Level up your coaching with General Physical Preparation!

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Learn the GPP Fundamentals.

- Programming
- Human Movement
- Strength/hypertrophy training
- Sprinting and Plyometrics
- Olympic weightlifting and power training
- Conditioning/energy systems
- Nutrition

Over 5 hours of video lectures, a 100+ exercise library, as well as access to an exclusive Discord community and weekly Zoom calls.

Price: $220 USD

Features

Weekly Zoom Calls with Angus

Join our interactive monthly calls to clarify course content and learn how to apply it effectively to your own or others' training.

Commuinity

Get access to the GPP Level 1 community to ask questions and meet other athletes, trainers and coaches.

100+ Exercise Library

A Full extensive library to help you plug and play the best exercises into your own programming

Modules

LESSON 1:

Programming

How our understanding of humans has changed since the birth of periodisation theory

How our understanding of humans has changed since the birth of periodisation theory

What are the key frameworks we can use to understand how humans respond to different types of stress

The golden micro: how to get someone a perfect week of training

Week to week microcycle management

Applying a phasic structure/reasons for phase change
Training multiple qualities simultaneously

LESSON 2:

Human Movement

Looking at human movement as more than just “biomechanics”

Neuroticism and nocebo

Movement optimism

A constraints led approach to coaching movement

Movement comes from the brain??

Centre of mass and base of support

Intro session to get clients moving

LESSON 3:  

Strength/Hypertrophy Training

What are the similarities and differences between strength and hypertrophy training?

Proximity to failure

Autoregulation/RPE

Minimum effective dose

Machines vs free weights

Key patterns

Primaries/secondaries/tertiaries

Concurrent programming of strength and hypertrophy

LESSON 4:

Sprinting

What is sprinting or “high speed running”?

Frontside and backside

Acceleration

Max velocity

Variations

Drills

Programming

Application for different populations

LESSON 5:

Plyometrics

What is a plyometric??

Categories of plyos

Extensive to intensive continuum

Regressions/progressions

LESSON 6:

Olympic Lifts & Power Training

GPP philosophy on power training

Power training or acceleration training?

Overview and technical breakdown of the snatch and clean & jerk

Non oly lift power training

Upper body power training

Throws

LESSON 7:

Cardio/Endurance

Overview of energy systems

Managing intensity zones

Qualitative and quantitative approach to intensity
management

On feet vs off feet modalities

Managing running stress

LESSON 8:

Nutrition

Principles of nutrition to manage body composition and drive day to day performance