Emilio Troiano – Athletic Functional Training Instructor Course

This course is aimed at Gym Instructors, Athletic Trainers, Motor Education professionals, and at all those who are passionate about the sports sector in the broadest sense, who intend to acquire specific competences in Functional Training for the Athletic Conditioning of the various sports disciplines.

The objective of the course is to train “Instructors of Athletic Functional Training®”, figures competent in the field of physical conditioning and functional training specific to Physical Sports Preparation who are able to correctly teach the exercises free body and with the tools most appropriate for Athletic Conditioning among those of Functional Training, and to structure a Periodisation of the training with Specific Training Protocols for the various phases of the sports season of the various Sports.

To this end, all the indispensable, fundamental, and appropriate knowledge on the cardinal principles of WTA Functional Training® will be provided, arriving at the specifics of their application to the world of Athletic Conditioning.

Through the scientific knowledge on Biomechanical, Conditional, and Coordinative Capabilities, and its practical applications in the technique of the exercises and in the structuring of specific training protocols, with this System of training it is finally possible to increase the Performance of athletes, but also preserve them from injuries and allow them to last longer over the years.

This is the key feature that differentiates Athletic Functional Training® from the traditional systems of Athletic Conditioning which are focused on increasing the physical qualities at the expense of the functionality of the body and, often, also of the joint and postural health of the athlete.

With Athletic Functional Training®, an initial phase of biomechanical and neuro-motor evaluation of the person is followed by cycles of training classified by biomechanical capacities (levels), physical qualities (Strength, Endurance, Speed, Power, and mixed capacities), and type of Sport (Power Sports, Endurance Sports, Mixed Sports).

This enables the identification of the best strategies for each person based on their structural characteristics and initial physical capacities, in order to bring them to the performance results of increased conditional physical and coordinative capacities, while simultaneously improving the Joint Mobility, the postural aspect, and the functionality of the entire body system.

These are the parameters that we consider essential for constructing athletes who are winners, but who are also able to move at their best and last over time in the best physical health conditions possible.

What You’ll Learn In Athletic Functional Training Instructor Course

• What distinguishes Athletic Functional Training® from the traditional systems of Athletic Conditioning;
• The differences between unidirectional sectoral training and multiplanar functional training in kinetic chains;
• The fundamental role of three-dimensional training in the construction of neuro-motor patterns for Sport;
• Which body systems are fundamental for increasing the physical Performance of the athlete, and how to train them in synergy with each other;
• Which Hormones are fundamental for increasing the physical performance of the athlete and for the post-competition recovery training, and how to stimulate them through training;
• How to stimulate the endocrine-hormonal system and the neuro-muscular system for optimal physical performance through sports nutrition;
• The importance of knowing how to recognise the Morphotypes in order to adopt the best strategies of training and nutrition for bringing the athlete to their optimal performance in the least possible time;
• How Functional Training is decisive in the construction of athletes who are strong, fast, powerful, and resistant, but also healthy and functional;
• Which the principal fulcrums of movement are, and which the fulcrums of body stability are, and how to use them effectively in the technique of the exercises with free body and with external loads;
• What it means to train while respecting the Biomechanics of the body and the aspect of neutral posture;
• What the myofascial chains are, how they function, and how to best use them in the execution of the movements for improving the muscular activation and the coordinative and neuro-motor capabilities essential in Sports;
• How to use the Core in order to better manage the kinetic chains in the multi-planar movement of the body;
• The importance of global Joint Mobility in the harmonious posture of the person and in the prevention of injuries;
• What the specific technical characteristics are of the various tools of Functional Training, and how to best use them according to the protocol of training carried out;
• A logical and effective progression to teach the technique of the exercises through a series of preparatory and complementary exercises based on the potential of each person;
• The fundamental Evaluation Tests that must be made in order to correctly set up a functional training program aimed at Athletic Conditioning;
• How to structure the most effective training strategies based on the level of the athlete and the specific performance model of the sports discipline practiced;
• What progressions must be respected in the development of the training programs in a seasonal macrocycle starting from the structuring of the single session of training;
• How to best manage the sessions of Athletic Functional Training® with the technical workouts based on the number of competitive commitments;
• A fast and functional Coaching Method that has been put to the test in the field since 2009 by thousands of WTA Coaches and Trainers;
• How to use the competences acquired in the sale of Personal Training and Group Training services;
• What the professional prospects of a WTA Trainer are.

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