ISA – SFBF Certificate in Bodybuilding & Fitness Training

Course Overview

This holistic bodybuilding coaching course encompasses theory components based on sports science concepts, practical components with a posing workshop, an instruction component that includes communication and assessment skills, as well as sports ethics.

Learning Outcome

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will demonstrate competency on the different poses required of the bodybuilding and physique sport via:

• Understanding the different rules and regulations for the respective categories in bodybuilding and physique competitions;
• Understanding what judges are looking for in the respective divisions;
• Determining the right division for the participant’s physique;
• Executing mandatory and non-mandatory posing routines, including stage walks, transitions and turns;
• Developing stage presence and confidence in posing through contest stimulation;
• Reviewing methods to enhance stage presentation (hair, makeup, tan, apparel);
• Developing basic diet plans for contest preparation and off-season to enhance performance.

Participants will also gain foundation knowledge and skills on muscle hypertrophy and the bodybuilding sport via:

• Understanding how different systems respond and adapt to hypertrophy-related exercise stress;
• Describing the mechanisms of hypertrophy, namely mechanical tension, metabolic stress and muscle damage;
• Describing the factors that influence maximal hypertrophic development;
• Creating basic programs for maximal hypertrophy and fat loss;
• Identifying the appropriate exercises to maximize whole-body hypertrophy;
• Discussing the role of aerobic training in hypertrophy-based routines;
• Applying the principles of nutrition and supplementation pertaining to bodybuilding and fitness goals;
• Understanding the role of ergogenic aid and performance enhancement;
• Identifying sports psychology techniques and strategies involved in assisting the athlete to achieve optimal performance in bodybuilding;
• Understanding the processes required to organize bodybuilding and physique competitions
• Understanding the necessary poses required for different categories in competitions