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2015-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PED 4334 - Science of Resistance Training

Credits: 3 hrs.
An in-depth study of skeletal muscle physiology and the cardiovascular, metabolic and neuromuscular adaptations to resistance exercise training. Exercise prescription for strength and endurance performance is emphasized. Students are prepared to attempt the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s certification exam. The class will focus on resistance training systems, basic principles of resistance training and benefit of resistance training. Although this is primarily a lecture-based course concentrating on the theoretical principles of resistance training, students will learn proper lifting and spotting techniques.

  Prerequisite(s): EXS 3321, EXS 3411