Do you understand the fundamentals of program design? All professional coaches should build their competence on a foundation of proven program design principles.

An Introduction to Individual Design
Programming: Principles is an introductory program design course on fundamental strength and conditioning principles. This coaching and personal training course simplifies these concepts by focusing on the rationale behind each programming element and their proper application, all to provide a better understanding of program design principles. This course will provide you with a solid foundation and is a recommended prerequisite to the OPEX Coaching Certificate Program (CCP).
Learn How to Design Progressive Programs with 6 Client Avatars
OPEX CEO Carl Hardwick puts the principles outlined in this coaching and personal training program design course into practice with six different client avatars and demonstrates how to design personalized progressive programs. These avatars will bridge the gap between theory and implementation and give you the tools to put your knowledge into practice with your clients immediately.

About the Instructor

Carl Hardwick
OPEX CEO
OPEX CEO Carl Hardwick has dedicated his life to health and fitness. Sold by the OPEX individual program design approach, Hardwick owns multiple OPEX-licensed gyms and helps write and design educational material. He’s an integral part of the growing movement in personalized fitness that is using the OPEX Coaching Certificate Program (CCP) to change the face of professional coaching.
Course Syllabus
Introduction
- Introduction to Programming: Principles
Exercise Principles
- Health Continuum
- Functional Fitness
- Intent in Program Design
- Maximum Physical Potential
- Adaptation in Physical Fitness
Assessment
- OPEX Assessment
- Fitness Monitoring Exercises
- The Three Ps
Program Design Principles
- OPEX Gain, Pain, Sustain
- OPEX Gain
- Resistance Training
- Strength Continuum
- Muscle Endurance Tree
- Volume and Intensity
- Gain Resistance Training Avatar
- OPEX Pain
- Anaerobic Development
- Mixed Modal Anaerobic Development
- Cyclical Anaerobic Avatar
- Mixed Modal Anaerobic Avatar
- OPEX Sustain
- Aerobic Development
- Mixed Modal Aerobic Development
- Cyclical Aerobic Avatar
- Mixed Modal Anaerobic Avatar
- Concurrent Training
- Concurrent Training Avatar
- Experience OPEX Programming Principles