Grip Training for Strength and Endurance Online CE Course

This course consists of the following:

• Grip Training for Strength and Endurance video presentation
• Slide deck
• Practice exam
• Online continuing education exam

Grip Training for Strength and Endurance will explain how grip strength is an indicator of overall health and why it’s important to train for it. You’ll learn types of grips, and how to train for grip strength and endurance with techniques that can be used by anyone, regardless of hand size or the reason for improving grip strength. The presenter offers evidence-based strategies for implementing this training and presents practical exercises that you can use with clients.

Learning Objectives

• Explain why grip training is important.
• Describe different grip types.
• Recommend specific exercises to train each type of grip.

Audience

Certified strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, and small-group fitness instructors.

Melody Schoenfeld, MA, CSCS, has over 27 years of personal training experience and received the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Personal Trainer of the Year award in 2019. She is the owner of Flawless Fitness, a small personal training studio located in Pasadena, California. Schoenfeld holds a master’s degree in health psychology. She has held state and national records in all three lifts in powerlifting (squat, bench press, and deadlift). She competes in strongman, grip sport, and mas-wrestling events, and she performs old-time strongman feats of strength such as tearing phone books and bending steel bars.