Level 3 Certificate in Instructing Weight Training

Our Level 3 Instructing Weight Training will teach you to plan a yearlong programme for an athlete taking into account their commitments over this period including competition. Covering a minimum of the 26 key lifts to provide the tools and skills to instruct weight training to the very highest standards. Our exclusive courses cover the official BWL Technical Models to ensure you instruct weight training both safely and effectively.

Description

Who is the course for?

  • Entry level course for Personal Trainers
  • Those who want to develop as an Instructor
  • People delivering group or individual sessions
  • Those who want to program weight training for up to a year in a fitness/training environment

What does the course cover? 

  • Independently create a yearlong programme to achieve overall goals

  • Monitoring and adapting sessions/plans as required to achieve overall goals 

  • 26 lifts covered on course including the Olympic Lifts

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Instructing Outcomes:

  • To be able to instruct weight training through effective programming

  • How to lift safely and effectively to improve their lifting skills 

  • Monitoring and adapting sessions

What does it qualify me to do? 

  • Instruct clients to lift safely in a fitness/training environment

  • Plan effectively for a year long programme

Prerequisites

  • Have completed one of the following qualifications: BWL Level 2 Award in Instructing Weight Lifting, a Level 3 Personal Trainer Qualification or equivalent as recognised by BWL

  • Be at least 18 years of age on the first day of the course

  • Have some experience of the lifts and weight training

  • Be able to communicate effectively in English