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XAGON FITNESS SPORTS & FITNESS SCHOOL Personal Training Diploma - EUROPEACTIVE Accredited, EREPS EQF 4 Writing - editing: Stavros Dedoukos Contribute: George Xiros Exercises images: S. Dedoukos

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1 INTRODUCTION 1 0 topics
2 1.1. INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL TRAINING 12 topics
  1. 🔒 CERTIFICATION OF KNOWLEDGE - ABILITIES - SKILLS
  2. 🔒 EUROPEACTIVE
  3. 🔒 REGISTRATION WITH ΕREPS
  4. 🔒 EREPS CODE OF ETHICAL PRACTICE
  5. 🔒 TEN RULES FOR EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS
  6. 🔒 PERSONAL TRAINER RESTRICTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  7. 🔒 SELF-COMMITMENT RULES OF PERSONAL TRAINER
  8. 🔒 PERSONAL TRAINER EMPLOYMENT AREAS
  9. 🔒 POSSIBLE CLIENTS
  10. 🔒 INDICATIVE CASES OF THE USEFULNESS OF PERSONAL TRAINER
  11. 🔒 BASIC TIPS FOR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS
  12. 🔒 THE FEATURES OF THE IDEAL PERSONAL TRAINER
3 1.2. INVOICING - PERSONAL TRAINER PAYMENT 7 topics
  1. 🔒 INTRODUCTION
  2. 🔒 GENERAL INVOICING FRAMEWORKΕ
  3. 🔒 INVOICING: POINTS TO BE CAREFUL
  4. 🔒 PERSONAL TRAINING ADVERTISING
  5. 🔒 ADVICES FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS PERSONAL TRAINING
  6. 🔒 PERSONAL TRAINING SERVICES APPLICATIONS
  7. 🔒 THE AID OF THE PERSONAL TRAINER
4 1.3. TYPICAL STEPS OF PERSONAL TRAINING 5 topics
  1. 🔒 STATUS ASSESSMENT AND ACQUAINTANCE
  2. 🔒 THE FIRST WORKOUT
  3. 🔒 AT THE NEXT WORKOUTS
  4. 🔒 BASIC REASONS FOR THE EXERCISE ABANDONMENT BY THE CLIENTS
  5. 🔒 KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
5 INTRODUCTION 2 0 topics
6 2.1. GUIDELINES FOR ACQUIRING THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE TRAINEE 7 topics
  1. 🔒 SAMPLE OF A BASIC PROFILE OF A HEALTHY TRAINEE
  2. 🔒 POINTS OF SPECIAL WARNING AND HANDLING
  3. 🔒 CATEGORIZATION OF POSSIBLE TRAINEES BASED ON DANGER
  4. 🔒 1. HIGH RISK TRAINEES
  5. 🔒 2. AVERAGE RISK TRAINEES
  6. 🔒 3. LOW RISK TRAINEES
  7. 🔒 GUIDELINES FOR COLLECTING THE MEDICAL HISTORY
7 2.2. SUMMARY OF GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS & GUIDELINES FOR HEALTHY TRAINEES BY XAGON FITNESS 9 topics
  1. 🔒 INVIOLABLE RULE
  2. 🔒 EVALUATION OF SUITABILITY FOR EXERCISE
  3. 🔒 GUIDELINES FOR CARDIORESPIRATORY EXERCISE ("CARDIO")
  4. 🔒 GUIDELINES FOR STRENGTH TRAINING
  5. 🔒 GUIDELINES FOR FLEXIBILITY/MOBILITY
  6. 🔒 GUIDELINES OF HYDRATION
  7. 🔒 RISKS DURING EXERCISE
  8. 🔒 MEDICATION'S SIDE-EFFECTS
  9. 🔒 EXERCISE GUIDELINES FOR PEOPLE OVER 65 YEARS
8 2.3. QUESTIONS - ANSWERS 0 topics
9 INTRODUCTION 3 0 topics
10 3.1. PERSONAL TRAINING PROGRAM 10 topics
  1. 🔒 SMART GOALS - S.M.A.R.T. TARGETING
  2. 🔒 CLIENTS’ EXPECTATIONS
  3. 🔒 UNFULFILLED EXPECTATIONS
  4. 🔒 SETTING GOALS
  5. 🔒 SUCCESSFUL PERSONAL TARGETING RULES
  6. 🔒 QUESTIONS BEFORE DESIGNING THE PROGRAM
  7. 🔒 TYPICAL PROGRAM DESIGN STEPS
  8. 🔒 WHAT PERSONAL TRAINER SHOULD KNOW
  9. 🔒 PREPARATION- GATHERING THE DETAILS OF TRAINEE
  10. 🔒 OPTIMIZING THE BEST EFFICIENCY
11 3.2. PERSONAL TRAINING PLANNING 9 topics
  1. 🔒 WEEKLY PERSONAL TRAINING PLANNING
  2. 🔒 COMPLETE PERSONAL TRAINING SESSION/WORKOUT P.T.
  3. 🔒 PRIORITIES
  4. 🔒 REPEATS OF STRENGTH EXERCISES
  5. 🔒 VARIETY OF DIFFERENT STIMULIS
  6. 🔒 OVERCOMING THE STAGNATION THROUGH EXERCISES
  7. 🔒 THE GOLDEN RULE OF THE PROGRESSIVITY
  8. 🔒 FOR HURRIED AND BUSY TRAINEES
  9. 🔒 THE NECESSARY TRIPTYCH TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL
12 3.3. PROGRAMMING- EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION 6 topics
  1. 🔒 PERSONAL PROJECT DESIGN STEPS
  2. 🔒 DIVISION OF TRAINING SESSION
  3. 🔒 EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE EXERCISE SECTION
  4. 🔒 EXAMPLE OF CARDIORESPIRATORY SECTION: 15 MINUTES INTERVAL
  5. 🔒 QUESTIONS FOR PROGRAM CHANGING
  6. 🔒 EXERCISES DATABASE
13 3.4. APPLICATIONS WORKOUT FOR SMALL GROUP TRAINING 10 topics
  1. 🔒 ADDITIONAL SMALL GROUP TRAINING GUIDANCE
  2. 🔒 IMPLEMENTATION: CIRCUIT/STATION TRAINING
  3. 🔒 CIRCUIT/ STATION TRAINING DESIGN GUIDELINES
  4. 🔒 BASIC CIRCUIT / STATION TRAINING PROGRAM / WORKOUT
  5. 🔒 MODEL OF ANAEROBIC AND MIXED WEIGHT TRAINING
  6. 🔒 MIXED GOALS WORKOUTS
  7. 🔒 1st MODEL/WORKOUT OF TRAINING STATION
  8. 🔒 2nd MODEL/WORKOUT OF STATION TRAINING
  9. 🔒 INTERVAL MODEL/WORKOUT #1
  10. 🔒 INTERVAL MODEL/WORKOUT #2
14 3.5. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING SYSTEMS 0 topics
15 INTRODUCTION 4 0 topics
16 4.1. SPORTS TRAINING AND SPORTS CONDITIONING 5 topics
  1. 🔒 GENERAL INFORMATION OF "SPORT" PROGRAMS
  2. 🔒 PERIODICITY AND CATEGORIZATION OF EXERCISES OF ATHLETES
  3. 🔒 CLASSIFICATION OF EXERCISES
  4. 🔒 WEIGHT - RESISTANCE - INTENSITY
  5. 🔒 INTENSITY - VOLUME OF TRAINING RATIO
17 4.2. OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING 15 topics
  1. 🔒 ΜILO OF CROTON
  2. 🔒 MODERN OLYMPIC WEIGHTING CONTEST
  3. 🔒 BENEFITS FOR THE BODY FROM THE USE OF MOVEMENTS OF WEIGHTLIFTING
  4. 🔒 OFFICIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR OLYMPIC BAR
  5. 🔒 WEIGHTLIFTING RACE MOVEMENTS
  6. 🔒 1. SNATCH
  7. 🔒 2. CLEAN AND JERK (ON SHOULDERS AND LIFTING)
  8. 🔒 BASIC LEARNING PRINCIPLES
  9. 🔒 BASIC WEIGHT TRAINING METHODS FOR NON-WEIGHTLIFTERS
  10. 🔒 BASIC TRAINING METHODS IN WEIGHTLIFTING
  11. 🔒 REPETITIONS USING FIXED WEIGHTS
  12. 🔒 REPETITIONS WITH ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS
  13. 🔒 SINGLE REPETITIONS WITH FIXED WEIGHTS
  14. 🔒 SINGLE REPETITIONS WITH ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS
  15. 🔒 BULGARIAN TRAINING METHODOLOGY
18 4.3. POWER LIFTING 11 topics
  1. 🔒 POWER LIFTING TRAINING STRUCTURES
  2. 🔒 EXERCISES – TRAINING DIVISION
  3. 🔒 MODEL OF TYPICAL TRAINING POWER LIFTING PLAN
  4. 🔒 COMMON POWER LIFTING TRAINING SYSTEMS
  5. 🔒 SIMPLE REPEATS
  6. 🔒 PYRAMID SYSTEM (TRIANGLE PROGRAM)
  7. 🔒 «3 - 5» SYSTEM
  8. 🔒 PAP ACCESSORY TECHNIQUE
  9. 🔒 DETACHMENTS
  10. 🔒 CORNERS OF DIFFICULTY
  11. 🔒 CHEATING REPEATS
19 4.4. POWER BUILDING TRAINING 2 topics
  1. 🔒 INDICATIVE DYNAMIC EXERCISES
  2. 🔒 KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
20 INTRODUCTION 5 0 topics
21 5.1. INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONAL TRAINING 8 topics
  1. 🔒 WHAT IS FITNESS
  2. 🔒 DEFINITION OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING
  3. 🔒 FRAME WORK OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING’S NECESSITY
  4. 🔒 WHAT IS AND WHAT IS NOT THE FUNCTIONAL TRAINING
  5. 🔒 THE FUNCTIONAL TRAINING IS...
  6. 🔒 THE FUNCTIONAL TRAINING IS NOT...
  7. 🔒 FUNCTIONAL TRAINING VS CONVENTIONAL TRAINING
  8. 🔒 FUNCTIONAL ABILITY
22 5.2. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING 9 topics
  1. 🔒 THE HUMAN MOVEMENT
  2. 🔒 PUSH AND PULL
  3. 🔒 ROTATION
  4. 🔒 CHANGE OF BODY WEIGHT CENTER (LEVEL CHANGE)
  5. 🔒 LOCOMOTION
  6. 🔒 NORMAL PRIMORDIAL MOVEMENTS
  7. 🔒 FUNCTIONAL TRAINING FEATURES
  8. 🔒 TRAINING PHILOSOPHY OF THE FUNCTIONAL TRAINING
  9. 🔒 TO WHOM FITS THE FUNCTIONAL TRAINING?
23 5.3. FUNCTIONAL EXERCISES 6 topics
  1. 🔒 BASIC FEATURES OF THE FUNCTIONAL EXERCISES
  2. 🔒 PARTICULAR BENEFITS OF THE FUNCTIONAL EXERCISES
  3. 🔒 BASIC SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FUNCTIONAL EXERCISES
  4. 🔒 SENSORY-MOTOR PRINCIPLES OF THE FUNCTIONAL EXERCISES
  5. 🔒 CONVERTING THE CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES TO FUNCTIONAL ONES
  6. 🔒 FUNCTIONAL TRAINING PROGRESSIVENESS
24 5.4. BODY WEIGHT FUNCTIONAL EXERCISES 12 topics
  1. 🔒 FUNCTIONAL PRACTICE
  2. 🔒 EXAMPLES OF PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
  3. 🔒 EXAMPLES FUNCTIONAL EXERCISES
  4. 🔒 ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONAL IDEAS - BRAIN FITNESS - AEROBIC
  5. 🔒 ADDITIONAL POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUNCTIONAL TRAINING
  6. 🔒 ALSO TRY
  7. 🔒 ANIMAL FITNESS
  8. 🔒 CRAWLING
  9. 🔒 FUNCTIONAL BREATHING TRAINING
  10. 🔒 POSTURE TRAINING
  11. 🔒 ANCIENT GREEK FUNCTIONAL TRAINING
  12. 🔒 FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCREEN (FMS)
25 5.5. FUNCTIONAL TRAINING PLANNING 6 topics
  1. 🔒 FUNCTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
  2. 🔒 DESIGN CRITERIA OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING
  3. 🔒 INTENSITY OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING
  4. 🔒 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TRAINING DESIGN
  5. 🔒 PROFESSIONAL PLANNING SCALE PHASES
  6. 🔒 FUNCTIONAL TRAINING WITH MUSIC OR NOT?
26 5.6. MODELS OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING 1 topics
  1. 🔒 BASIC MODEL
27 5.7. FUNCTIONAL STRETCHING 1 topics
  1. 🔒 KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
28 INTRODUCTION 6 0 topics
29 6.1. INTRODUCTION - INFORMATION 10 topics
  1. 🔒 WHAT ARE KETTLEBELLS
  2. 🔒 BRIEF HISTORY
  3. 🔒 KETTLEBELLS VS CONVENTIONAL FREE WEIGHTS
  4. 🔒 BENEFITS OF KETTLEBELLS
  5. 🔒 KETTLE BELLS USE PHILOSOPHY
  6. 🔒 KETTLEBELLS CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION VARIETIES
  7. 🔒 BENEFITS OF KETTLEBELLS TRAINING
  8. 🔒 SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR ATHLETES
  9. 🔒 KETTLEBELL TRAINING CONTRAINDICATION
  10. 🔒 GENERAL GOALS AND METHODS OF KETTLE BELL TRAINING
30 6.2. BASIC KETTLEBELL TRAINING PROGRAM 14 topics
  1. 🔒 BASIC GUIDES AND INSTRUCTIONS
  2. 🔒 LOAD (BURDEN) PROGRESSIVENESS
  3. 🔒 CHOICE OF THE KETTLE BELLS’ WEIGHT
  4. 🔒 SWINGS
  5. 🔒 AMERICAN SWINGS
  6. 🔒 SINGLE-ARM SNATCH
  7. 🔒 JERK / PUSH AND JERK
  8. 🔒 TURKISH GETUP
  9. 🔒 WINDMILL
  10. 🔒 KETTLEBELL THRUSTER
  11. 🔒 SUMO DEAD LIFT HIGH PULL
  12. 🔒 OTHER BASIC KETTLE BELL EXERCISES
  13. 🔒 EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT GRIPS
  14. 🔒 INDICATIVE EXAMPLES OF KETTLEBELL EXERCISES
31 6.3. PROGRAM MODEL 9 topics
  1. 🔒 TRAINING METHODOLOGY
  2. 🔒 MAIN TRAINING MISTAKES
  3. 🔒 PROGRAM MODELS (TRAINING WORKOUTS/SESSIONS)
  4. 🔒 PROGRAM MODEL FOR BEGINNER (1)
  5. 🔒 PROGRAM MODEL FOR BEGINNER (2)
  6. 🔒 PROGRAM MODEL FOR INTERMEDIATE TRAINEE (1)
  7. 🔒 PROGRAM MODEL FOR INTERMEDIATE TRAINEE (2)
  8. 🔒 PROGRAM MODEL FOR ADVANCED TRAINEE
  9. 🔒 KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
32 INTRODUCTION 7 0 topics
33 7.1. TRAINING WITH HEAVY ROPES 7 topics
  1. 🔒 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS OF ROPES
  2. 🔒 PLACING/ ANCHORING OF ROPE
  3. 🔒 USING THE ROPES AS AN EXERCISE TOOL
  4. 🔒 FORMAL USE
  5. 🔒 INCREASE–DECREASE OF INTENSITY
  6. 🔒 TYPICAL ROPE-TRAINING ADVANTAGES
  7. 🔒 EXPECTED BENEFITS OF THE TRAINING WITH HEAVY ROPES
34 7.2. DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIC ROPE EXERCISES 6 topics
  1. 🔒 STARTING POSITION
  2. 🔒 BASIC EXERCISES WITH HEAVY ROPE
  3. 🔒 INCLUDING ROPES IN TRAINING
  4. 🔒 TYPICAL ENDURANCE IMPROVEMENT PROTOCOL
  5. 🔒 TYPICAL STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT PROTOCOL
  6. 🔒 TYPICAL STRENGTH RESISTANCE IMPROVEMENT PROTOCOL
35 7.3. MODEL OF STATION TRAINING PROGRAM 1 topics
  1. 🔒 KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
36 INTRODUCTION 8 0 topics
37 8.1. NEUROMUSCULAR COORDINATION 6 topics
  1. 🔒 WAYS TO IMPROVE THE NEUROMUSCULAR COORDINATION
  2. 🔒 NEUROMUSCULAR COORDINATION TRAINING
  3. 🔒 EXAMPLE OF NEUROMUSCULAR COORDINATION EXERCISES
  4. 🔒 BALANCE- PROPRIOCEPTION
  5. 🔒 MUSCLE SENSATION PROPERTIES
  6. 🔒 BENEFITS OF PROPRIOCEPTION EXERCISES
38 8.2. TRAINING ON BALANCE PLATE AND PLATFORM 12 topics
  1. 🔒 TRAINING ON SEMISPHERICAL ELASTIC SURFACES
  2. 🔒 SPECIAL BENEFITS OF BALANCE TRAINING
  3. 🔒 PHILOSOPHY OF TRAINING ON ELASTIC PLATFORM
  4. 🔒 CAUTION POINTS BEFORE USING THE PLATFORM
  5. 🔒 WARMING UP BEFORE THE USING OF PLATFORMS
  6. 🔒 TRAINING PROGRESSIVENESS
  7. 🔒 INDICATIVE EXERCISE PROGRAM ON PLATFORM
  8. 🔒 MODELS OF EXERCISE PROGRAMS ON ELASTIC PLATFORM
  9. 🔒 INDICATIVE TRAINING SESSION FOR AVERAGE TRAINEES
  10. 🔒 INDICATIVE TRAINING SESSION FOR ADVANCED TRAINEES
  11. 🔒 TIPS FOR PROGRAM PLANNING
  12. 🔒 KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
39 8.3. TRAINING - FIT BALL EXERCISE PROGRAM 3 topics
  1. 🔒 CAUTION POINTS
  2. 🔒 FIT-BALL: INDICATIVE EXERCISES
  3. 🔒 KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
40 INTRODUCTION 9 0 topics
41 9.1. NECESSARY GENERAL CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS 6 topics
  1. 🔒 ADVANTAGES OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING (PLYO-TRAINING)
  2. 🔒 DISADVANTAGES OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING
  3. 🔒 PLYOMETRIC TRAINING INDICATIONS
  4. 🔒 PLYOMETRIC TRAINING CONTRAINDICATIONS
  5. 🔒 COMMON EQUIPMENT
  6. 🔒 TRAINING SURFACES
42 9.2. PLYOMETRIC JUMPS 8 topics
  1. 🔒 TYPES OF PLYOMETRIC JUMPS
  2. 🔒 POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF PLYOMETRIC JUMPS
  3. 🔒 PHYSIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE PLYOMETRIC JUMPS
  4. 🔒 TRAINING OBSERVATIONS FOR THE PLYOMETRIC JUMPS
  5. 🔒 DANGEROUS SCALE OF PLYOMETRIC JUMPS
  6. 🔒 PLYOMETRIC JUMPS- INDICATIVE EXERCISES
  7. 🔒 PLYOMETRIC EXERCISES BASED ON JUMPING-RUNNING MIMIC MOVEMENTS
  8. 🔒 PLYOMETRIC JUMPS ON SMALL OBSTACLES OR BENCHES 0R BOXES
43 9.3. GUIDANCE TRAINING INSTRUCTIONS 5 topics
  1. 🔒 GENERAL CONTEXT
  2. 🔒 PREPARATION - PROGRESSIVENESS
  3. 🔒 APPLICATION TO ATHLETES AND ADVANCED TRAINEES
  4. 🔒 HOW TO DESIGN PROGRAM
  5. 🔒 TYPICAL INITIAL PROTOCOL OF PLYOMETRIC JUMPS
44 9.4. ROPE EXERCISES 9 topics
  1. 🔒 CONTRIBUTION TO OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION
  2. 🔒 CONTRAINDICATIONS
  3. 🔒 WHICH ROPE TO CHOOSE?
  4. 🔒 IDEAL ROPE LENGTH TEST
  5. 🔒 BASIC ROPE EXERCISE
  6. 🔒 SAFETY MEASURES IN TRAINING WITH ROPE
  7. 🔒 THE CORRECT STARTING OF ROPE TRAINING
  8. 🔒 INDICATIVE VARIATIONS OF ROPE EXERCISES
  9. 🔒 EVEN HIGHER LEVEL
45 9.5. MEDICINE BALL EXERCISES 7 topics
  1. 🔒 FEATURES
  2. 🔒 ADVANTAGES
  3. 🔒 GOALS OF MEDICINE BALL TRAINING
  4. 🔒 PROGRESSIVES OF THE MEDICINE BALL EXERCISES
  5. 🔒 INSTRUCTIONS - TIPS
  6. 🔒 INDICATIVE EXERCISES WITH MEDICINE BALL
  7. 🔒 KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
46 INTRODUCTION 10 0 topics
47 10.1. FAMOUS EQUIPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING 17 topics
  1. 🔒 PULLEYS
  2. 🔒 DUMBBELLS / WEIGHTS
  3. 🔒 BAND
  4. 🔒 FIT BALLS / STABILITY BALLS
  5. 🔒 MEDICINE BALL (TORNADO BALLS / HEAVY BALLS)
  6. 🔒 KETTLEBELLS
  7. 🔒 BELT SUSPENSION WORKOUT
  8. 🔒 MODELS OF TRAINING SESSIONS WITH BELTS
  9. 🔒 BALANCE PLATES AND ELASTIC PLATFORMS
  10. 🔒 POWER BAGS
  11. 🔒 HEAVY ROPES
  12. 🔒 AGILITY LADDERS
  13. 🔒 MINI ELASTIC BALLS
  14. 🔒 FEATURES OF THE MIXED FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMS
  15. 🔒 MAIN OBJECTIVES OF MIXED FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMS
  16. 🔒 SPECIAL TRAINING METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES
  17. 🔒 QUESTIONS FOR PROGRAM PLANNING
48 10.2. MODELS OF MIXED FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMS 3 topics
  1. 🔒 MODEL #1
  2. 🔒 MODEL #2
  3. 🔒 MODEL #3
49 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES AND REFERENCES 0 topics