Be Your Own Personal Trainer ("BYOPT") – For Men

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Being A Personal Trainer

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: You CAN Do this!

Lecture 3: Personal Trainers – What They Do and What They Don't Do

Chapter 2: Understanding Fitness

Lecture 1: The Essence of Fitness – Part One

Lecture 2: The Essence of Fitness – Part Two

Lecture 3: What is Physical Fitness? – Part One

Lecture 4: What is Physical Fitness? – Part Two

Lecture 5: Fitness and Health

Chapter 3: Fitness Programming

Lecture 1: The Components of a Fitness Program

Lecture 2: Training v Exercise and Some Really Important Stuff on Stress

Chapter 4: Energy

Lecture 1: Fitness and Energy

Lecture 2: A “Pure” Approach to Physical Fitness Using Focused Fitness Techniques

Lecture 3: The Crux of Physical Fitness – Get This and You've Got It All

Lecture 4: Producing Energy

Lecture 5: The Human Body as a Hybrid Car

Lecture 6: Muscle Energetics – Aerobic

Lecture 7: Muscle Energetics – Anaerobic

Lecture 8: Muscle Energetics – Putting It All Together

Chapter 5: Aerobic Fitness Programming

Lecture 1: BYOPT – Aerobic Training Program: The Fundamentals – Terminology

Lecture 2: BYOPT – The Three Principles of Fitness: The Principle of Aerobic Training

Lecture 3: BYOPT – Aerobic Training Program: The Benefits of Aerobic Training

Lecture 4: BYOPT – Aerobic Training Program: THR: Making a Mistaken Concept Useful

Lecture 5: BYOPT – Aerobic Training Program: How It Works and How Hard to Train

Lecture 6: BYOPT – Aerobic Training Program: How Much Should You Train?

Lecture 7: BYOPT – Aerobic Training Program: Warm-Up and Cool Down

Lecture 8: BYOPT – Aerobic Training Program: General Rules

Chapter 6: Anaerobic Fitness Programming

Lecture 1: BYOPT – Anaerobic Training Program: The Fundamentals

Lecture 2: BYOPT – Anaerobic Training Program: The Fundamentals -Terminology

Lecture 3: BYOPT – The Three Principles of Fitness: The Principle of Anaerobic Training

Lecture 4: BYOPT – Anaerobic Training Program: The Benefits of Anaerobic Training

Lecture 5: BYOPT – Anaerobic Training Program: How It Works and How Hard to Train

Lecture 6: BYOPT – Anaerobic Training Program: How Much Should You Train?

Lecture 7: BYOPT – Anaerobic Training Program: Part One Exercises and Setting the Weights

Lecture 8: BYOPT – Anaerobic Training Program: Part Two The Routine

Lecture 9: BYOPT – Anaerobic Training Program : General Rules

Lecture 10: BYOPT – General Training Rules

Chapter 7: Nutritional Fitness Programming

Lecture 1: Nutrition – Introduction

Lecture 2: Nutrition – Basic Concepts: Terminology

Lecture 3: BYOPT – The Three Principles of Fitness: The Principle of Nutrition Training

Lecture 4: BYOPT– Weight Management

Lecture 5: BYOPT – Nutrition Rules

Lecture 6: BYOPT – Food and Healthy Foods

Lecture 7: BYOPT – Supplements

Lecture 8: BYOPT – Calories

Lecture 9: BYOPT – The Three Principles of Fitness: Putting It All Together