PE.720
Weight Training
Spring 2006
Topics
- Introduction, Demonstration and Practice of Complex Lifts (Press, Squat)
- Complete Introduction, Demonstration and Practice of Lower Body Lifts
- Demonstration and Practice of First Half of Upper Body Lifts
- Demonstration and Practice of Remaining Upper Body Lifts
- Partner Selection and First Day of Lifting
- Partner Selection and Second Day of Lifting (Lower Body if Upper Body on Day 5 and Vice Versa)
- Partner Selection and Third Day of Lifting - Repeat Day 5
- Partner Selection and Fourth Day of Lifting - Repeat Day 6
- Partner Selection and Fifth Day of Lifting - Repeat Day 5
- Partner Selection and Sixth Day of Lifting - Repeat Day 6
- Maximum Effort Testing - Squats if on Lower Body, Press and Pull-down if on Upper Body
Readings
- Bompa, Tudor, and Lorenzo Cornacchia. Serious Strength Training . Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2002. ISBN: 9780736042666.
- Delavier, Frederic. Strength Training Anatomy . Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2005. ISBN: 9780736063685 .
- Di Pasquale, Mauro. Amino Acids and Proteins for the Athlete . New York, NY: CRC Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780849381935 .
- Fleck, Steven, and William Kraemer. Designing Resistance Training Programs . Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2003. ISBN: 9780736042574.
- Hartmann, J., and H. Tunnemann. Fitness and Strength Training for All Sports . Toronto, Ontario: Sport Books Publisher, 1995. ISBN: 9780920905425.
- McArdle, William D., et al. Exercise Physiology: Energy Nutrition and Human Performance . Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2001. ISBN: 9780781725446.
- ———. The Poliquin Principles . Napa, CA: Dayton Publications and Writer’s Group, 1997. ISBN: 9780966275209.
- Siff, Mel. Supertraining . Denver, CO: Supertraining Institute, 2003. ISBN: 9781874856658.
- Wilmore, Jack H., and David Costill. Physiology of Sport and Exercise . Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2000. ISBN: 9780736044899.
- Duchaine, Daniel. Underground Bodyopus: Militant Weight Loss & Recomposition . XIPE Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780965310703.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗Historical OpenCourseWare
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.