Western Washington University

Department of Physical Education, Health and Recreation

KIN 416: Strength and Conditioning Program Design, Spring 2015
Instructor: Gordon Chalmers, Ph.D.
Office: ET 275
Phone: 650-3113
Email: gordon.chalmers@wwu.edu
Course Web Page: http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/chalmers
Office hours: Tues 11:00 - 1:00 & 3:30 - 5:00, Thurs 11:30 1:00 & 3:30 - 5:00, Fri 11:30 1:00
To book an office hour meeting: https://gordonchalmers.youcanbook.me/

Note: If my office hours are booked but you need to discuss class topics with me before an appointment is
available, email me and request a meeting for a class question and we will set a time to meet outside of
regular office hours.

CRN 22664: Course Time: MWRF 10:00-10:50 Location: CV 109 & CV 207 Credits: 3
Course Prerequisites: KIN 312. Completion of PE 108 or equivalent experience recommended.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to teach students theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to design safe and
effective physical exercise training programs for the development of fitness and health. The emphasis is on
program design for 18 60 year-olds nonathletes.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, each student should be able to:
1. Apply scientific knowledge to design safe and effective exercise programs to provide appropriate
stimuli to bring about desired adaptations in fitness, health and performance.
2. Understand the techniques involved in properly performing some training exercises.
REQUIRED READINGS:
Text: Coburn, J.W. & Malek, M.H. (Eds.) (2012). NSCAs Essentials of Personal Training. (2nd ed.)
Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. ISBN-13: 987-0-7360-8415-4
Material posted on the course web page:
Power point slides for each lecture unit.
o The textbook readings for each lecture unit are listed on the 2nd slide of the power point
slides for the unit.
Laboratory manual and assignments. The readings associated with each laboratory exercise
are listed in each of the lab units.
Required non-textbook readings for labs and lectures.
COURSE LECTURE UNITS, LABORATORY EXERCISES, ASSIGNMENTS:
Lecture unit
Laboratories & Assignments
PreTraining Issues
Flexibility, Static and Dynamic Stretching
1. Stretching Technique Lab
and Warm-Up
2. Posture Lab
Resistance Training Exercise Techniques
Resistance Training Program Design
3. Trunk& Pelvis Core Exercises Lab
4. Circuit Training Lab
5. Resistance Training Load, Reps, & Sets Lab
6. Body Weight Exercises Lab
Cardiovascular Activity Technique
Aerobic Training Program Design
Aerobic Exercise Intensity Assignment
Plyometric Training
7. Plyometric Exercises Lab
Athlete Training
Nutrition
Exercise Makes You Fitter, perhaps

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LABORATORY POLICIES: Students will be assigned to lab group A or lab group B by a division of the
class roster in half, by alphabetical sequence. You must attend the lab session (A or B) that you are
assigned to, when it is scheduled to meet in the lab. You can not attend the lab session scheduled for the
other group, except with prior permission from the instructor. If you miss your lab session you will have
no opportunity to make up the activities and the points associated with the lab. If you are excused from
classes by the WWU Office of Family Life missed lab points will not affect your overall grade in the class.
You must come to lab sessions dressed appropriately to participate in physical activities. Failure to do so
will result in the student not being allowed to participate in the lab and 100% loss of points possible for
that lab session. Jeans or other pants that are not typically worn in exercise sessions, and shoes that are
not designed for athletic use will not be allowed. Students are expected to have read the complete lab and
required related articles before coming to the lab, so that the lab time can be devoted to conducting the
lab activities. Some labs include related articles that can be found on the course web page, and must be
read before the lab. Students are required to bring a copy of the lab and the related readings to the lab
session. Failure to prepare in this way for labs will result in 25% points being lost from the maximum
points earned in the lab assignment. At the start of the lab students may be randomly asked questions
related to the lab activities. Inability to answer adequately will indicate the lab material was not read
before the lab, and will result in 10% points being lost from the maximum points earned in the lab
assignment. Lab assignments must be submitted to the TA before the student exits their lab session, and
can only be submitted by the individual students whose name is on the lab report, you can not submit
assignments for another student group. Lab assignments will not be accepted after the end of the lab
session.
% of
EVALUATION:
Due date
final
grade

Hold harmless form

Stretching Technique Laboratory Report

0
2

Fri 4/3
End of your
lab session
As above
As above
As above
As above
As above
As above
Fri 4/17

Posture Laboratory Report

7
Trunk& Pelvis Core Exercises Laboratory Report
4
Body Weight Exercises Laboratory Report
3
Circuit Training Laboratory Report
6
Resistance Training Load, Reps, & Sets Laboratory Report
9
Plyometric Exercises Laboratory Report
4
Midterm Exam #1 (closed book) covering the following lecture and lab units:
12
PreTraining Issues; Flexibility, Static and Dynamic Stretching and Warm-Up;
Stretching Lab, Resistance Training Exercise Techniques
Wed 5/13
Midterm Exam #2 (closed book) covering the following lecture units and labs:
23
Resistance Training Program Design; Posture Lab; Trunk & Pelvis Core lab
Wed 5/27
Aerobic Exercise Intensity Assignment Report #
5
Final Exam (closed book) covering the following lecture units and labs:
25
10 am class:
Cardiovascular Activity Technique; Aerobic Training Program Design; Athlete
Thursday,
Training; Nutrition; Plyometric Training; Circuit Training Lab; Plyometric
June 11,
Exercises Lab, Body Weight Exercises Lab.
10:30 - 12:30
The following will be included if covered in lecture: Training Overweight or Obese
PM
Clients; BoneTraining.
Note that the final exam will be held at the scheduled time in the final exam
week for all students. Plan to be there.
Total:
100
#
Assignment report is due at the start of class on the due date announced in class. Reports submitted
after this deadline will lose 10% of the maximum potential score per day, including weekends.

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OBTAINING YOUR ASSIGNMENT & TEST GRADES: I do not use Canvas (I use the course web page
listed above). To obtain your grade on an assignment, look at the assignment I return to you, the grade is
recorded there. For class tests, I show your test score (anonymously) in class shortly after the test. If you
do not attend that class, then email me from a WWU email account, and I will send you your test score
SOME ASSIGNMENTS ARE DONE AS GROUPS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE LEARNING. If you
find that a partner in a group is not contributing to the team, then discuss this problem first with the
partner, then, if needed, with Dr. Chalmers as soon as possible so that options can be explored.
GRADING KEY:
Grade Percentage
A
>92%
A90 - 92%
B+
87- 89%
B
83 - 86%

BC+
C
C-

80- 82%
77-79%
73 - 76%
70 - 72%

D+
D
DF

67 -69%
63 - 66%
60 - 62%
below 60%

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION POLICY: It is the policy of Western Washington University to

provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical, sensory, or mental limitations of qualified
individuals except where such accommodation would impose undue hardship on the institution. To
request accommodation, students must contact WWU disAbility Resources for Students at 360-650-3844 or
www.wwu.edu/depts/drs/
TEST MAKE-UP POLICY:
1. If a student misses a test, they cannot make up the exam unless prior approval has been granted,
except under documented extenuating situations. If you have a medical excuse prior to the test, it must
be given to the instructor prior to the test.
2. If a student requests a change in the test date, arrangements must be made at least one week in
advance. The student should expect to take the test earlier rather than later.
3. All test arrangements must be made by direct contact, not through a telephone or email message left
for the instructor.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY: Western Washington University students are responsible for
reading, understanding, and following the policy and procedures regarding academic dishonesty as set
forth in the WWU Academic Dishonesty Policy and Procedure (see Appendix D of the University catalogue).
RETENTION OF STUDENT SUBMITTED WORK: Dr. Chalmers occasionally saves a copy of work
submitted by a student so it can be included in a collection of course material that is viewed by other WWU
faculty members for course review purposes, or by future students to understand assignment
requirements. In this case, the students name is removed from the material. If you do not wish to have
your submitted work possibly saved in this manner, please notify your instructor by the end of the second
week of classes.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Please feel encouraged and welcome to come and speak with me about any
questions or concerns which you may have regarding the course. I have regularly scheduled office hours.
There is a sign up sheet outside my office so that you can sign up and know you have an appointment. If
you have not signed up, feel free to drop by and see if I am with anybody during my office hours. If you
are unable to see me during my regular office hours talk to me in class or through email, and we can set
up an appointment.

Course calendar follows on the last page.

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KIN 416 schedule, Spring 2015, Subject to change, see class announcements.
W 4
1 Lecture
R

Lab
Lecture

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Lecture

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Lab
Lecture

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Lecture

15

Lecture

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Lab
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Lecture

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Lecture

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Lab
Lecture

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Lecture

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1

Lab

Lab #2 Posture part 2, group A

Lab
Lecture

Lab #2 Posture part 2, group B

M
W

Lecture

Lab

Lab #3 Trunk & Pelvis Core, group A

Lab #3 Trunk & Pelvis Core, group B

11

Lab
Lecture

13

Lecture

Midterm #2

14

Lab

Lab #4 Circuit Training, group A

15

Lab #4 Circuit Training group B

18

Lab
Lecture

W
R

5
5

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21

22

Lab #1 Stretching, group A - CV 60

HOLD HARMLESS DUE

Lab #1 Stretching, group B - CV 60

Lab #2 Posture part 1, group A

Midterm #1

Lab #2 Posture part 1, group B

Lecture
Lab #5 Resistance Training Load, Reps, & Sets, group A

25

Lab
Lab
Lecture

27

Lecture

28

AEROBIC EXERCISE INTENSITY ASST DUE

Lab #6 Body Weight Exercise, group A (+CV 60)

29

Lab
Lecture

Lecture

Lab

Lab #7 Plyometrics, group A (+CV 60)

Lab

Lab #7 Plyometrics, group B (+CV 60)

FINAL

10 am class: Thursday, June 11, 10:30 - 12:30 PM

Lab

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Lab #5 Resistance Training Load, Reps, & Sets, group B

School Closed

Lab #6 Body Weight Exercise, group B (+CV 60)

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