The course consists of two parts: the first part comprising of online modules that require successful completion and passing by all learners, and the second part requiring 2 days of practical delivery and assessments. Following the successful attendance and passing of these elements you will then become a British Weight Lifting qualified Level 3 Weight Training Instructor.

Modules include:

• Roles and responsibilities of a weight training instructor
• Anatomy and physiology
• Biomechanical concepts associated with weight training
• Adaptations for training
• Programming
• Periodisation and a breakdown of the elements associated with it
• Profiling and its use when designing programmes for your clients
• Monitoring and adapting session
• Nutrition
• The lifts – Snatch; Clean & Jerk including derivatives and variations
• Further lifts including squats; deadlifts; good mornings; presses; lunges; bench press; rows; bicep curl; skull crusher; lateral raise; pec/prone fly; using barbells and dumbbells
• Assessment including client profiling; weight training risk assessments and training session planner