Advanced Program Design

CECs and CEUs: CHEK 20, ACE 1.5, NATA 21.0, NASM 1.0, NSCA 1, ISSA 16.0, ACSM 1.5, REPS UK 6.0, Fitness Australia 13, REPS NZ 30, BCRPA 15.0

Please note that Rush Grading is NOT available with this course!

Learn to design the world’s most effective corrective and performance exercise programs in this empowering course. Based upon Paul’s two-day seminar, Advanced Program Design will stretch your mind to reach beyond the usual components that make up an average program. You will learn:

• Paul Chek’s “Primal Pattern TM Movement” system for biomechanical assessment and exercise selection
• A comprehensive system for rating core conditioning requirements
• How to rate and prioritize bio-motor abilities
• How to periodize a program based on exercise and medical history.

Having covered these seldom considered, but critical aspects of program design, you will learn to build base and specific conditioning programs for everyone from the injured worker to elite athletes. This course is intended for the experienced exercise and rehabilitation professional with a serious desire to develop the best possible conditioning programs.

Course contains:
Manual, 7 DVDs and test
This test cannot be taken online and comprises of multiple choice, short answer and case history questions.
A Certificate of Completion with CECs and CEUs will be sent once you have successfully passed the test.

We recommend that you have completed Program Design – Choosing Reps, Sets, Loads, Tempo and Rest Periods by seminar or correspondence course before taking this course. A thorough understanding of acute exercise variables will be assumed.

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*The passing grade for all correspondence courses is now 80%.

As of May 1, 2010 please note the following charges for Retake Exams:

- There will be a $50 charge for the first retake exam of Advanced Program Design. All other correspondence courses have a $25 charge for the first retake exam. 

There will be a $100 charge for the second retake exam of Advanced Program Design. All other correspondence courses have a $50 charge for the second retake exam.

If you have not passed the exam after 2 retake exams, you will need to purchase the program again at 50% of the course cost.

At that time, the testing procedure starts over again, with the first exam grading being FREE and any additional exams needed falling under the Retake Exam Fee structure.

Do I have to complete the Program Design course first?
Although it is highly recommended that you first complete Program Design before purchasing Advanced Program Design, there is no specific order one must follow when completing these courses. It is important to note however, that this course requires the purchaser to write two (2) complete exercise programs not only utilizing the principles learned in this course, but principles such as reps, sets, loads, tempos and rest periods taught in the Program Design Correspondence Course. Therefore we strongly recommend that Program Design is completed prior to Advanced Program Design to help ensure a passing score on the test.

How long will it take to complete?
C.H.E.K Institute recommendation – 15 hours

This is dependent on the person taking the course and the reasons they are taking it. Some people only needing Continuing Education Credits will watch the videos once through and successfully pass the test. Other people who are more interested in learning the information or are interested in taking it as a prerequisite for Level II of the C.H.E.K Certification Program will sometimes watch the DVDs 2-3 times through. Given that there are over 8 hours of DVD in this course, it will take at least this long to complete. All this being said, we recommend that people spend 15 hours studying the course materials before taking the test.

What are the major differences in Program Design and Advanced Program Design?
Program Design focuses on the specifics of exercises variables (i.e. reps, rest periods, tempos, sets) whereas Advanced Program Design concentrates on how creating an entire exercise program based on an individual’s needs and goals. Program Design is about using scientifically applied variables to fine tune exercises and Advanced Program Design focuses on using scientifically applied principles to create and modify entire exercise programs.