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Free Resistance and Functional Training
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:12.04.2023 09:01:24
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_261 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science; Theory and History of Sports | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Uģis Ciematnieks | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Sports and Nutrition | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigorinu Street, suuk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 3 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 48 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 51 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 3 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 48 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 51 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, sports physiology, biochemistry, basics of health sports, kinesiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for fitness trainers about exercises with free resistance and the conditions of their application in the free weights and functional area. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Functional zone training in health sports | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Basic exercises with free weights, rationale for their use, various modifications | Classes | 2.00 | gym | |||||
| 3 | Exercises for different muscle groups, their application in individual training plans | Classes | 4.00 | gym | |||||
| 4 | Stretching exercises individually and in pairs | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 5 | Development of quick power with the plyometric method, use of special equipment | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 6 | Developing quick power with weightlifting exercises | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 7 | Use of the TRX suspension system in the functional area | Classes | 2.00 | gym | |||||
| 8 | Formation of circuit training in the functional area | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 9 | Work with a customer simulation | Classes | 3.00 | gym | |||||
| 10 | Control | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Functional zone training in health sports | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Basic exercises with free weights, rationale for their use, various modifications | Classes | 2.00 | gym | |||||
| 3 | Exercises for different muscle groups, their application in individual training plans | Classes | 4.00 | gym | |||||
| 4 | Stretching exercises individually and in pairs | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 5 | Development of quick power with the plyometric method, use of special equipment | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 6 | Developing quick power with weightlifting exercises | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 7 | Use of the TRX suspension system in the functional area | Classes | 2.00 | gym | |||||
| 8 | Formation of circuit training in the functional area | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 9 | Work with a customer simulation | Classes | 3.00 | gym | |||||
| 10 | Control | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independently learns various course topics according to the literature sources specified by the lecturer. Develops and executes an individual training program to increase one's physical fitness. Develops a strength training program appropriate to the client's age, gender, physical fitness and goals. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1.Independent work - Arranging individual exercises in sequence, demonstrating them - 15% 2.Independent work - preparation and demonstration of a training fragment (the topic is determined by the teacher) - 15% 3.Final test - conducting the lesson 3 parts (introduction, main part, conclusion ) - 70% *The test can be taken if all practical classes have been attended and independent work has been completed. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knowledge and understanding of various power trainers, exercises with free weights and dumbbells, exercises using your own body weight and the possibilities of using various exercises to increase strength and muscle mass, strengthen the support and movement system, improve health, prevent injuries and various diseases. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Will know how to use any strength machines, adjust the machines according to the height of the client, show the correct exercise technique with the machines, free weights and dumbbells to strengthen health and achieve the goals desired by the client. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | You will be able to draw up training programs for increasing strength and muscle mass, improving body composition, and lead classes using various trainers and exercises with your own body weight, free weights and dumbbells. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Foundations of Professional Personal Training. 3rd Edition. Edited by Canadian Fitness Professionals Inc. 2022. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics 456 p. | ||||||||
| 2 | Airhart, T.D. Principles of Training for Fitness and Wellness. 4th Revised edition. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. 277 p. 2020 | ||||||||
| 3 | Dzenis A., Grāvītis U., Knipše G. Trenera rokasgrāmata. Rīga, Jumava, 2022. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Boyle M. New Functional Training for Sports. Human kinetics, 2016. | ||||||||
| 2 | ACSM's Resources for the Group Exercise Instructor. 2nd edition. American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Wolters Kluwer Health. 288 p. 2022 | ||||||||
