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Fundamentals of Use of Training Equipment and the Terminology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:21.08.2023 09:31:01
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_093 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science; Sport Pedagogy | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Voldemārs Arnis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Sports and Nutrition | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigorinu Street, suuk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 9 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 27 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 9 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 27 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, physiology of sports, biochemistry of sports, basics of health sports, kinesiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To learn the use of different types of exercise equipment, free weights and dumbbells, training terminology, exercise techniques and terminology with exercise equipment, free weights and dumbbells. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Fitness equipment, their manufacturers and distributors. The most popular fitness equipment in Latvian fitness clubs. Cardio trainers, their program breakdown and fitness tests. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Spirit cardiograms, their applications. Technogym and Life fitness cardiograms and fitness tests. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Strength training structure. Breakdown of power generation means. Strength exercise terminology. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Strength training with HUR trainers and free rope trainers. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Strength exercises with free weights, dumbbells and weight balls. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Strength exercises with Technogym and Sportart Fitness trainers. | Classes | 2.00 | gym | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Fitness equipment, their manufacturers and distributors. The most popular fitness equipment in Latvian fitness clubs. Cardio trainers, their program breakdown and fitness tests. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Spirit cardiograms, their applications. Technogym and Life fitness cardiograms and fitness tests. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Strength training structure. Breakdown of power generation means. Strength exercise terminology. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Strength training with HUR trainers and free rope trainers. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Strength exercises with free weights, dumbbells and weight balls. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Strength exercises with Technogym and Sportart Fitness trainers. | Classes | 2.00 | gym | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independently learn different course topics and exercise terminology according to the literature sources indicated by the lecturer. Improve exercise technique in the gym by using a variety of exercise equipment, free weights and dumbbells. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Students' participation in the practical classes (20%), ability to adjust trainers according to height, demonstration of exercise technique and specifics of exercise, stressed muscle groups (40%), ability to describe various exercises with free weights and dumbbells (20%), Exercise with free weights and dumbbells, tell about the specifics of the exercise, the muscle groups loaded, their load depending on different body conditions (20%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the course, students will acquire a basic knowledge of strength training equipment, cardio training equipment and gymnastics terminology, will know the names of the equipment, the possibilities of adjusting the equipment and the technique and terminology of the exercise equipment. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Student will be able to use strength and cardio trainers and free weights, adjust the trainers according to the client's height, show the correct exercise technique and name the exercises in the correct terminology. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to use cardio, strength, weight and dumbbells in fitness classes, adjust the trainers according to the client's height, demonstrate exercise technique and use the correct terminology. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Līcis R., Grāvītis U., Luika S. un autoru kolektīvs. Vispusīgās fiziskās sagatavotības trenera rokasgrāmata. LTTC, 2015. | ||||||||
| 2 | Dzenis A., Grāvītis U., Knipše G. un autoru kolektīvs. Trenera rokasgrāmata. Rīga, Jumava, 2015., 375 lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Delavjē F. Muskulatūras attīstīšana. Spēka vingrinājumi anatomiskā skatījumā. Zvaigzne ABC, 2017. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | EuropeActive. EuropeActive's Essentials for Personal Trainers / EuropeActive ; Thomas Rieger, Ben Jones, Alfonso Jimenez, editors. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2016] 1 tiešsaistes resurss (x, 310 lpp.) : ilustrācijas, ISBN 9781492525912. | ||||||||
| 2 | Bompa, Tudor O., Conditioning Young Athletes / Tudor O. Bompa, Michael Carrera. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2015. 1 tiešsaistes resurss (viii, 296 lpp.) : ilustrācijas, tabulas, portreti | ||||||||
| 3 | Gavin, James, Lifestyle Wellness Coaching / James Gavin, PhD, Madeleine Mcbrearty, PhD, Concordia University. Second edition. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2013.,1 tiešsaistes resurss (xii, 261 lpp.) : ilustrācijas | ||||||||
| 4 | Santana, Juan Carlos, Functional Training / Juan Carlos, Santana. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2016. 1 tiešsaistes resurss (xiv, 274 lpp.) : ilustrācijas, tabulas. | ||||||||
| 5 | Bompa, Tudor O., Periodization : theory and methodology of training / Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2019] | ||||||||
| 6 | - Benes, Sarah, Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Health Education : meeting secondary-Level National Standards / 2018 | ||||||||
| 7 | Švinks U. Sporta vārdnīca: Latviešu-krievu. Rīga, N.I.M.S., 2002. | ||||||||
