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- Continuing education exam
- NOTE: The text Ultimate Abs 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
Ultimate Abs. The exam will test your knowledge of the information presented in the book, so you can work with clients looking to build ultimate abs.
Learning Objectives After reading the book and successfully completing the 75-question multiple-choice and true-false exam, you will be able to do the following:
- Understand abdominal anatomy and the principles of injury prevention.
- Apply simple concepts to assess your client’s progress.
- Distinguish between abdominal training and core training.
- Understand spinal flexion as well as spinal rotation.
- Know the five variables that influence exercise progression.
- Tailor your abdominal training exercises to best suit each client’s needs.
- Help your client properly align their limbs and joints to best target the desired muscle area.
- Work around injuries to avoid putting your client in pain.
- Design workout programs that help your clients build ultimate abs.
Audience
A continuing education course for strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, and other fitness professionals.
Gareth Sapstead has a master’s degree in strength and conditioning science and a bachelor’s degree in sports and exercise science, and he holds the NSCA CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification. In the fitness industry since 2005, he has worked with elite soccer players, professional rugby union athletes, and teams across the United Kingdom and Europe as a strength and conditioning specialist. He has also trained Fortune 500 global executives as well as various high-profile clients, physique competitors, and plenty of ordinary people with “dad bods.”
Sapstead’s name and articles have appeared on some of the world’s leading fitness and bodybuilding websites, including T-Nation, Muscle & Strength,
Muscle & Fitness, and Livestrong, among others. He has self-published three books and coauthored
The Complete Running and Marathon Book (published by Dorling Kindersley). He’s a published researcher in the field of exercise performance and has presented at numerous academic conferences. Sapstead also maintains a popular fitness blog at
www.thefitnessmaverick.com.