Essential Endurance Training Online CE Course

This package includes the following:

• Grip Training for Strength and Endurance video presentation (run time 43:32)
• Creating an Aerobic Endurance Training Plan video presentation (run time 51:32)
• A Practical Approach to Developing Muscle Endurance video presentation (run time 53:20)
• Slide handouts
• Online practice exam
• Online continuing education exam

Consisting of three video presentations, Essential Endurance Training Online CE Course provides strength and conditioning professionals with the science behind endurance training. The presenters offer practical strategies, exercises, and training programs that prioritize endurance training to be used with clients and athletes.

Grip Training for Strength and Endurance will explain how to train for grip strength and endurance. It features 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 with clients and presents practical exercises that the learner can use with clients.

Creating an Aerobic Endurance Training Plan defines physiological training zones based on heart rate, blood lactate, respiration rate, and more. You’ll understand the rationale for each training zone and how to appropriately use each zone when programming for your clients. The presenter outlines a training plan that incorporates these training zones and gives context for how and when to use various intensities.

A Practical Approach to Developing Muscle Endurance provides coaches, clinicians, and fitness professionals with practical tools to effectively design muscle endurance training programs. You’ll learn key concepts such as the evolution of training methodologies, get concise physiological explanations of the pathways influencing muscle fatigue as a stressor, and come to understand the physical adaptations that improve muscle endurance. This presentation emphasizes building training programs that improve endurance and includes guidance on how to communicate these concepts to athletes.

Each video presentation in Essential Endurance Training Online CE Course contains slides that make it easy to follow along with the presenter’s discussion. Once you complete the course and pass the exam, you can print a certificate for continuing education credits.

Learning Objectives
After watching the Grip Training for Strength and Endurance video presentation, you will be able to do the following:

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

After watching the Creating an Aerobic Endurance Training Plan video presentation, you will be able to do the following:

• Define the five physiological training zones.
• Understand the types of training that can be used in each training zone.
• Explain the general structure of the three most common endurance training models.
• Understand the main phases in block periodization.
• Describe when to implement cross-training, resistance training, and plyometric training to enhance performance and decrease injury risk.

After watching the A Practical Approach to Developing Muscle Endurance video presentation, you will be able to do the following:

• Define muscular endurance training.
• Understand the importance of training muscular endurance.
• Assess muscular endurance via several objective assessments.
• Understand common faults and errors made during assessments.
• Design programs for improving muscular endurance.

Audience

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

Grip Training for Strength and Endurance video presentation
Melody Schoenfeld, MA, CSCS

Creating an Aerobic Endurance Training Plan video presentation
Trace Cruz, MS, CSCS

A Practical Approach to Developing Muscle Endurance video presentation
Dan Braun, DPT, PT, DPT, CPT, Cert. DN, XPS, HMS

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.

Trace Cruz, MS, CSCS, is an adjunct instructor of exercise science at Liberty University and the owner of Alterra Training. He received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science and master’s degree in strength and conditioning from Liberty University and is pursuing his PhD in exercise physiology from Concordia University, St. Paul. He is an ultrarunner, is a powerlifter, and practices Brazilian jujitsu.

Dan Braun is a doctor of physical therapy, podcast host, and trainer with extensive expertise in fitness, rehabilitation, and performance. As the director of a rehabilitation clinic and the director of rehabilitation for Isophit, an innovative leader in strength and conditioning, Braun combines clinical knowledge with cutting-edge training methodologies to deliver exceptional results.

With over a decade of experience in fitness and performance, Braun has dedicated his career to understanding and optimizing muscle endurance. His unique blend of academic knowledge, hands-on clinical practice, and practical training experience positions him as an authority in the field. He is passionate about sharing his expertise, making him a qualified and trusted educator for continuing education on muscle endurance and its application to fitness, rehabilitation, and performance.