ACSM's Resources for the Personal Trainer (American College Sports Medici)

Cover......Page 1
Half Title Page......Page 3
SENIOR EDITOR & ASSOCIATE EDITORS......Page 4
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contributors......Page 7
Reviewers......Page 9
Foreword......Page 10
ORGANIZATION......Page 12
INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 15
Table of Contents......Page 16
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
THE PROFESSION OF PERSONAL TRAINING......Page 24
PROFESSIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENTS......Page 30
ACSM’S ROLE AND THE EDUCATIONAL CONTINUUM......Page 33
ESTABLISHING YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE......Page 34
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT......Page 37
REFERENCES......Page 39
OBJECTIVES......Page 40
BECOMING A PERSONAL TRAINER......Page 44
ORGANIZING YOUR CAREER PATHWAY......Page 45
EDUCATION......Page 47
CONTINUING EDUCATION......Page 48
ESTABLISHING A CLIENT BASE......Page 49
PERSONAL TRAINER’S ROLE AS A TEACHER, COACH, AND EDUCATOR......Page 50
PRACTICES, STANDARDS, AND ETHICS......Page 51
REFERENCES......Page 52
PART II: The Science of Personal Training......Page 53
OBJECTIVES......Page 54
DESCRIBING BODY POSITION AND JOINT MOVEMENT......Page 55
MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY......Page 59
SYNOVIAL JOINTS......Page 62
JOINT STABILITY......Page 64
CLASSIFICATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLES......Page 67
SPECIFIC JOINT STRUCTURES......Page 68
REFERENCES......Page 114
OBJECTIVES......Page 116
LEVERS......Page 117
MECHANICAL CONCEPTS CRITICAL FOR THE PERSONAL TRAINER......Page 119
MECHANICAL APPLICATIONS IN WEIGHT TRAINING......Page 130
FACTORS THAT AFFECT SKELETAL MUSCLE FORCE......Page 131
WEIGHT TRAINING THROUGH THE USE OF WEIGHT MACHINES......Page 132
MOMENT OF INERTIA......Page 134
ANGULAR MOMENTUM......Page 135
IMPULSE–MOMENTUM......Page 136
GAIT......Page 137
CYCLING......Page 138
INJURY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BIOMECHANICS......Page 139
REFERENCES......Page 140
OBJECTIVES......Page 142
DEFINITION OF EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY......Page 143
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM......Page 144
ACUTE RESPONSE TO CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE......Page 147
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM......Page 149
ENERGY SYSTEMS......Page 153
MUSCULAR SYSTEM......Page 157
NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM......Page 162
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM......Page 163
EXERCISE SYSTEM ADAPTATIONS—STRENGTH, CARDIOVASCULAR, FLEXIBILITY......Page 166
REFERENCES......Page 170
OBJECTIVES......Page 172
SCOPE OF PRACTICE......Page 173
ESSENTIAL NUTRITION CONCEPTS......Page 174
NUTRIENTS THAT PROVIDE ENERGY......Page 175
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS......Page 192
UNDERSTANDING A FOOD LABEL (FROM THE US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION)......Page 198
ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED NUTRITIONAL QUESTIONS......Page 200
REFERENCES......Page 201
PART III: Behavior Modification......Page 203
OBJECTIVES......Page 204
HOW WILL ADDING COACHING TECHNIQUES MAKE YOU A MASTERFUL PERSONAL TRAINER?......Page 205
INTEGRATING COACHING SKILLS INTO PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS......Page 208
REFERENCES......Page 210
OBJECTIVES......Page 211
THE CONTEXT FOR LASTING CHANGE......Page 212
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION THEORY......Page 213
DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR DIFFERENT STAGES: AN OVERVIEW......Page 215
PROGRESSION THROUGH STAGES IS SPIRAL, NOT LINEAR......Page 220
REFERENCES......Page 222
OBJECTIVES......Page 223
MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY......Page 224
BE PRESENT......Page 225
SHOW POSITIVE REGARD......Page 226
MODEL A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE......Page 227
REFERENCES......Page 228
OBJECTIVES......Page 229
APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY......Page 230
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING......Page 233
BUILDING ON POSITIVE EXPERIENCE......Page 238
REFERENCES......Page 245
OBJECTIVES......Page 247
THE EXPERT PARADOX......Page 248
THE VISION LEVEL—DEVELOP A SOLID BASE FOR CHANGE......Page 249
THE ACTION LEVEL—SET GOALS AND REWARD ACHIEVEMENT......Page 250
THE RESULTS LEVEL—PLAN FOR RELAPSE......Page 251
REFERENCES......Page 252
PART IV: Initial Client Screening......Page 253
OBJECTIVES......Page 254
ASPECTS OF SUCCESSFUL CLIENT RELATIONS......Page 255
PRECEDING THE INITIAL CLIENT CONSULTATION......Page 262
INITIAL CLIENT CONSULTATION......Page 265
REFERENCES......Page 272
OBJECTIVES......Page 273
THE SCREENING PROCESS......Page 274
MEDICAL CLEARANCE AND REFERRAL......Page 287
REFERENCES......Page 291
OBJECTIVES......Page 292
HEART RATE: RESTING, EXERCISE, AND RECOVERY......Page 293
BLOOD PRESSURE: RESTING AND EXERCISE......Page 295
BODY COMPOSITION......Page 300
CRF ASSESSMENT......Page 307
MUSCULAR STRENGTH ASSESSMENT: ONE-REPETITION MAXIMUM......Page 316
FLEXIBILITY ASSESSMENT: SIT-AND-REACH TEST......Page 317
REFERENCES......Page 323
PART V: Developing the Exercise Program......Page 324
OBJECTIVES......Page 325
OVERVIEW OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY......Page 326
COMMON MOVEMENT TERMS AND DEFINITIONS......Page 327
TYPES OF TRAINING......Page 332
PROGRAM DESIGN......Page 340
REFERENCES......Page 342
OBJECTIVES......Page 343
GENERAL RESISTANCE TRAINING PRINCIPLES......Page 344
PROGRAM DESIGN PROCESS......Page 345
RESISTANCE TRAINING MODALITIES......Page 351
MACHINES VERSUS FREE-WEIGHT EXERCISES......Page 354
THE NEEDS ANALYSIS......Page 355
THE ACUTE PROGRAM VARIABLES......Page 357
VARIATION OF THE ACUTE PROGRAM VARIABLES......Page 362
PERIODIZATION OF EXERCISE......Page 363
PROGRESSION FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED......Page 366
CLIENTS......Page 367
RESISTANCE EXERCISES......Page 368
REFERENCES......Page 375
OBJECTIVES......Page 377
GENERAL TRAINING PRINCIPLES......Page 379
DESIGN OF CARDIORESPIRATORY TRAINING SESSION......Page 381
SAMPLE CARDIOVASCULAR TRAINING PROGRAMS......Page 400
IMPLEMENTATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR TRAINING PROGRAMS......Page 401
REFERENCES......Page 405
OBJECTIVES......Page 406
DETERMINANTS OF FLEXIBILITY......Page 407
BENEFITS AND RISKS OF FLEXIBILITY TRAINING......Page 409
THREE TYPES OF STRETCHING......Page 411
GENERAL GUIDELINES TO CONSIDER WHEN DESIGNING A FLEXIBILITY TRAINING PROGRAM......Page 414
FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT......Page 416
REFERENCES......Page 429
OBJECTIVES......Page 431
OPTIMAL CLIENT CARE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE......Page 432
EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL DAILY HABITS......Page 433
PERSONAL TRAINING SESSION CRITERIA......Page 435
EDUCATION AND MOTIVATION......Page 441
THE PHASES OF A PERSONAL TRAINING SESSION......Page 442
TRAINING NOTES......Page 447
REFERENCES......Page 448
OBJECTIVES......Page 449
PROGRAMMING FOR OLDER ADULTS......Page 450
PROGRAMMING FOR CLIENTS WITH CVD......Page 454
PROGRAMMING FOR PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM......Page 460
PROGRAMMING FOR CLIENTS WITH DIABETES......Page 462
PROGRAMMING FOR OBESE CLIENTS......Page 469
PROGRAMMING FOR CLIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION......Page 471
REFERENCES......Page 475
PART VI: The Business of Personal Training......Page 478
OBJECTIVES......Page 479
BUSINESS SUCCESS......Page 480
FITNESS MANAGEMENT......Page 482
STARTING A BUSINESS......Page 483
ADMINISTRATION......Page 484
REFERENCES......Page 492
OBJECTIVES......Page 493
POTENTIAL AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY......Page 494
RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES......Page 504
REFERENCES......Page 508
ACSM CERTIFICATIONS AND THE PUBLIC......Page 509
ACSM CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS......Page 510
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs) UNDERLINING ACSM CERTIFICATIONS......Page 511
EXAMPLES BY LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION/CREDENTIAL......Page 514
ACSM CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER SM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)......Page 515
ACSM CERTIFIED HEALTH FITNESS SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)......Page 521
ACSM CERTIFIED CLINICAL EXERCISE SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)......Page 530
ACSM REGISTERED CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST® KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)......Page 537
Index......Page 550