Advanced Circuit Training

Debbie Lawrence is a highly regarded fitness professional and author of several books. She writes learning resources and training manuals for a number of training organisations and award bodies, and delivers a variety of personal and professional development training programmes through Advance Resources & Training. She is an External Verifier for Central YMCA Qualifications, a qualified counsellor and a college lecturer on PGCE, BTEC and CYQ programmes. Bob Hope has been involved in exercise and fitness as a sports coach for over 30 years and spent 23 years in the Royal Navy as a PT instructor, before joining the YMCA as a tutor, lecturing in exercise and fitness at Levels 2 and 3.

Introduction

PART ONE: FITNESS GOALS
1 Principles and variables for progressive training
2 Cardiovascular fitness
3 Flexibility training
4 Muscular fitness (strength and endurance)
5 Motor fitness

PART TWO: SESSION STRUCTURE AND PROGRAMME DESIGN
6 Advanced warm-ups (with illustrations of dynamic stretches)
7 Advanced cool downs (with illustrations of partners stretches)
8 Seasonal training
9 Periodisation

PART THREE: SKILLS, DRILLS AND SAFETY
10 Skill and learning
11 Advanced circuit drills and design
12 Safety considerations

PART FOUR: ADVANCED HARDCORE CIRCUITS
13 Kettlebell training with exercises
14 Medicine ball training with exercises
15 Sandbag training with exercises (power bags and X bags)
16 Sledgehammer training with exercises
17 Rubber tyre training with exercises
18 Rope climbing and exercises
19 Telegraph pole/gym bench training

List of abbreviations
References and recommended further reading
Acknowledgements