Advanced Strength Training Version 1.1 In this interactive online course you will learn about advanced strength training techniques and how to use them. It is supplemented by the textbook Periodization Training for Sports, Second Edition by Tudor Bompa. The course includes several supplementary information tables, a glossary of key terms (hyperlinked to the lessons) and an online final exam. The course will help you learn advanced techniques that emphasize the muscular strength/force and hypertrophy techniques that will help you to develop a precise program that meets individual athletes' sport-specific goals. In this course, you will move away from a one-program-fits-all approach to training toward one in which fine-tuning occurs. You'll assume the role of a newly promoted strength and conditioning coach, and you'll spend three days with a virtual mentor who will introduce you to athletes and ask you to interact with them as you would in real-life situations. Your mentor will lead you through the following situations and exercises: Day 1: Needs Analysis -- You will review the components of a needs analysis by determining your athletes' training status and goals, applying the biomotor abilities classification system, identifying which primary energy pathways your athletes will use, and performing an analysis of their movement patterns. Day 2: Principles of Progression -- As you work with your athletes you will learn the principles of periodization, identify the different phases of a periodization program, and learn how to organize the different phases to help them achieve their performance-related goals. Day 3: Developing Individualized Programs -- During Day 3 you will develop the specific macrocycles of the periodized strength training programs for each of your athletes. You will then apply guidelines to each macrocycle so that you understand the relative contribution of the different aspects of training to ensure that your athletes achieve their specific goals. Finally, you'll take the online course test, which covers material from both the interactive course and the textbook. System Requirements This course is designed to work best when your computer and Internet browser are configured to the following technical requirements and setup specifications: Internet Explorer 5.5+ (Windows), Netscape Navigator 7.1+, Mozilla 1.7+, or Firefox 1.0+. Computer monitor preferences set for 640 X 480 resolution or larger. Browser pop-up blockers disabled. Back to the Online Education Center