EXSC 422 - Applied Strength and Conditioning

This 3-credit course builds on the content from EXSC 420 Scientific Principles of Strength and Conditioning with a focus on application and advanced training techniques. Students will examine technological advances in performance testing and athlete monitoring, program design through various periodization models, and athlete needs analysis. Coach/athlete interactions (connections), Olympic lifting, variable resistance, and velocity-based training.  Students will also be introduced to program organization, administration and oversight concepts as they relate to strength and conditioning facilities.