Gym-based programme delivery and professional instruction (H/616/7951)
Whole-part-whole Complicated exercises can also be taught using an approach called ‘whole-part-whole’. A good example of this is teaching the clean. First the instructor demonstrates the whole clean so the client has a clear picture of what they are aiming for. Then the instructor breaks down the movement into parts, teaching each one, then adding the next one and linking them together. For the clean the parts might be:
Deadlift
Upright row and raise onto toes
Receive
Return.
Finally, all of the parts are then seamlessly merged together to produce the whole lift.
Guidelines for teaching a warm up and CV workout Teaching a CV session requires a considerable degree of organisational skill. The following guidelines aim to assist the instructor in teaching and organising successful CV sessions. The prompt IDEA is often used to aid the introduction and teaching of CV machines:
IDEA example – treadmill running The treadmill Introduce the machine
I
Name the body system and muscles working
D
Demonstrate the exercise
E
Explain the exercise
Primarily a CV exercise (heart, lungs and circulation) with muscular endurance in the tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus, quadriceps, hamstrings and hip flexors.
Demonstrate the console setup and exercise action, move the client to view exercise technique from different angles and explain the exercise giving key teaching points.
Talk the individual through the console setup and into the start position.
A
Activity
Talk them through performing the exercise by giving coaching points and observing and correcting technique. Ask questions to see how individuals feel. Talk them through finishing the exercise. Gym-based programme delivery and professional instruction | Manual |Version 1.0 © YMCA Awards 2018
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