Secrets of Successful Program Design Online CE Exam

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• Continuing education exam
• NOTE: The text Secrets of Successful Program Design is required for successful completion of this exam but is not included in this version. Purchase this version only if you already own the text or ebook.

Consisting of 75 multiple-choice and true-false questions, this continuing education exam is designed to be taken after reading Secrets of Successful Program Design. The exam will test your knowledge of the information presented in the book, so you can better educate your clients and pursue continuing education in the process.

Learning Objectives
After reading this book and successfully completing the 75-question multiple-choice and true-false exam, you will be able to do the following:

• Explain and apply the four-step process of program design.
• Identify the primary factor that all program design starts with.
• Effectively manipulate the primary programming variables based on the desired outcome.
• Explain the difference between a program and a workout.
• Choose an appropriate program for an incoming client based on the person’s training age.
• Know the purpose of screening and be able to utilize it to determine whether an exercise is the correct fit for a client.
• Effectively progress or regress an exercise based on progression principles.
• Recognize why it is preferable to use a movement-based approach rather than a muscle-based approach in programming.
• Identify why strength is such an important physical quality and how to apply progressive overload in practice.
• Effectively design a group or individual program for a variety of client goals.

Audience

A continuing education course for personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, and other certified fitness professionals.

Alwyn Cosgrove, CSCS, is co-owner (with his wife, Rachel) of Results Fitness in Santa Clarita, California—twice named one of the top 10 gyms in America by Men’s Health and Women’s Health magazines. Alwyn and Rachel are also owners of a fitness professional consulting company, Results Fitness University.

Cosgrove studied sports performance at West Lothian College and then went on to receive a sports science degree with honors from Chester, a college of the University of Liverpool. During his career as a fitness coach, Cosgrove has studied under top fitness professionals and coaches in the world and has worked with a wide variety of clientele, from the general population to top-level athletes and world champions in a multitude of sports.

A nationally known speaker, Cosgrove has coauthored nine best-selling fitness books, is a member of the Nike Performance Council, and has been a presenter on the Perform Better tour for more than a decade.

Craig Rasmussen, CSCS, is the director of coaching and programming at Results Fitness in Newhall, California. He has more than 18 years of experience in the fitness industry and has worked with all levels, ages, and types of clientele—including professional athletes and general population clients with a wide variety of goals. Previously, he worked as a credentialed physical education teacher at the middle school level in Santa Monica, California.

Rasmussen is certified as a strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He received his bachelor of arts degree in physical education from California State University at Chico. With an unquenchable thirst for learning and sharing what he has learned with others, he also holds coaching and programming certifications from several top-level organizations in the fitness industry. He has been featured in numerous magazines, including Muscle & Fitness, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, and T Nation.