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).

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.

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
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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
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Experience OPEX Programming Principles

Who is this course for?

Programming: Principles is for a coach that is trying to uplevel their program design knowledge.

I am a personal trainer, is this course right for me?

Absolutely. This course is perfect for any coach that delivers individually designed fitness to their clients, personal trainers included.

What will I learn in this course?

You will be introduced to the OPEX method of individually designed fitness. This includes the basics of assessment, strength training, and energy system development.

Is this course informative for individual and group program design?

All of our education teaches a coach how to work with their clients in a one to one setting, but principles can be applied in any setting.

How are OPEX Principles of Program Design different from other programming theories?

At OPEX, we take proven models of development and teach our coaches how to implement these methods with their clients. James FitzGerald has taken these methods and his 20+ years of scientific and empirical data to develop our principles.

How does this course help prepare me for OPEX CCP?

Programming: Principles introduces you to our method of assessment, OPEX Body, Move, Work and lays out our principles of strength and energy system training.

An Introduction to Individual Design

Learn How to Design Progressive Programs with 6 Client Avatars

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