Chapter 1,2Chapter 1,2THE PERSONAL TRAINING THE PERSONAL TRAINING

PROCESSPROCESS CREATING CLIENT PROGRAMSCREATING CLIENT PROGRAMS INDIVIDUALIZING THE INDIVIDUALIZING THE

PROGRAMPROGRAM CONDUCTING THE WORKOUTCONDUCTING THE WORKOUT CONDUCTING YOURSELFCONDUCTING YOURSELF MOTIVATING YOUR CLIENTMOTIVATING YOUR CLIENT EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONSEXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS SAMPLE FORMS TO USESAMPLE FORMS TO USE

CREATING CLIENT CREATING CLIENT PROGRAMS: PERSONAL PROGRAMS: PERSONAL

PART OF PERSONAL PART OF PERSONAL TRAINING TRAINING

ROLES PLAYED (EDUCATOR, MOTIVATOR, ROLES PLAYED (EDUCATOR, MOTIVATOR, MGR.)MGR.)

CLIENT PROFILES CLIENT PROFILES IMPROVER – COSMETIC FOCUSED, FEWER X/WKIMPROVER – COSMETIC FOCUSED, FEWER X/WK PREEMPTOR – HEALTH FOCUSED, OLDER, MORE X/WKPREEMPTOR – HEALTH FOCUSED, OLDER, MORE X/WK REHABER – WORK HARDENING, NON Rx, SHORT LIVEDREHABER – WORK HARDENING, NON Rx, SHORT LIVED ACHIEVER – SPORT SPECIFIC FOCUS, HIGH INTENSITYACHIEVER – SPORT SPECIFIC FOCUS, HIGH INTENSITY

NATURE OF RELATIONSHIPNATURE OF RELATIONSHIP PROFESSIONALISMPROFESSIONALISM CLARITY – POLICIES (SESSIONS, CANCELLATIONS, CLARITY – POLICIES (SESSIONS, CANCELLATIONS,

FEES, COMMUNICATIONS), GOALSFEES, COMMUNICATIONS), GOALS CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL, PSYCH., PHYS., CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL, PSYCH., PHYS.,

PERSONAL INFORMATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION FRIENDSHIP – NURTURE, BUT AVOID PERSONAL LIFEFRIENDSHIP – NURTURE, BUT AVOID PERSONAL LIFE GENEROSITY (SCHEDULES, RATES, ACCOMODATING)GENEROSITY (SCHEDULES, RATES, ACCOMODATING)

CREATING CLIENT CREATING CLIENT PROGRAMSPROGRAMS

GENERAL PRINCIPLES GENERAL PRINCIPLES OVERLOADOVERLOAD SPECIFICITYSPECIFICITY USE/DISUSEUSE/DISUSE PROGRESSIONPROGRESSION INDIVIDUALITYINDIVIDUALITY

INDIVIDUALIZING INDIVIDUALIZING PROGRAMSPROGRAMS

EVALUATING AND SCREENING CLIENTSEVALUATING AND SCREENING CLIENTS MEDICAL Hx, PAR-Q, FITNESS, %FAT, MEDICAL Hx, PAR-Q, FITNESS, %FAT,

NUTRITION, ETC.NUTRITION, ETC. CONSIDER PREFERENCES & CONSIDER PREFERENCES &

LIMITATIONSLIMITATIONS SET OBJECTIVES THAT ARE “TOPS”SET OBJECTIVES THAT ARE “TOPS”

TIMED – SET SHORT TERM AND LONG TIMED – SET SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALSTERM GOALS

OBJECTIVE – STATE CLEARLYOBJECTIVE – STATE CLEARLY PERSONALIZEPERSONALIZE SPECIFICSPECIFIC

INDIVIDUALIZING INDIVIDUALIZING PROGRAMSPROGRAMS

SELECT APPROPRIATE CARDIOSELECT APPROPRIATE CARDIO F.I.T. PRINCIPLE, MODE IS IMPORTANTF.I.T. PRINCIPLE, MODE IS IMPORTANT

SELECT APPROPRIATE STRENGTH SELECT APPROPRIATE STRENGTH MUSCLE GROUPS, EXERCISES, REPS, SETS, ORDER, REST MUSCLE GROUPS, EXERCISES, REPS, SETS, ORDER, REST

SELECT APPROPRIATE COOL DOWN, FLEXIBILITYSELECT APPROPRIATE COOL DOWN, FLEXIBILITY COOL DOWN BEFORE “SAFE”, STATIC STRETCHING FOR COOL DOWN BEFORE “SAFE”, STATIC STRETCHING FOR

>20s>20s CONSIDER SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES (eg. YOGA)CONSIDER SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES (eg. YOGA) WRITE THE PROGRAM (SINGLE/PARTNER)WRITE THE PROGRAM (SINGLE/PARTNER) SET THE TIME PARAMETERS (1,2,3 X’S/WEEK)SET THE TIME PARAMETERS (1,2,3 X’S/WEEK) DETERMINE PROGRESS (CLARIFY EXPECTATIONS)DETERMINE PROGRESS (CLARIFY EXPECTATIONS)

Strength GainsStrength Gains Muscle SizeMuscle Size

Women and StrengthWomen and Strength Neural Control of StrengthNeural Control of Strength

RecruitmentRecruitment Autogenic InhibitionAutogenic Inhibition Neural AdaptationsNeural Adaptations

CONDUCTING THE CONDUCTING THE WORKOUTWORKOUT

PLAN EVERYTHINGPLAN EVERYTHING EXERCISES, SETS, REPS, ALWAYS ASK “MAPP” EXERCISES, SETS, REPS, ALWAYS ASK “MAPP”

(Medications, Aches, Pains, Problems) AND (Medications, Aches, Pains, Problems) AND ABOUT OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONABOUT OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION

THE WARMUPTHE WARMUP 20-30 MIN MINIMUM20-30 MIN MINIMUM

THE RESISTANCE PHASETHE RESISTANCE PHASE 8-10 EXERCISES @ 80% 1RM W/1SET = 30MIN8-10 EXERCISES @ 80% 1RM W/1SET = 30MIN CONSIDER PACE, ROM, “FAILURE”, VARIETYCONSIDER PACE, ROM, “FAILURE”, VARIETY

COOL-DOWN AND FLEXIBILITYCOOL-DOWN AND FLEXIBILITY 5-10 MIN IS ADEQUATE5-10 MIN IS ADEQUATE

REINFORCING THE GOODBYE (BE POSITIVE)REINFORCING THE GOODBYE (BE POSITIVE) KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS (ASSESSMENTS, KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS (ASSESSMENTS,

WORKOUTS, BILLING, ETC.)WORKOUTS, BILLING, ETC.)

CONDUCTING YOURSELFCONDUCTING YOURSELF

BE A GOOD CITIZENBE A GOOD CITIZEN RESPECT FOR OTHERS – ASK TO WORK INRESPECT FOR OTHERS – ASK TO WORK IN BEWARE OF RUDE PEOPLEBEWARE OF RUDE PEOPLE HELP YOUR CLIENT GET ACCLIMATEDHELP YOUR CLIENT GET ACCLIMATED MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESSMIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS AVOID DISTRACTIONSAVOID DISTRACTIONS

BE A GOOD ROLE MODELBE A GOOD ROLE MODEL GET THERE FIRSTGET THERE FIRST CONSIDERATIONS FOR HOME WORKOUTSCONSIDERATIONS FOR HOME WORKOUTS

PROPRIETY (eg. ASK BEFORE ENTERING)PROPRIETY (eg. ASK BEFORE ENTERING) EMERGENCIESEMERGENCIES CHILDREN/PETSCHILDREN/PETS

MOTIVATING CLIENTSMOTIVATING CLIENTS

IT’S REALLY NOT THE WEIGHT!IT’S REALLY NOT THE WEIGHT! TAILOR STRATEGIES TO CLIENTS TAILOR STRATEGIES TO CLIENTS

OUTCOME EXPECTATIONSOUTCOME EXPECTATIONS SET LONG-TERM GOALS, BUT FOCUS SET LONG-TERM GOALS, BUT FOCUS

ON SHORT-TERM GOALSON SHORT-TERM GOALS CLARIFY REASONABLE OUTCOMESCLARIFY REASONABLE OUTCOMES PROVIDE STRUCTURE TO KEEP CLIENTS PROVIDE STRUCTURE TO KEEP CLIENTS

ON TRACKON TRACK HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLEHOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE

EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONSEXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS

UNDERPROMISE AND OVERDELIVERUNDERPROMISE AND OVERDELIVER FIND A HOT BUTTONFIND A HOT BUTTON Rx FOR TROUBLERx FOR TROUBLE

DON’T MEDICATE, NOURISH, PRESCRIBEDON’T MEDICATE, NOURISH, PRESCRIBE AVOID PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPSAVOID PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

COMMUNICATE WELLCOMMUNICATE WELL RETURN CALLS, NEVER STOP LISTENINGRETURN CALLS, NEVER STOP LISTENING

NEVER STOP LEARNINGNEVER STOP LEARNING FOLLOW THROUGHFOLLOW THROUGH DO THE UNEXPECTED W/ RANDOM ACTS OF DO THE UNEXPECTED W/ RANDOM ACTS OF

KINDNESS AND CONSIDERATION.KINDNESS AND CONSIDERATION.

SAMPLE FORMSSAMPLE FORMS

WAIVERWAIVER LETTER OF AGREEMENTLETTER OF AGREEMENT HEALTH HISTORY QUESTIONNAIREHEALTH HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRE MEDICAL CLEARANCEMEDICAL CLEARANCE GOAL INVENTORYGOAL INVENTORY LIFESTYLE QUESTIONNNAIRELIFESTYLE QUESTIONNNAIRE WORKOUT RECORDWORKOUT RECORD PAR-QPAR-Q