page 455
RATIONALE FOR FLEXIBILITY TRAINING......Page 474
DESIGNING A FLEXIBILITY TRAINING PROGRAM......Page 475
FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT......Page 477
SUMMARY......Page 478
REFERENCES......Page 479
OBJECTIVES......Page 481
OPTIMAL CLIENT CARE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE......Page 482
PERSONAL TRAINING SESSION CRITERIA FOR APPROPRIATE SEQUENCING......Page 485
EDUCATION AND MOTIVATION......Page 493
REFERENCES......Page 495
OBJECTIVES......Page 496
ADVANCED TRAINING STATUS......Page 498
ADVANCED PROGRAM DESIGN......Page 499
REFERENCES......Page 520
OBJECTIVES......Page 522
PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN......Page 523
PROGRAMMING FOR OLDER ADULTS......Page 525
PROGRAMMING FOR CLIENTS WITH CVD......Page 533
PROGRAMMING DURING PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM......Page 537
PROGRAMMING FOR CLIENTS WITH DIABETES......Page 539
PROGRAMMING FOR OBESE CLIENTS......Page 544
PROGRAMMING GOALS......Page 545
PROGRAMMING FOR CLIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION......Page 548
PROGRAMMING FOR CLIENTS WITH COMORBIDITIES......Page 550
REFERENCES......Page 553
PART VI: The Business of Personal Training......Page 559
OBJECTIVES......Page 560
THE PERSONAL TRAINER’S POSITION......Page 561
BUSINESS SUCCESS......Page 563
TRAINING AND EMPOWERING PERSONAL TRAINERS......Page 566
STARTING A BUSINESS......Page 568
ADMINISTRATION......Page 569
REFERENCES......Page 578
OBJECTIVES......Page 579
EFFECTIVELY MINIMIZING RISK......Page 580
SCOPE OF PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION......Page 581
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM......Page 583
CLAIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT......Page 590
DEVELOPMENT OF A BUSINESS PLAN......Page 591
RISK-MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES......Page 592
INFORMED CONSENT, RELEASE, OR WAIVER......Page 593
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE......Page 595
CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY......Page 596
REFERENCES......Page 597
APPENDIX A: American College of Sports Medicine Certifications......Page 599
ACSM CERTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT......Page 600
ACSM’S FIVE PRIMARY CERTIFICATIONS......Page 602
THE BOTTOM LINE......Page 613
REFERENCES......Page 614
DOMAIN I: INITIAL CLIENT CONSULTATION AND ASSESSMENT......Page 615
DOMAIN II: EXERCISE PROGRAMMING AND IMPLEMENTATION......Page 618
DOMAIN III: LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION......Page 621
DOMAIN IV: LEGAL, PROFESSIONAL, BUSINESS, AND MARKETING......Page 622
APPENDIX C: Editors from the Previous Two Editions of ACSM’s Resources for the Personal Trainer......Page 626
APPENDIX D: Contributors from the Previous Two Editions of ACSM’s Resources for the Personal Trainer......Page 627
Index......Page 631