| WEIGHT TRAINING I - ESSENTIAL CURRICULUM
NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical activity is critical to the development and maintenance of good
health. The goal of physical education is to develop physically educated
individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a
lifetime of healthful physical activity.
A physically educated person:
Standard 1: Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns
needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
Standard 2: Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles,
strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of
physical activities.
Standard 3: Participates regularly in physical activity.
Standard 4: Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical
fitness.
Standard 5: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity settings.
Standard 6: Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-
expression, and/or social interaction.
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CONTENT STANDARDS
Goal 1. The students will demonstrate the ability to use competency in
various methods of weight training and conditioning.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Define and understand the following principles of weight training:
overload, progression, specificity, aerobic, and anaerobic.
b. Describe and distinguish among the various methods of training: circuit,
super sets, pyramids, power, and target heart rate. This information will
provide the basic foundation for all training and conditioning activities.
Goal 2. The students will demonstrate the ability to understand muscle
function, proper nutrition, and physiology of exercise.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Identify the muscular skeletal structure of the human body and understand
the basic physiology connected with training and conditioning. Nutritional
concepts will be integrated into daily practices.
b. Use cognitive information to understand and enhance workouts, e.g.,
differentiate between muscular strength and muscular endurance.
Goal 3. The students will demonstrate the ability to apply safety guidelines
and concepts to specific training activities.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Perform the highest level of safety during participation in any form of
weight training or conditioning. Expectations for safety standards will be
established on a personal and class level.
b. Accept responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others, when
participating in any type of conditioning program.
Goal 4. The students will demonstrate the ability to apply training theories
to daily workouts.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Achieve a health-enhancing level of physical fitness during any of the
courses.
b. Maintain a workout log or journal. Expectations for studentsí fitness
levels during each course will be established on a personal basis.
c. Experience various training effects. Periodic assessments will provide
data and feedback to further personal goals.
Goal 5. The students will demonstrate the ability to have responsible
personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Develop self-initiated behaviors that promote personal and group success
in activity settings. Such behavior includes adherence to rules and
procedures, etiquette, cooperation, ethical behavior, and positive social
interaction.
b. Demonstrate responsible behavior during participation, function
independently, and positively influence the behavior of others in activity
settings.
Goal 6. The students will demonstrate the ability to understand that
training and conditioning provide opportunities for enjoyment, challenge,
self-expression, and social interaction.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Develop an awareness of the intrinsic values and benefits of
participation in weight training and conditioning that provide personal
meaning. Physical activity can provide opportunity for self-expression and
social interaction and can be enjoyable, challenging, and fun.
b. Be motivated to continue participation in activities throughout adult
life. As a result of the weight training and conditioning program, students
will actively pursue personal fitness programs that meet their own needs.
Goal 7. Physically educated students in weight training and conditioning
will demonstrate the ability to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing
level of physical fitness.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Develop higher levels of basic fitness as needed for many work situations
and active leisure participation. Health related fitness components include
cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance,
flexibility, and body composition. Expectations for studentsí fitness
levels will be established on a personal basis, taking into account
variation in entry levels.
b. Design an appropriate personal fitness program enabling them to achieve
desired levels of fitness.
WEIGHT TRAINING II - ESSENTIAL CURRICULUM
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CONTENT STANDARDS
Goal 1. The students will demonstrate the ability to use competency in
various methods of weight training and conditioning.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Apply the principles of strength training and muscular endurance training
to individual workouts.
b. Differentiate among various methods of weight training: circuit training,
supersets, pyramids, and high intensity training.
c. Demonstrate the mastery of proper weight training techniques and proper
use of all equipment in the weight room and conditioning labs.
d. Demonstrate proper techniques for dynamic and static stretching.
Goal 2. The students will demonstrate the ability to understand muscle
function, proper nutrition, and physiology of exercise.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Differentiate among agonist, antagonist, and stabilizer muscles.
b. Analyze the relation between nutrition and weight training.
c. Describe the structure of skeletal muscles and the characteristics of
fast twitch and slow twitch muscle fibers.
d. Identify muscles on an anatomy chart, describe their function, and list
exercises which target these muscles.
e. Understand the difference between concentric, eccentric, and isometric
muscle contraction.
Goal 3. The students will demonstrate the ability to apply safety guidelines
and proper techniques to specific training activities to develop a safe
healthy environment for all.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Demonstrate safe practices and behaviors for the weight training room.
b. Demonstrate proper spotting techniques for both safety and a partnerís
workout environment.
c. Exhibit wise consumer choices when confronted with the issues of
nutritional supplements, steroids, and other ergogenic aids.
d. Be able to describe in detail the key points for performing each exercise
safely.
Goal 4. The students will demonstrate the ability to apply training theories
to daily workouts.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Participate daily in all aspects of the weight training conditioning
program.
b. Maintain records including long and short term goals, workout logo, and
fitness test results.
Goal 5. The students will demonstrate the ability to use skills essential
for developing self-efficacy, fostering a sense of community, and working
effectively with others in a physical activity setting.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Set long term and short term personal fitness goals and work toward the
achievement.
b. Create a safe environment for their own exercise regime.
c. Encourage others to apply appropriate etiquette in the weight room and
conditioning lab.
Goal 6. The students will demonstrate the ability to explain how training
and conditioning provide opportunities for enjoyment, challenges, self-
expression and social interaction.
Objective - The students will be able to:
a. Enjoy the challenge of different training methods.
b. Recognize that physical conditioning can provide opportunities for
positive social interaction.
c. Enjoy regular participation in weight training and conditioning.
d. Recognize the positive feelings that insult from participating in weight
training and physical conditioning.
Goal 7. The students will demonstrate the ability to achieve and maintain a
health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
Objective - The students will be able to:
a. Assess and record personal fitness status.
b. Develop a workout program based on fitness assessment results.
ADVANCED WEIGHT TRAINING AND CONDITIONING - ESSENTIAL CURRICULUM
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CONTENT STANDARDS
Goal 1. The students will demonstrate the ability to use competency in
various methods of weight training and conditioning.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Differentiate among various advanced weight training methods (tri-
setting, weight stripping, light to heavy, pyramiding, split, routines,
negatives, blitz, super overload, and super sets).
b. Demonstrate competence in performing advanced weight training exercises,
plyometric exercises and manual resistance exercises.
Goal 2. The students will demonstrate the ability to understand muscle
function, proper nutrition, and physiology of exercise.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Differentiate among the three energy systems used in muscular activity.
b. Identify, compare, and analyze marketing products of the health and
fitness industry including performance-enhancing supplements and current
fitness trends.
c. Describe the stress adaptation syndrome as it applies to weight training
and conditioning.
d. Analyze anatomical movement within the various planes of the body.
e. Describe the anatomy and function of skeletal muscle.
Goal 3. The students will demonstrate the ability to apply safety guidelines
and concepts to specific training activities.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Perform advanced weight training exercises with proper alignment, form,
and techniques.
b. Identify common training injuries, list preventive measures, and describe
basic methods of rehabilitating injuries.
c. Identify and analyze the risk and effects of anabolic steroid use.
d. Demonstrate proper spotting techniques for both safety and a partnerís
workout enhancement.
Goal 4. The students will demonstrate the ability to apply training
theories to daily workouts.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Participate daily in all aspects of the weight training and conditioning
program.
b. Maintain daily records including long and short term goals, work out
logs, and fitness testing results.
c. Design and implement an individual weight training program based on
personal long and short term goals and fitness assessment results.
Goal 5. The students will demonstrate the ability to have responsible
personal and social behavior in the physical activity setting.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Initiate responsible personal and social behavior in the weight room and
conditioning lab.
b. Accept responsibility for taking leadership roles to accomplish group and
individual goals.
Goal 6. The students will demonstrate the ability to explain how weight
training and conditioning provide opportunities for enjoyment, challenge,
self expression, and social interaction.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Enjoy the challenge of different advanced weight training activities.
b. Recognize that physical conditioning can provide opportunities for
positive social interactions.
c. Enjoy regular participation in weight training and conditioning.
Goal 7. The students will demonstrate the ability to maintain a health-
enhancing level of physical fitness.
Objectives - The students will be able to:
a. Develop a performance-specific program that is tailored to their personal
health-related fitness needs.
b. Assess and record personal fitness status.
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