Strength & Conditioning Program for the Elderly

Fin" rel="nofollow">inal Project Instructions After completin" rel="nofollow">ing the 5 assignments, you must select a population and write an outlin" rel="nofollow">ine for a strength and conditionin" rel="nofollow">ing program (your program must be at least 12 weeks). Once approved by the professor, students will design the specific train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing program. The train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing program requirements are below. Train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing Program Requirements The followin" rel="nofollow">ing should be in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in your scientific rationale for your program: Introduction Identify the need for creatin" rel="nofollow">ing a program, why are you writin" rel="nofollow">ing this program? You may identify your population here Purpose What is the overall purpose of the entire program? State your population Movement analysis Just like your biomechanical assessment lab What movements are associated with your population? Physiological analysis What are the energy requirements of your population? Be specific to positions if your population is a team sport Nutrition Factors Briefly address caloric demands Talk about nutrient timin" rel="nofollow">ing Identify any special needs Injury analysis Identify the major and min" rel="nofollow">inor in" rel="nofollow">injuries associated with your population Special concerns Does your population have special needs (hypertension, diabetes, orthopedic etc.) Train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing status Defin" rel="nofollow">ine the train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing level of your population (Need to Make Some Assumptions) How many years have they train" rel="nofollow">ined? High school, college division, pro, 50 year-old non-athlete, etc. Physical testin" rel="nofollow">ing and evaluation What aspects will be evaluated? Primary resistance train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing goal What is the goal of your strength train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing program? Test selection and admin" rel="nofollow">inistration What tests will be used to evaluate your population and why? Be specific Program design Stick with train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing goal and in" rel="nofollow">include Specificity Overload Progression Etc. Warm-up and stretchin" rel="nofollow">ing Identify the warm-up and stretchin" rel="nofollow">ing you will be utilizin" rel="nofollow">ing for your population, be specific. Agility What type (if any) of agility train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing will be utilized and why? Plyometrics What type (if any) of plyometric train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing will be utilized and why? Resistance train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing program Briefly describe your strength train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing program. The meat of this should be in" rel="nofollow">in a table or chart and should in" rel="nofollow">include: Exercise selection Choice, frequency, order Load Volume Intensity Rest periods Identify variations Stamin" rel="nofollow">ina/bioenergetics Refer back to your Physiological analysis What will you do to train" rel="nofollow">in all the energy systems? What energy systems are needed the most? Program application Describe how your program should be followed Be very detailed here, this should explain" rel="nofollow">in all your charts and or tables Discussion Why did you create this program? Follow up from in" rel="nofollow">introduction Justify (usin" rel="nofollow">ing science and research) your reasonin" rel="nofollow">ing for doin" rel="nofollow">ing what you’re doin" rel="nofollow">ing This should in" rel="nofollow">include the majority of your references Conclusion What does your program do for this population? Why is your program better than any other program? Make a powerful and concise conclusion YOUR PROGRAM MUST BE AT LEAST 12 WEEKS Be sure that you can scientifically defend your program usin" rel="nofollow">ing the book and other supportin" rel="nofollow">ing literature. In your scientific rationale, thin" rel="nofollow">ink if you were tryin" rel="nofollow">ing to sell your program to a coach, player, in" rel="nofollow">individual, or a potential employer, as THE BEST PROGRAM for your population. Supportin" rel="nofollow">ing literature for the train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing program should be from primary sources and your book; typically websites and magazin" rel="nofollow">ine articles are not acceptable references. However, if the website is reputable and is the only location for the in" rel="nofollow">information, then websites are appropriate. Additionally, if a website is cited to support “someone’s position” on a topic this is also appropriate. For in" rel="nofollow">instance, if the USDA.gov published a statement on creatin" rel="nofollow">ine then this website is acceptable, but if Joe Smith from hugebody.com (does not exist) publishes a statement on creatin" rel="nofollow">ine, this is not acceptable. However, if you want to say somethin" rel="nofollow">ing like “many illin" rel="nofollow">informed people thin" rel="nofollow">ink that creatin" rel="nofollow">ine causes kidney failure in" rel="nofollow">in healthy adults” and then cite Joe Smith from hugebody.com, this would also be appropriate. If you are unclear whether you can use a reference you should contact your professor. Students must use proper American Psychological Association (APA) format for citations in" rel="nofollow">in text (in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing direct quotes) and provide an APA formatted reference list.