The Optimum Performance Training (OPT) Model

=Overview=

Health and fitness professionals sought a fitness program that employed an integrated training approach to account for deconditioned clients and multiplanar movements through the full muscle action spectrum. By incorporating multiple types of training—flexibility, cardio respiratory, core, balance, reactive, speed, agility, quickness, and resistance training into every program, OPT method improves biomotor abilities and builds functional strength, neuromuscular efficiency, and dynamic flexibility [NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training (Lippincott/Williams & Wilkins, 2007)] .

The OPT model is divided into three different building blocks of training – stabilization, strength, and power. Each building block contains specific phases of training. Developed by Dr. Micheal Clark of the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the OPT model eliminates program-design guesswork for any fitness, sports-performance, or sports-medicine professional. Using the systematic OPT method, certified health and fitness professionals now develop training, conditioning, or corrective exercise programs scientifically proven to produce results. [NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training (Lippincott/Williams & Wilkins, 2007)]

Assessment

Fitness plans created within the OPT framework are designed with personalization in mind. All programs are designed based on a thorough head-to-toe fitness and performance evaluation that assesses an individual’s strengths and weaknesses in the areas of posture, movement, strength, flexibility, and athletic performance. The program you design is only as good as your assessment, so an integrated assessment process is crucial to the safety and effectiveness of your client's program. [http://www.nasm.org/OPT.aspx]

ee Also

*National Academy of Sports Medicine
*Exercise Ball
*Dr.Micheal Clark
*Strength Training
*Overtraining

References

* 1. NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training (Lippincott/Williams & Wilkins, 2007)
* 2. http://www.nasm.org/OPT.aspx

External Links

* [http://www.nasm.org National Academy of Sports Medicine]
* [http://www.nasm.org/nasmpro/library/default.aspx Fitness Library]