NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) (Exam Included)

Lesson 1

1. Essentials of Integrated Sports Performance Training
   1. Introduction
   2. Integrated Training Principles
   3. Stretch Shortening Cycle
   4. Utilization of the Integrated Training Continuum
   5. Training in All Planes of Motion
   6. Training for Optimum Muscle Balance
   7. Integrated Sports Performance Program Part One Program Part One
   8. Integrated Sports Performance Program Part
   9. OPT Model
2. Basic Exercise Science
   1. Introduction
   2. The Nervous System
   3. Sensory Receptors
   4. The Skeletal System
   5. The Muscular System
   6. Muscle Contraction
   7. Basic Exercise Science
3. The Cardiorespiratory System
   1. Presentations
   2. Introduction
   3. The Cardiovascular System Part 1
   4. The Cardiovascular System Part 2
   5. The Respiratory System
   6. Oxygen and Energy
   7. The Cardiorespiratory System
4. Hormonal Response to Exercise
   1. Introduction
   2. Endocrine Organs
   3. Endocrine Adaptations to Exercise
   4. Hormonal Response to Exercise
5. Human Movement Science
   1. Introduction
   2. Planes of Motion
   3. Combined Joint Motion
   4. Muscle Action Spectrum
   5. Efficient Human Movement
   6. Functional Anatomy
   7. Sub-systems
   8. Motor Behavior
   9. Motor Learning
   10. Human Movement Science
6. Sports Performance Testing
   1. Introduction
   2. Sports Performance Assessment Components
   3. Subjective Information
   4. Objective Information
   5. Static Postural Assessment
   6. Transitional Assessment
   7. Overhead Squat Assessment
   8. Single-leg Squat Assessment
   9. Dynamic Postural Assessments
   10. Performance Assessments
   11. Cardiorespiratory Assessments
7. Flexibility Training for Performance Enhancement
   1. Introduction
   2. Cumulative Injury Cycle
   3. Flexibility Continuum Part 1
   4. Flexibility Continuum Part 2
   5. Flexibility Training Debate
   6. Exercise Video Library
   7. Flexibility Exercises
   8. Flexibility Training Quiz
8. Cardiorespiratory Training for Performance Enhancement
   1. Introduction
   2. Basics of Cardiorespiratory Training
   3. Karvonen Method
   4. Introduction to Training Zones
   5. Training Zones
   6. Heart Rate Training Zones
   7. The Phases of Cardio Performance Training
   8. Phase One: Base Training
   9. Phase Two: Using the Assessment to Determine Starting
   10. Cardiorespiratory Training
9. Core Training Concepts for Performance Enhancement
   1. Introduction
   2. The Core
   3. Core Training
   4. Core Stabilization, Strength, and Power
   5. Core Exercises
   6. Core Training
10. Balance Training Concepts for Performance Enhancement
    1. Introduction
    2. Scientific Rationale for Balance Training
    3. Guidelines for Balance Training
    4. Balance Exercises
    5. Exercise Video Library
    6. Balance Exercises
    7. Balance Training
11. Plyometric Training Concepts for Performance Enhancement
    1. Introduction
    2. Three Phases of Plyometric Exercise
    3. Proposed Mechanism
    4. Benefits of Plyometric
    5. Program Design
    6. Plyometric Exercises
    7. Plyometric Training
12. Speed, Agility, and Quickness Training for Performance Enhancement
    1. Introduction
    2. Training for Speed of Movement
    3. Stability, Strength, and Power
    4. Muscle and Joint Elasticity
    5. Movement Technique
    6. Linear Speed File
    7. Agility
    8. Quickness
    9. Speed, Agility, & Quickness Exercises
13. Integrated Resistance Training for Performance Enhancement
    1. Introduction
    2. The SAID Principle
    3. The Principle of Overload
    4. The Principle of Variation, Individualization and Adaptation
    5. Progressive Outcomes of Resistance Training
    6. Resistance Training Systems
    7. Integrated Resistance Training Exercises
14. Olympic Lifting for Performance Enhancement
    1. Introduction
    2. Scientific Rationale
    3. Flexibility, Mobility, Stability, and Posture F
    4. Neuromuscular Control
    5. Execution Steps
    6. Compensations
    7. Olympic Lifting
15. Science Periodization and the OPT model
    1. Introduction
    2. Program Design
    3. Exercise Selection
    4. Periodization and the OPT Model
    5. Stabilization
    6. Applying the OPT Model
    7. Science of Periodization and the OPT Model
16. Injury Prevention and Reconditioning
    1. Introduction
    2. Three Stages of Soft Tissue and Bone Healing
    3. Foot Injury
    4. Ankle Sprain
    5. Knee Injury
    6. Lower Back Injury
    7. Shoulder Pain
    8. Injury Prevention and Reconditioning
17. Performance Nutrition
    1. Carbohydrates
    2. Proteins and Fats
    3. Micronutrients and Energy Balance
    4. Muscle and Energy Recovery
    5. Weight and Body Composition
    6. Nutrition and Athletic Performance
    7. Performance Nutrition
    8. Ergogenic Aids
    9. Chronic Effects on Training Adaptations
18. Performance Psychology
    1. Introduction
    2. Performance Psychology
    3. Using What's Already There
    4. Integrated Physical and Mental Training
    5. Settling-In
    6. The Winds of Progress
    7. Fine Tuning Intensity
    8. Performance Psychology
19. Understanding Learning Styles, and Coaching Methodologies