The Contest Prep Certification is aa online course for everyone who wants to improve their coaching skills! Whether you are a coach, a physique competitor, or a recreational fitness enthusiast, this course is designed to give you the confidence and skills you need to prepare for a competition.
- Self paced online course
- 9 Pre recorded lectures
- Access to all lectures for 8 Weeks
- Pdfs of the slides of each lecture.
- LIVE Q & A session once a month
- Access for a private forum to ask any questions
- Online exam
CURRICULUM
- Orientation, Optimal physique development Pyramid & Mindset
- Orientation
- How I got into this profession
- My qualifications
- Why I started this course
- Course outline
- How to study
- Pyramid: Optimal physique development
- Mindset
- Attitude
- Qualities of successful bodybuilders
- Developing the mindset
- Importance of visualisation
- Orientation
- Getting the basics right
- Training: Overview
- Hypertrophy training pyramid
- Exercise selection based on your anatomical structure & individual differences
- Importance of exercise execution
- In brief: Training variables & workout planning
- Nutrition: Overview
- Nutrition pyramid
- Metabolism & energy systems
- Energy balance
- Macronutrients
- What is your goal as a coach?
- Where of most people/coaches go wrong
- Training: Overview
- Progress Tracking & Prerequisites for competing
- Monitoring tools
- Benefits of tracking
- Tracking tools
- Prerequisites for competing
- Are you ready to compete?
- When to start competing
- How long to diet
- Monitoring tools
- Physique assessment& Setting Nutrition
- Physique assessment
- Estimating body fat
- Time needed for prep
- Setting Nutrition
- Determining the calorie deficit
- My initial nutrition plan explained
- Physique assessment
- Setting Nutrition, Managing Training & Cardio
- Setting Nutrition
- Best diet to follow
- Effects of energy restriction
- Reasons for not losing fat
- Dieting strategies
- Hunger & hacks
- Nutrition misconceptions
- Practical guidelines
- Managing Training
- Type
- Category based training
- Weak part training
- Making changes
- Managing Cardio
- Why do cardio
- Duration & type
- Best time to do cardio
- Daily activity tracking
- Setting Nutrition
- Making Adjustments & Misc. Preparations
- Making Adjustments
- How to track progress
- Adjusting nutrition, training & cardio
- Managing stress
- Dieting strategies
- Hunger & hacks
- Nutrition misconceptions
- Practical guidelines
- Preparations
- Tanning
- Type of tan
- Self tanning or booking at the show
- Tanning problems
- Makeup for women
- Travel planning
- Managing nutrition while travelling
- Packing checklist
- Tanning
- Making Adjustments
- Peak Week
- Peak week explained
- Popular protocols used
- Manipulating carbs, water & sodium
- Peak week myths
- Goal for peak week
- Monitoring & physique assessment
- Carb loading methods
- Managing training & cardio
- recommendations
- Show day
- Prior to stage
- Post prejudging
- Supplements used or to be avoided
- Guest Lecture by IFBB Pro League Judge Steve Devore
- Different divisions explained
- What the judges are looking for
- How to select a division to compete in
- Case studies
- My nutrition ,training & cardio plan explained leading upto Amateur Olympia India 2022
- Nutrition ,training & cardio plan explained for 1 of my clients.
