EXSS 3120 - Scientific Foundations of Strength Training and Conditioning

3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.

The course combines the theoretical and practical aspects of strength training and conditioning. Topics covered include exercise and fitness-related principles and practices of physiology, neuromotor control, biochemistry, anatomy, biomechanics and endocrinology. The development of state-of-the-art, safe and effective strength and cardiorespiratory endurance training programs are presented. EXSS majors only. These sections carry a prerequisite of EXSS 2071 and EXSS 2072.