Conor Harris – Beginner Biomechanics Course

Description of Beginner Biomechanics Course

A 4-week course designed to build the foundation of your skillset to improve human movement & performance

Who is it for?

• Anyone who is interested in gaining a fundamental understanding of:
• How the body works: Anatomy & Biomechanics
• How to assess the body to find limitations & determine what needs to be addressed
• Creating a logical program & progression for improving movement, posture & performance in the gym
• People who want to use this knowledge as a stepping-stone for the 12-Week Biomechanics Course.
• Whether you are a Personal Trainer, or just a regular person trying to understand your own body better, this course requires zero previous knowledge of anatomy or physiology!

This course will give you the tools to:

• Learn the fundamental concepts of biomechanics of human movement that will build you a foundation for improving function & performance
• Learn objective assessments for identifying dysfunctional patterns
• Learn how to pick specific exercises that will target the root cause of movement and postural dysfunction
• Create a program and progressions of exercises that will help you pick interventions in a logical order that are best suited for the individual’s needs

What is the difference between this course and the Main 12-Week course?

The beginner program is not necessary in order to participate in the main program.

The beginner program is for you if:

• You have less than 5 experience as a trainer or practitioner
• You do not have a degree in Exercise Science or a related field
• You’re looking for a digestable, yet highly useful model on joint mechanics, muscle function, and improving movement quality
• You want to develop a foundation of principles before attending the main program

What You’ll Learn In Beginner Biomechanics Course?

Week 1: Lower Body Biomechanics

• Learn the basic anatomy, muscle function, and biomechanical relevance of important muscle groups
• Appreciate how muscles and joints interact in human movement, specifically within the gait (walking) cycle
• Deep-dive on how natural human asymmetrical patterns influence the aforementioned topics
• Implement basic exercises for improving lower body functionality

Week 2: Upper Body Biomechanics

• Learn basic anatomy, function, and biomechanical relevance of major upper body musculature & joints
• Appreciate how the upper body interacts with the lower body in human movement. We will focus on specifically the ribcage, shoulder, and arm.
• Deep-dive on how natural human asymmetrical patterns influence the aforementioned topics
• Implement exercises for improving upper body function

Week 3: Assessments & Compensatory Patterns

• Learn a thorough (yet easy to implement) assessment process for understanding limitations of a given individual
• Understand the biomechanical relevance of the proposed basic assessment protocol
• Be able to identify and contextualize limitations that show up during assessments
• Learn what assessment results correlate to specific layers of compensatory movement presentations
• Go through several assessments with peers to improve your understanding and practical application

Week 4: Programming Strategies

• Understand principles of programming for successful outcomes
• Take information from the assessment process and create a logical, progression-based program to improve movement, posture, and performance
• Be able to effectively program corrective exercise, warm-up, and weightroom exercises to improve the aforementioned qualities of movement & performance
• Get live coaching experience with exercises and assessments

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