Strength Training Programming & Performance – Course Bundle

Please note: You will earn CECs as indicated below for each individual course you complete. If you have previously earned CECs for any of the courses in the bundle, you will not earn credits for those courses again. You may check your course history in your My ACE Account.

Enhance Client Performance with Strength Training

Develop the skills to design effective strength training programs that improve performance, build resilience, and deliver measurable results. Learn how to apply proven training principles, integrate diverse tools and loading strategies, and enhance upper body strength and midline control. You will gain the confidence to coach both foundational and advanced movements with precision, helping clients move better, get stronger, and sustain long-term progress.

Optimizing the Benefits of Strength Training (0.1 CECs)
Discover how to leverage kettlebells—a versatile and dynamic training tool—to unlock new levels of fitness for clients of all ages and abilities. Through hands-on learning, you’ll gain insights into the unique advantages of kettlebell exercises, including the benefits of unilateral loading, which adds an extra challenge to training while improving balance, stability, and core engagement.

Foundations of Upper Body Strength Training (0.2 CECs)    
Through a mix of evidence-based instruction and real-client demonstrations, you’ll discover how to design and deliver efficient, balanced upper body routines. Learn key principles like specificity, overload, and progression, while learning to tailor resistance training for real-world results. 

Fitness Equipment Essentials: Bells, Bags, Bands, and Straps (0.3 CECs)
Gain step-by-step guidance on proper setup, safe execution, and foundational exercises across bands, bags, straps, and kettlebells, while learning how to integrate these versatile tools into cohesive, results-driven programs that meet clients where they are and help you coach movement with clarity and confidence.

Push and Pull Exercises: Foundations for Fitness (0.2 CECs)
Master the basics of pressing and pulling exercises, including the key muscles, proper form, and common mistakes to avoid. You'll learn to perform and coach movements such as bench presses, rows, overhead presses, and pull-ups.

Midline Control: Training the Core and Glutes to Optimize Performance and Overall Function (0.2 CECs)
Understanding how to train midline control is essential for any exercise professional, and this course explores why, how, and when to do so using a simple evaluation tool to identify deficiencies while equipping you with a refined skillset to enhance common core and glute exercises and improve client outcomes.