Part III Cardiovascular non-machine exercise technique -- Structure and function of the muscular, nervous, skeletal systems / J. Henry "Hank" Drought -- Muscular system -- Nervous system -- Skeletal system -- Connective tissue -- Structure and function of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems / Mark A. Williams -- Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology -- Respiratory anatomy and physiology -- Bioenergetics / Travis Triplett-McBride -- Essential terminology -- Energy systems -- Substrate depletion and repletion -- Oxygen uptake and the aerobic and anaerobic contributions to exercise -- Biomechanics / Everett Harman -- Levers of the musculoskeletal system -- Anatomical planes of the human body -- Human strength and power -- Biomechanical factors in human strength -- Sources of resistance to muscle contraction -- Movement analysis and exercise prescription -- Resistance training adaptations / Lee E. Brown, Joseph P. Weir -- Basic adaptations to resistance training -- Acute adaptations -- Chronic adaptations -- Factors that influence adaptations to resistance training -- Overtraining -- Detraining -- Aerobic training adaptations / Lee E. Brown, Matthew J. Comeau -- Basic adaptations to aerobic training -- Cardiovascular changes -- Metabolic changes -- Neurological changes -- Skeletal changes -- Respiratory changes -- Factors that influence adaptations to aerobic training -- Overtraining -- Detraining -- Nutrition in the personal training setting / Kristin J. Reimers -- Role of the personal trainer regarding nutrition -- Dietary assessment -- Energy -- Nutrients -- Weight gain -- Weight loss -- Evaluating weight loss diets -- Dietary supplements -- The "art" of making dietary recommendations -- Exercise psychology for the personal trainer / Bradley Hatfield, Phil Kaplan -- Mental health aspects of exercise -- Goal setting -- Motivation -- Methods to motivate a client -- Part II Initial consultation and evaluation. Client consultation and health appraisal / John A. Kordich -- Purpose of consultation and health appraisal -- Delivery process -- Client consultation -- Preparticipation health appraisal screening -- Evaluation of coronary risk factors, disease, and lifestyle -- Interpretation of results -- Referral process -- Medical clearance -- Fitness assessment selection and administration / John A. Kordich, Susan L. Heinrich -- Purposes of assessment -- Formative and summative evaluations -- Assessment terminology -- Factors that affect reliability and validity -- Assessment case studies -- Administration and organization of fitness assessments -- Interpretation and review of results -- Reassessment -- Fitness testing protocols and norms / Joel T. Cramer, Jared W. Coburn -- Vital signs -- Body composition cardiovascular endurance -- Muscular strength -- Muscular endurance -- Flexibility -- Part III Exercise technique. Flexibility, body-weight, and stability ball exercises / Allen Hedrick -- Flexibility training -- Benefits of flexibility training -- Factors affecting flexibility -- Elasticity and plasticity -- Warm-up -- Types of flexibility training -- Body-weight and stability ball exercises -- Resistance training exercise techniques / Thomas R. Baechle, Roger W. Earle -- Basic exercise technique guidelines -- Spotting resistance training exercises -- Cardiovascular activity techniques / J. Henry "Hank" Drought -- General guidelines for safe participation in cardiovascular activities -- Cardiovascular machine exercise technique -- Cardiovascular non-machine exercise technique -- Part VI Suggested solutions for applied knowledge questions. Resistance training program design / Anthony Abbott, JoAnn Eickhoff-Shemek -- General training principles -- Components of a resistance training program -- Initial consultation and fitness evaluation -- Choice -- Frequency -- Order -- Load and repetitions -- Volume : repetitions and sets -- Rest periods -- Variation -- Progression -- Aerobic endurance training program design / Patrick S. Hagerman -- Specificity of aerobic endurance training -- Components of an aerobic endurance training program -- Types of aerobic training programs -- Plyometric and speed training / David H. Potach -- Plyometric mechanics and physiology -- When to use plyometric exercise -- Plyometric program design -- Safety considerations -- Speed training mechanics and physiology -- Speed training safety considerations -- Combining plyometrics and speed training with other forms of exercise -- Part V Clients with unique needs. Clients who are pregnant, older, or preadolescent / Wayne L. Westcott, Avery D. Faigenbaum -- Pregnant women -- Older adults -- Preadolescent youth -- Clients with nutritional and metabolic concerns / Chris Vega, Carlos E. Jimenez -- Overweight and obesity -- Eating disorders -- Hyperlipidemia -- Metabolic syndrome -- Diabetes mellitus -- Clients with cardiovascular and respiratory conditions / Robert Watine -- Hypertension -- Myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Asthma -- Clients with orthopedic, injury, and rehabilitation concerns / David H. Potach, Todd Ellenbecker -- Tissue healing following injury -- Injury classification -- Orthopedic concerns and the personal trainer -- Low back -- Shoulder -- Knee -- Hip -- Arthritis -- Clients with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy / Tom LaFontaine -- Spinal cord injury -- Multiple sclerosis -- Epilepsy -- Cerebral palsy -- Resistance training for clients who are athletes / Dave Pearson, John F. Graham -- Factors in program design -- Periodization of resistance training -- Linear and nonlinear models of periodized resistance training -- Part VI Safety and legal issues -- Facility and equipment layout and maintenance / Mike Greenwood -- Facility and equipment layout -- Special considerations for a home facility -- Facility and equipment maintenance -- Legal issues in personal training / Anthony Abbott, JoAnn Eickhoff-Shemek -- The perils of litigation -- The legal system -- Anatomy of a lawsuit -- Negligence -- Strategies for minimizing legal liability associated with negligence -- Protective legal documents -- Fitness facilities and independent contractors -- Appendix A: Business management for the personal trainer -- Appendix B: Conversion chart -- Answers to study questions -- Suggested solutions for applied knowledge questions.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.