NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness TrainingDeveloped by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), this book is designed to help people prepare for the NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) Certification exam or learn the basic principles of personal training using NASM's Optimum Performance Training (OPT) model. The OPT model presents NASM's protocols for building stabilization, strength, and power. More than 600 full-color illustrations and photographs demonstrate concepts and techniques. Exercise color coding maps each exercise movement to a specific phase on the OPT model. Exercise boxes demonstrate core exercises and detail the necessary preparation and movement. Other features include research notes, memory joggers, safety tips, and review questions. |
Contents
PART FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE | 1 |
Basic Exercise Science | 15 |
The Cardiorespiratory System | 39 |
Human Movement Science | 57 |
SUMMARY | 94 |
ASSESSMENTS TRAINING CONCEPTS | 97 |
GENERAL HISTORY | 103 |
BODY COMPOSITION | 111 |
Speed Agility and Quickness | 259 |
ResistanceTraining Concepts | 271 |
SUMMARY | 276 |
Program Design Concepts | 325 |
REPETITION TEMPO | 331 |
Special Populations | 375 |
PART3 | 417 |
PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION | 427 |
Cardiorespiratory Assessments | 117 |
SUMMARY | 129 |
FILLING IN THE TEMPLATE | 135 |
WHAT IS FLEXIBILITY? | 141 |
Scientific Rationale for Flexibility | 147 |
BENEFITS OF FLEXIBILITY TRAINING 147 7 Cardiorespiratory Training Concepts | 173 |
STATIC STRETCHING 153 | 180 |
DYNAMIC STRETCHING 164 Stage III Power Level | 187 |
CoreTraining Concepts | 197 |
Reactive Power Training Concepts 241 | 213 |
BalanceTraining Concepts | 219 |
SUMMARY | 235 |
REVIEW OF THE PROPERTIES OF LIPIDS | 439 |
Dietary Reference Intake Values and Guidelines | 453 |
CAUTION STATEMENTS ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS | 460 |
Professional Development | 477 |
Glossary | 495 |
Appendices | 507 |
Appendix D BodyComposition Formulas | 515 |
AED Automated External Appendix E Percent of One Rep Maximum IRM | 528 |
MANUAL VERSUS AUTOMATED Appendix F One Rep Maximum IRM | 534 |
AEDS AND CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS 513 | 541 |
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