For over 30 years, the National Academy of Sports Medicine has developed the most successful, leading edge personal trainers in the fitness industry. Our program provides you with the most scientifically accurate information, delivered in a new, revolutionary digital learning platform and live workshops.
In the NASM Certificate in Strength and Conditioning, you’ll learn the latest and most advanced–principles and concepts in strength and conditioning, exercise physiology, injury resistance, training program design, coaching and communication, sports nutrition, psychology in sports performance, and so much more. You’ll come out of this program supercharged with the tools and strategies you need to deliver superior results and train athletes of all ages and levels to perform at their best.
Pre-requisites:
It’s not required, but we recommend having at least one of these credentials before you pursue this specialization:
This course is for you if you are a:
Introduction to the Performance Training Profession. Identify client types and apply ethical strategies for optimal results. Differentiate yourself and excel in the dynamic world of sports performance coaching.
Coaching and Interpersonal Communication Skills. Develop your skills as an effective communicator and coach. Learn how to connect with athletes both personally and through movement, unlocking optimal performance.
Psychology in Sports Performance. Discover powerful techniques for managing athlete anxiety and boosting confidence, essential for achieving their best in sports performance.
Introduction to Integrated Performance Training. Uncover integrated performance training principles and the transformative OPT™ Model, gaining the edge as a coach by optimizing training programs to elevate athlete performance.
Physiological Adaptations to Sports Performance Training. Learn to optimize conditioning and resistance training programs for improved athlete health, work capacity, and performance outcomes.
Human Movement Science. Explore the fundamentals of human movement science and biomechanics. Understand key concepts to help transform how your clients perform, leading to enhanced training effectiveness and athlete success.
Athlete Intake, Needs Analysis, and Movement Assessments. This chapter equips you with skills to perform a thorough needs analysis, and conduct the most appropriate physiological, movement, and mobility assessments for your athletes.
Sport Performance Testing and Evaluation. Expand your skills by focusing on advanced performance testing methods, enabling you to design tailored training programs as a Sports Performance Coach.
Flexibility Concepts for Maximal Performance.
In this chapter, you’ll learn how to address muscle imbalances and dynamic posture by incorporating flexibility concepts into training regimens as they relate to improving sports performance.
Core Training Concepts for Maximal Performance. Discover core training concepts vital for sports performance, including the anatomy of the core and its integration for spinal health.
Balance Training Concepts for Maximal Performance. Gain insights into balance training techniques and program design strategies, leveraging the crucial role of Postural Control Systems to enhance stability, neuromuscular coordination, and athletic performance.
Reactive Strength and Plyometric Training Concepts for Maximal Performance. Understand reactive strength and plyometric training for peak sports performance and explore their physiological impact and performance-enhancing benefits.
Speed, Agility, and Quickness Training Concepts for Maximal Performance. Explore SAQ training for enhanced sports performance, covering speed, agility, and quickness while emphasizing their role in postural control, injury prevention, and athlete recovery.
Resistance Training Concepts for Maximal Performance. Learn resistance training's impact on sports performance, addressing barriers like negative beliefs and emphasizing various strength capacities, and their role in exercise techniques.
Olympic Weightlifting for Maximal Performance Integrate Olympic lifting for performance enhancement, covering its history, common lifts, and implementation strategies within the OPT™ Model.
Energy Systems Training for Maximal Performance. Learn about energy systems training's impact on sports performance, providing a rationale, physiological overview, modalities, evidence, and optimal strategies.
Recovery for Performance Enhancement
Understand rest and recovery's crucial role in enhancing sports performance, covering definitions, literature review, communication strategies, and implementation within the OPT™ Model.
The Science of Biomotor Ability Development and Periodization
Gain comprehensive insights and strategies about periodization through targeted strength, speed, and endurance development, optimizing biomotor abilities and ensuring athletes achieve peak performance.
Programming for Maximal Athletic Performance using NASMs Optimal Performance Training™ (OPT™) Model
The OPT™ Model guides you through programming for maximal athletic performance with a focus on acute training variables and integrated methodologies.
Training for Injury Resistance and Return to Performance after Injury. Learn comprehensive strategies for injury resistance, athlete rehabilitation, and understanding key injury mechanisms to optimize athlete care and performance.
Youth Training Principles and Long-Term Athlete Development
Maximize youth sports training by presenting evidence-based principles and the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model, highlighting key stages and addressing training gaps.
Performance Nutrition:
Chapter 22 covers sports nutrition fundamentals, addressing the Sports Performance Coach's role in optimizing nutrition for athletic success, including energy intake, macronutrients, micronutrients, hydration, dietary assessments, and goal-oriented nutrition strategies.
Supplementation and Ergogenic Aids:
Get the basics of sport supplementation, including the uses, risks, and benefits of common supplements, emphasizing a food-first approach, crucial for Sports Performance Coaches addressing athletes' supplementation inquiries.
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MEFITPRO and NASM’s blended learning program this Strength and Conditioning specialization the most comprehensive certification in the market.
To achieve this specialization, you simply have to:
At MeFitPro we are dedicated to providing outstanding education & training courses. We are an internationally recognised education & training provider for fitness professionals, accredited by REPs UAE with international portability through ICREPS, EREPS (Europe Active), CIMSPA UK, US and Canada which will enable our students to work anywhere in the world. Established in 2003, MeFitPro is a fitness industry leader in Middle East & we are proud to provide education & training courses in the following locations:
It has been an honour to be recognised for our commitment to education & we have received several awards which has included:
2023 UAE Fitness Event of the Year Award (Reps & Dubai Sports Council)
2020 UAE Youth Sports & Fitness Awards
2019/20 Fitness Training Provider of The Year
2018 Best Fitness Facility – Men’s Health & Women’s Health Magazine at the 2018 Fit Awards
2018 Best Fitness Event – Men’s Health & Women’s Health Magazine at the 2018 Fit Awards
2018 Best Sports/Fitness Event – at the 2019 UAE Teen Sports and Fitness Awards
In 2003 we founded “MEFIT” the region’s largest annual Health & Fitness event. “MEFIT” is an event which showcases the latest in product innovation within the industry. Fitness industry experts from around the world provide the latest education to Personal Trainers, Group Fitness Instructors, Club Management Leaders and Pro-Consumers. We also launched the “MEFIT Teen Summit” in 2016, which attracted over 900+ teenagers from both local and international schools in the UAE, with the aim to educate and inspire health & Fitness amongst teenagers in the region. “MEFIT Teen Summit” was recognized as ‘Best Sports/Fitness Event’ at the 2019 UAE Teen Sports and Fitness Awards. In 2019 MEFIT was also launched in Egypt with huge success and we continue to grow this event around the region.
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