Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym-Based Exercise + Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training + Level 4 Diploma in British Weight Lifting Coaching Strength and Conditioning
Description
Level 2 gym -
Who is the course for?
This course is ideal for learners who would like to pursue a career in the health and fitness industry and are looking for an entry level course to get started.
The Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based Exercise enables learners to become a gym instructor to teach and deliver gym based exercise including being able to plan, instruct and evaluate one-on-one gym programmes. The course can also be used as a starting point for a Personal Training qualification.
By completing this qualification you will be able to complete a British Weight Lifting CPD course; Fundaments of Teaching the Olympic Lifts; for FREE. The fundamentals of teaching the Olympic lifts focuses on an introduction to how coaches and athletes can teach and perform the basic elements of the Olympic lifts safely and effectively, to people of all ages and abilities.
Accredited by Focus Awards, our regulated awarding body, the Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based Exercise is also endorsed by CIMSPA.
What does the course cover
The Level 2 course will teach you everything required to start working as a gym instructor including:
- Anatomy and physiology for fitness
- How to deliver safe and effective gym sessions to clients
- Understand how to support client’s lifestyle management and enhance client motivation for exercise and physical activity
- Understanding the methods required to create a safe fitness environment and assessments for gym-based exercise sessions
- Instructing professional practice and effective exercise supervision in gym-based exercise sessions
To qualify for your Level 2 Gym Instructor certificate, you will be required to complete a selection of online assessments.
PLEASE NOTE: we currently do not offer the Level 2 Certificate with practical learning.
What does this course qualify me to do?
This course will qualify you to operate as a gym instructor and give you the pre-requisite qualification you need to complete your Personal Training qualification.
Level 3 PT -
Who is the course for?
The Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training has been created for fitness professionals looking for the next step in their career.
If you would like to progress to a Personal Trainer this course will develop your knowledge in anatomy and physiology, nutrition, postural and core stability, how to design and adapt personal training programmes plus more.
By completing the Level 3 Certificate with British Weight Lifting, the experts in strength training, you will be able to complete an additional CPD course for FREE; Essentials of Weightlifting Technique
Accredited by Focus Awards, our regulated awarding body, the Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training is also endorsed by CIMSPA.
What does the course cover?
The Level 3 Certificate will teach you everything required to start working as a Personal Trainer.
The course will cover:
- Anatomy and physiology
- Postural and core stability
- The nervous, endocrine and energy systems and their relation to exercise and health
- How to maintain safety during sessions
- How to programme safe and effective exercise for a range of clients
- The health benefits of physical activity
- Understanding how nutrition can affect fitness
- Understand how to communicate with clients effectively and motivational tactics
- Understand how to design, manage, and adapt a personal training programme
- Be able to deliver exercise and physical activity as part of a programme
To view the course modules please click here.
To qualify for your Level 3 Personal Trainer Certificate, you will be required to complete a selection of online assessments.
What does this course qualify me to do?
This course will qualify you to operate as a Personal Training.
Prerequisites
You must be at least 18 years of age on the course start-date, have a minimum of one-year experience in participation in strength and conditioning-related activities
Level 4 Diploma in British Weight Liftings’ Coaching Strength and Conditioning
The Level 4 Strength and Conditioning (S&C) qualification has been designed for aspiring strength and conditioning coaches, with the ambition of providing high-quality S&C support to athletes of all abilities. This includes Level 3 Personal Trainers, Advanced Level 3 Gym Instructors and Coaches engaged with the BWL education pathway i.e. coaches who have completed the BWL Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Strength and Power alongside relevant experience and/or industry related qualifications (e.g. degree in related field, armed forces PT qualifications, advanced anatomy and physiology etc..). British Weight Lifting’s aim in developing this course was to highlight the skills and knowledge required to be an effective strength and conditioning coach and as a result, provide a syllabus of learning for aspiring coaches. We believe the information in this course can help provide the foundations for effective coaching in the strength and conditioning industry.
What will I learn?
British Weight Lifting has developed this course in partnership with several contributors from the world of academia as well as experienced strength and conditioning practitioners. This provides a blend of evidence-based insight and real-world experience to give coaches the understanding and skills required to operate effectively in the strength and conditioning industry. The course covers the key areas associated with being an effective S&C coach. This includes understanding the technical and physical skills that are required to utilise gym-based training modes such as weightlifting (Olympic lifting), resistance training (e.g. barbells, dumbbells) and plyometric training. Coaches will also be introduced to technical frameworks relating to sprinting, change of direction and agility. A key responsibility for the S&C coach is to design periodised programmes that allow athletes to peak for key events and competitions (including the ability to maintain high levels of performance over a sporting season). During this course coaches will learn more about the principles that underpin effective programme design and how to balance the training, competition and recovery demands required to support the performance enhancement process. Examples of S&C programmes are integrated to provide coaches with real-world context
What does this course qualify me to do?
The knowledge and skills acquired through this course will enable you to support athletes (individuals and groups) to improve the various physical qualities that underpin sports performance (note that the course will guide coaches through the process of determining the physical qualities associated with specific sports). The course is endorsed by CIMSPA against the Graduate Strength and Conditioning Coach Professional Standard, which may be a perquisite of some employers recruiting strength and conditioning coaches.