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Specialist in Martial Arts Conditioning (SMAC)



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The ISSA has designed a unique solution in its fitness certification program for martial arts instructors. This program is the world's first to address the specific training needs of martial arts professionals. Fitness instructors who have mastered not only their art, but also the principles and methods of scientific sport training, will get the best results from their students.

Back in the "old days", promotion to black belt was all that was needed in terms of securing credibility in the martial arts profession. But that's all changed now. The ISSA’s martial arts trainer course curriculum includes information on periodization and planning, managing acute training variables, performance nutrition and supplementation, improving joint range of motion, mastering principles of sport training, integrating conditioning and skill training, strength and speed-strength development, competition readiness, injury prevention and management, and increasing your clientele.


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The ISSA has designed a unique solution in its certification program for martial arts instructors. Generalized fitness certification courses have existed for over a decade, in fact, ISSA's CFT program was one of the first. But this program is the world's first to address the specific training needs of martial arts professionals. Instructors who have mastered not only their art, but also the principles and methods of scientific sport training, will get the best results from their students. And results, after all, make the martial arts more rewarding for both instructor and student. The SMAC curriculum includes information on periodization and planning, managing acute training variables, performance nutrition and supplementation, improving joint range of motion, mastering principles of sport training, integrating conditioning and skill training, strength and speed-strength development, competition readiness, injury prevention and management, and increasing your clientele.
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Specialist in Martial Arts Conditioning
 
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INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE: Fundamental Principles of Sport Training

CHAPTER TWO: Periodization

CHAPTER THREE: Strength: Your Athletic Foundation

CHAPTER FOUR: Performance Nutrition for Martial Artists

CHAPTER FIVE: Improving Joint Range of Motion

CHAPTER SIX: Prevention and Management of Injuries

CHAPTER SEVEN: Technical Preparation

CHAPTER EIGHT: Competition Day

RESOURCES

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Members Section Description
On ISSA’s Question Board, members can post questions about curriculum, training, and other fitness-related issues. Along with ISSA’s technical support team, fellow trainers and students can also respond to questions.
Toll Free Description

ISSA Technical Support provides toll-free access to students who have questions about training, fitness & health. Morning and Evening hours, a toll-free number, and online support are all provided by ISSA.

Members Section Description

The ISSA Member's Section contains in-depth information that will greatly support your efforts as a Certified Trainer. Materials available through ISSA's Member Section include:

- Question Board

- Muscle Tutorials, Video Exercises & Glossaries

- Health & Fitness Article Archive

- The Fitness Professional Article Archive

- Downloadable Forms

- Much, much more!

Certificate Description

Once you have completed your coursework, examination, and submission of your valid CPR card, you will receive an ISSA Certificate of Completion and ISSA Certified Identification card.


Since 1988, ISSA has proudly offered its "flagship" certification program for Personal Trainer candidates. Today, personal training is the fastest growing profession in the health & fitness field! This acclaimed program features cutting-edge information on designing resistive exercise programs, nutrition, sports medical issues, business and marketing skills, and much more.

ISSA's CFT Curriculum, which includes anatomy, kinesiology, injury prevention, supplementation and nutrition, and all aspects of weight training and strength training, was created by a world-renowned staff of researchers, scientists, sports medicine specialists, and world champion athletes. The program teaches you all the practical day-to-day skills necessary, as well as the theoretical knowledge needed to excel as a Personal Trainer. If you're like most of the people drawn to this profession, you've experienced a miracle though fitness in your own life, and you care enough to want to share the miracle with others. After completing the program, you'll be equipped with everything you need to turn your passion into a rewarding career.

The ISSA textbook, FITNESS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE is recognized internationally as the most complete, informative yet easy to understand fitness reference source available. Take a careful look at the table of contents and you'll see why ISSA has been recognized as the world leader in fitness certification. ISSA updates all course material every year to bring you the most current information available. No other certification organization can make this claim! Be sure to click on the link to the table of contents below.


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