FST-Learning Outcomes
Personal Training and Strength & Conditioning
The Specialist in Functional Strength Training Clinic provides fitness and sports professionals with approximately 12 hours of intensive practical instruction in the application of body-resistance and weight-training methods to enhance human movement and physical performance. The clinic focuses on the effective use of Functional Strength Training (FST) principles to improve the ability of individuals to perform everyday tasks with greater ease and efficiency, while also enhancing athletic performance across a variety of sporting contexts.
Functional Strength Training is an evidence-informed approach that develops strength through movement patterns that closely resemble the demands of daily life, work, recreation, and sport. Rather than isolating individual muscles, FST integrates multiple joints and muscle groups to improve the body’s ability to generate, absorb, and control force efficiently. By combining resistance training with dynamic movement, participants learn how to improve coordination, balance, mobility, stability, and neuromuscular control.
For Personal Trainers, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, and other fitness professionals, Functional Strength Training offers significant practical benefits. Incorporating FST principles into client programmes can:
Enhance client outcomes by improving functional strength, mobility, coordination, and movement efficiency.
Increase client engagement through dynamic, multi-planar exercises that make training more enjoyable and purposeful.
Reduce the risk of injuries by improving movement quality and preparing clients for the physical demands of everyday life and sport.
Expand programming possibilities through a wide variety of exercises, progressions, regressions, and training modalities.
Strengthen professional competence and credibility through the application of contemporary, evidence-based training methods.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the clinic, participants will be able to:
Appreciate the role of weight training, body-resistance exercises, and agility drills in enhancing functional capacity and sports performance.
Develop practical coaching skills to improve:
- Dynamic balance
- Stability
- Mobility
- Functional strength
- Speed and agility