Strength and Conditioning Certification

Sports are big business: profitable for athletes and personal trainers who prepare athletes for competition.

Until recently, most people believed that power athletes were born and not made. That's changed. A proper strength and conditioning training program can make anyone faster, stronger, more powerful and better at any sport. Professional and amateur athletes in all sports at all levels, from club teams to professional leagues, need the assistance of expert personal trainers in order to excel.

ISSA's Strength and Conditioning Certification course has been designed to provide you with the knowledge, expertise, and specific training techniques to enable athletes to expand the capacity of their bodies to perform the most difficult athletic feats, while remaining strong and free from injuries. Athletic endeavors place the human body under great stress. Proper training and preparation give athletes the confidence to push themselves to their limits, without fear of physical breakdown.

Included in the Strength and Conditioning Certification Course

Written by Professor and champion athlete Thomas D. Fahey, EdD, ISSA's Strength and Conditioning Certification course equips you to properly and effectively train athletes in various sports and open doors to a new client base.

The 530 page Specialist in Sports Conditioning course text now contains 5 brand new chapters complete with over 150 detailed exercise illustrations. It is complemented by a 294 page workbook with detailed learning objectives to help you get the most out of your studies. In addition you also receive a DVD with an associated DVD study guide that brings to life the concepts discussed in the text.

Newly Updated Course Sections

• Strength Training and Conditioning for the Chest and Shoulders
Chest Exercises
Shoulder Exercises
Rotator Cuff Exercises
Bench Press Training
Advanced Bench Press Training

• Strength Training and Conditioning for the Arms
Exercises for the Front and Back of the Arm
Exercises for the Forearm

• Strength Training and Conditioning for Abdominal Muscles
Developing Abs in the Presence of Abdominal Fat
Sit-ups for Shapely Abs
The Core & The Kinetic Chain
How-to Harness Metabolism to Fight Fat

• Strength Training and Conditioning for the Upper, Middle & Lower Back
Exercises for the Back
Exercises for the Neck

• Strength Training and Conditioning for the Legs
Multijoint Leg Exercises
Plyometric Exercises
Auxiliary Isolation Exercises for the Lower Body
Advanced Lifts & Functional Training Techniques

Your Strength and Conditioning Certification course materials will also include your Home Study Section Quizzes. Once you have submitted at least 66% of your course quizzes, you will be sent your official Home Study final examination. You may also choose to complete your Section Quizzes online, if you would prefer. Should you choose to complete your quizzes online, once you have submitted at least 66% of them, you will be sent your official final examination.

20 Years of Educating and Certifying Personal Trainers

Since 1988, the ISSA has certified and provided continuing fitness education to over 130,000 people just like you who want to help others feel better, look better and improve the quality of their lives.

We are unconditionally committed to providing expanded access to the highest quality personal training certification and continuing fitness education programs available, advancing our industry as a whole, and developing greater access to career opportunities for those who share our vision of creating a stronger, healthier world.

Try our Career Calculator to calculate how much extra money you could earn this year by turning your passion for fitness into profit as a personal trainer with just a few clients a week.

Enroll Online or call us toll free at 800-892-4772 to speak with one of our enrollment representatives.