Power Plate Academy
Power Plate International has become the industry leader in education and training programmes for Power Plate. These programmes have recently been expanded to meet the growing demand from trainers and therapists who are eager to adopt Power Plate regimens into their practices. These academies detailed below qualify for continuing education credits with a number of professional organizations. Along with on-site learning, Power Plate International offers support tools including on-line training with PTontheNet.com on Acceleration Training™ and the handbook of Acceleration Training™.
This course is designed to help trainers, strength coaches, therapists and medical practitioners understand the science and practical application of Acceleration Training™. The workshop is broken down into lecture and practical training, covering biomechanics, basic neurophysiology, programme design and exercise progressions. Participants will learn how to implement Acceleration Training™ as it applies to: movement preparation; stability and coordination; core and pillar; strength training and recovery and regeneration. This workshop includes a written exam.
The Advance Fitness Academy builds on the knowledge and practical application you gain in the Basic Fitness Academy. Lectures and practical training cover advanced neurophysiology, proprioception and advanced programme design. You will learn how to implement the full spectrum of our Acceleration Training™ pyramid into your current system. Topic include: pre-activation; hypertrophy; complex/contrast; and power training. You will be given easy-to-use programme templates that can use to integrate advanced protocols into your current systems.
This workshop includes practical case study and written exam. Completion of the Basic Fitness Academy is a pre-requisite for attendance at the Advanced Fitness Academy.
The Performance Academy applies advanced knowledge and principles of Acceleration Training™ into integrated programmes for sports and athletic performance. This programme is specifically designed for strength and conditioning coaches and personal trainers who work with high-performance athletes. The workshop will teach you how to incorporate this methodology into your current strength and conditioning programmes with integration through off-season, pre-season, competition and active recovery phases of training. These applications include: movement preparation; pre-activation; complex/contrast; strength and conditioning; power training; and recovery and regeneration. You will be given easy-to-use programme templates specific to each phase of the training programme so you can integrate Acceleration Training™ into your current systems. Completion of the Performance Academy qualifies you for continuing education credits with NASM and NSCA.
The Golf Academy is specifically designed for the demands of PGA tour professionals, created by PGA professionals themselves, with the support of our Education and Training department. This programme offers applicable tools for developing optimal programmes for performance and injury prevention for golfers, both professional and amateur. In this course the coach, trainer of golfer will learn how to integrate Acceleration Training™ methodology, for improvements in: mobility and flexibility; stability and balance; core stability; rotational strength and power; and recovery and regeneration. These advanced tools will enhance play on the course, improve fitness and decrease risk of injury or expedite recovery from it.
