Train Like a Pro Online CE Exam With Print Book

This package includes the following:

• Train Like a Pro book
• Online continuing education exam

Competitive athletes aren’t the only ones who want to tap into their athletic potential. With Train Like a Pro, you get a comprehensive guide to helping clients cultivate body control and feel their very best.

Renowned strength and conditioning coach Matthew S. Ibrahim equips you with the understanding, the guidance, and all the tools you need to create training programs that mirror those of today’s top competitive athletes. Focusing on long-term growth, this book will give you access to training programs for steady progression, taking a whole-body approach to building athleticism and improving performance. While other training systems leave out critical components, this book incorporates the sprint, agility, and mobility work that encompass holistic athletic performance training:

• 132 exercises with modifications
• 4 comprehensive training programs
• 66 warm-up drills

You’ll learn about basic training principles, change of direction skills, reactive agility, conditioning, and so much more. You can pick one of the provided programs or use Ibrahim’s guidance to build individualized training programs that meet the needs of your clients. The approach he’s developed prioritizes not only building strength, power, and speed but also improving the following:

• Joint mobility
• Muscle flexibility
• Stamina
• Endurance
• Conditioning
• Multidirectional movement skills
• Recovery

Simply put, Train Like a Pro takes the guesswork out of developing athleticism. Accessible programs and a holistic approach make this the perfect tool for taking training to the next level.

After reading the book, certified professionals can take the companion CE exam to earn continuing education credits.

Learning Objectives

• Select the best definition for athleticism.
• Identify the most important aspect of athleticism.
• Describe the difference between change of direction and agility.
• Identify the three energy systems.
• Recognize when to use static and dynamic stretching during a workout session.
• Distinguish core exercises that focus on anti-rotation and anti-flexion core strength.
• Show appropriate loading for exercises designed to improve power.
• Identify exercises used to improve acceleration and deceleration.
• Distinguish the characteristics of high-intensity interval training (HIIT).
• Recall the number of days of training for each of the 12-week training programs.
• Choose the correct exercise intensity for accessory block exercises during the GPP/hypertrophy training program.
• State the appropriate number of sets of each exercise programmed during the strength training program.
• Differentiate the correct intensity for steady-state aerobic conditioning versus aerobic conditioning intervals during the power training program.

Audience

Certified strength and conditioning coaches and personal trainers working with clients who want to train like competitive athletes.

Chapter 1. The Truth About Training Like an Athlete
Chapter 2. Developing Athletic Strength and Power
Chapter 3. Developing Change of Direction and Agility Skills
Chapter 4. The Science of Conditioning
Chapter 5. Warm-Up Exercises
Chapter 6. Strength Exercises
Chapter 7. Plyometrics and Power Exercises
Chapter 8. Change of Direction, Agility, and Speed Exercises
Chapter 9. Conditioning Exercises and Drills
Chapter 10. The Train Like a Pro Training Program
Chapter 11. The GPP/Hypertrophy-Focused Training Program
Chapter 12. The Strength-Focused Training Program
Chapter 13. The Power-Focused Training Program

Matthew S. Ibrahim is a strength and conditioning coach, college professor, public speaker, and author. His professional journey is marked by a series of pivotal roles, including gym co-owner, director of strength and conditioning, and internship coordinator. Currently, he serves as clinical coordinator and as an instructor of exercise science at Endicott College, and he volunteers as a strength and conditioning coach for their NCAA Division III student-athletes. He also serves as co-advisor of the Exercise Science Club and co-advisor of The Hidden Opponent at Endicott College. In addition, he is an adjunct instructor of exercise science and an advisory board member at Maryville University.

As the founder of Athletic Performance University (APU), Matthew has created an impactful online mentorship program designed to elevate the career cornerstone skills of coaching, creating, and communicating for strength and conditioning coaches as well as exercise science students. APU is a leading education company approved by the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) for 1.4 continuing education units (CEUs).

Matthew’s influence extends nationally and internationally as a sought-after public speaker who has presented in over 25 U.S. states for the NSCA, Perform Better, EXOS at Google, Sports Academy (formerly Mamba), UFC Performance Institute, Duke University, Stanford University, and Equinox, along with several engagements in Europe. His professional work and expertise have been featured in leading platforms and publications, including Muscle & Fitness, Men’s Journal, Personal Training Quarterly, Science for Sport, and T Nation.

Matthew is deeply committed to education and professional development. He holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise and health sciences from University of Massachusetts Boston and a master’s degree in sport performance from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMU). He is currently a PhD candidate in human and sport performance at RMU and a master’s student in sport leadership at Endicott College. Matthew is a member of the NSCA, holds their Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) credential, and serves as a Massachusetts state advisory board member. He also holds the Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) credential through Cortiva Institute, and he is beginning studies in organizational leadership from Harvard Business School in 2025.