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Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Gym Instructing and Personal Training (sample manual)

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Section 1<br />

Underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g how to plan gym-based exercise<br />

Body weight exercises<br />

PRESS-UP<br />

Start<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ish<br />

Muscles worked<br />

• Pectoralis.<br />

• Triceps brachii.<br />

• Deltoids (anterior).<br />

Teach<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />

• Prone position with arms extended <strong>and</strong><br />

feet <strong>in</strong> contact with floor.<br />

• Body aligned; head, shoulder, hip, knee<br />

<strong>and</strong> ankle.<br />

• Neutral sp<strong>in</strong>e <strong>and</strong> abdom<strong>in</strong>als<br />

engaged.<br />

• Bend the elbows to lower chest<br />

towards floor.<br />

• Extend elbows to return to start<br />

position.<br />

• Elbows unlocked.<br />

• Repeat for desired repetitions.<br />

Options<br />

• Box position with knees under hips.<br />

• Three-quarter position on thighs.<br />

• Perform aga<strong>in</strong>st a wall (across gravity).<br />

CHIN-UP – PRONATED GRIP, JUST WIDER THAN SHOULDER WIDTH.<br />

PULL-UP – SUPINATED GRIP, SHOULDER WIDTH.<br />

Start Start Teach<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ish<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ish<br />

• Grip bar us<strong>in</strong>g relevant h<strong>and</strong><br />

position.<br />

• Feet crossed.<br />

• Sp<strong>in</strong>e neutral, abdom<strong>in</strong>als<br />

braced, arms extended but<br />

unlocked, shoulders away<br />

from ears.<br />

• Pull body upwards towards<br />

bar.<br />

• Lower body under control to<br />

start position.<br />

• Repeat for desired<br />

repetitions.<br />

Muscles worked<br />

Options<br />

• Latissimus dorsi <strong>and</strong> posterior deltoid (shoulder extension).<br />

• Middle trapezius <strong>and</strong> rhomboids (shoulder girdle retraction).<br />

• Lower trapezius (shoulder girdle depression).<br />

• Biceps brachii (elbow flexion).<br />

• Lat pull-down.<br />

• Assisted ch<strong>in</strong>-up or pull-up<br />

mach<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

22<br />

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