
LEVEL 2 | Created by PMR
Level 2 Goal: Integrate level 1 principles with specific program design components to create comprehensive, specific, and dynamically effective programs for all athletes and clients.
Level 1 provided strategies and considerations in preparation for coaching new athletes or clients. Level II builds on level 1, integrating specific program components, trusted methods, and a process for bringing it all together when programming.
Training Session Labs
Prep/Core/Lower Body Workout
Periodization
Microcycle/Mesocycle/Macrocycle
Linear and Undulating Periodization
Cycle Progression
Foundational Program Components
Clearly define key components of programming
Specificity Considerations for Athletes and Clients
8-Variables
Incorporating Med Balls and Resistance Bands
DAY 1
Training Session Labs
Prep/Core/Upper Body Workout
Skill Learning
Internal vs. External Focus | Feedback
Hypertrophy/Strength/Power Training
Priority Volume & Load Assignments
Exercise Selection
Progression/Regression
Variables for Continued Adaptation
Program Creation
Coach & Attendee Program Creation
DAY 2
TRAINING SESSION LABS
Attendees complete 3-sets of each exercise during Core and Strength training labs, with goal of experiencing multiple exercise progressions.
Set 1: Early phase general exercise
Set 2: Progress on set 1, increased intensity and/or specificity exercise
Set 3: Progress on set 2, increased intensity and/or specificity exercise
COACH INSTRUCTOR LED PROGRAM CREATION
Using a sample athlete and specific athlete and variables to consider, coach instructors will create a program, communicating their thought process and purpose for all exercises chosen
SMALL GROUP WORKOUT CREATION
Attendees split into small groups and, as a team, create a Core & Lower Body or Core & Upper Body workout followed by whole group workout discussion.
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) approved 1.2 CEUs in category A for certified individuals attending this event.

PMR Performance is recognized by the National Academy of Sports Medicine as an Approve Continuing Education Provider. Approved for 1.2 NASM CEUs.
