Dr Eric Helms – Coaching Physique Athletes

Dr Eric Helms – Coaching Physique Athletes

10 HOURS 10 LESSONS
All online, you can learn everywhere, anytime and still get the support you need

PEAK WEEK
You’ll learn how to effectively peak your athletes for their show

NUTRITITION
You’ll be able to take ensure they are lean enough for stage and maximise their offseason

PERIODIZATION
You’ll learn how to periodize and create programmes for bodybuilding

About Coaching Physique Athletes
Getting someone lean enough for stage can be difficult to do well. Coaching Physique Athletes gives you the tools to not only get someone stage ready, but to do this while taking care of their emotional and physical health as much as possible. This course covers: setting your clients up for success, bodybuilding training and periodization, cardio, setting up their diet and post show. Taking an evidence based approach from one of the best natural bodybuilding coaches in the world, this course is a must if you want to prep someone for stage.

Contents
10 pdf
10 questionnaires
2 certificates
10 video
01
Introduction Into Being a Physique Coach 29:16
Lesson 1 quiz
student data
Lesson 1 pdf
Lesson 1
02
Pre-Planning For Contest Preparation 29:33
Lesson 2 quiz
Lesson 2 pdf
Lesson 2
03
Adherence & Consistency 25:57
Lesson 3 quiz
Lesson 3 pdf
Lesson 3
04
Energy Balance & Macronutrients 32:58
Lesson 4 quiz
Lesson 4 pdf
Lesson 4
05
Micronutrients, Nutrient Timing & Supplementation 35:02
Lesson 5 quiz
Lesson 5 pdf
Lesson 5
06
Resistance Training In Bodybuilding 10:52
Lesson 6 quiz
Lesson 6 pdf
Lesson 6
07
Training Periodization 58:10
Lesson 7 quiz
Lesson 7 pdf
Lesson 7
08
Acute Variables of Training 22:31
Lesson 8 quiz
Lesson 8 pdf
Lesson 8
09
Cardiovascular Training For Bodybuilders 12:57
Lesson 9 pdf
Lesson 9 quiz
Lesson 9
10
Competition Day & Post Competition 50:18
Lesson 10 pdf
Lesson 10 quiz
Lesson 10
11
Exam
Exam
12
Exam resit
Resit Exam (optional if failed previous exam)
Course Syllabus
Introduction Into Being a Physique Coach
Be able to describe the physiological and psycho-social demands of contest preparation
Understand your role as a coach
Be able to define the scope of practice of a coach
Pre-Planning For Contest Preparation
Understand the timeline for muscle gain, fat loss and diet recovery
Be able to describe the physiological and psycho-social barriers to diet success
Be able to develop long term plans for the phases of the offseason and competition preparation
Adherence & Consistency
Be able to describe behaviours and approaches that negatively influence dietary adherence and consistency
Be able to describe behaviours and approaches that positively influence dietary adherence and consistency
Be able to develop a nutrition plan that maximises adherence and consistency
Energy Balance & Macronutrients
Understand the role of energy balance for weight loss and weight gain
Understand functions and roles of macronutrients in a nutrition plan
Be able to develop a nutrition plan with appropriate energy and macronutrient intakes for physique competitors

Micronutrients, Nutrient Timing & Supplementation
Understand the role of micronutrients in a nutrition plan for physique competitors
Be able to describe relevant aspects of nutrient timing for physique competitors
Understand the role of supplementation in a nutrition plan for physique competitors
Resistance Training In Bodybuilding
Be able to define and educate clients on the process of adaptation to a stimulus
Understand the time course and components of muscular hypertrophy
Be able to describe the determinants of muscular hypertrophy

Training Periodization
Understand the philosophy of periodization and its relevance to physique competition
Understand the influence of volume, intensity and frequency on bodybuilding training
Be able to develop a periodization plan for bodybuilding
Acute Variables of Training
Understand the role of exercise selection in training for hypertrophy
Understand the role of rest periods in training for hypertrophy
Understand the role of tempo in training for hypertrophy
Be able to develop microcycles and individual training sessions for physique competitors
Cardiovascular Training For Bodybuilders
Understand the role of cardiovascular training for physique competitors
Be able to describe the effects of concurrent training on skeletal muscle adaptation
Understand the pros and cons of cardiovascular training for physique competitors
Be able to develop a cardiovascular training plan for physique competitors
Competition Day & Post Competition
Be able to describe the format, judging, and the process of a physique competition
Understand the effects of water, electrolytes, and carbohydrate manipulation on appearance
Understand the importance of presentation and the role of posing
Be able to develop a peak-plan and post-contest transition plan for physique competitors
Be able to describe the physiological and psycho-social status of a competitor post-contest, and guide your clients through dieting recovery