Online Course: Beginning Weight Training - Certificate and CEUs
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Online Class: Beginning Weight Training

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Basic Course: $20.00
with Certificate & CEUs: $45.00
This class will introduce you to the basic concepts of weight training as a means to build and shape muscle, and improve your health and vitality. You will learn which variables to adjust and what routines lead to success in bodybuilding and/or muscle shaping and toning while practicing specific exercises and techniques. You will set fitness goals for yourself and make exercise part of your lifestyle. A suggested routine will be provided, and you will be expected to work out for 4 weeks to test out the principles before you complete the course. This course will help the average exerciser look and feel better and serve as a foundation for those who want to go further with bodybuilding or weight training. Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions. This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.

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Continuing Education Units (CEU)
1.0 CEUs

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A weight lifting exercise program can improve your health and vitality, as well as enhancing your physique. This course will show you how to build and/or define your muscles, and what to do if your goal is to lose fat, gain muscle, or just look and feel better. Various principles of weight training are explained, as well as how to apply them for bodybuilding success. You will be able to work out at home or in a gym, with free weights or machines. A model full-body routine is presented, which you can use as-is or modify. Specific exercises are recommended and described. Weight training can benefit men and women of all ages. This course will get you started working out with weights for general fitness, and you can use it as a foundation if you later want to work on advanced bodybuilding.
The instructor, Joann Bally, is a personal trainer and Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist.
Beginning Weight Training with Instructor Joann Bally is a course which will introduce students to the basic concepts of weight training as a means to build and shape muscle, and improve your health and vitality. This course will provide a suggested routine, and the student will be expected to work out for 4 weeks to test out the principles to complete this course. The average exerciser will look and feel better through this course which can serve as a foundation for those who want to go further with bodybuilding or weight training.

This course has no prerequisites, but you are advised to check with your doctor before starting this or any exercise program. While designed for beginners, the class will also be helpful for those who have worked out without guidance and without success in the past. It is recommended that men and women be 18 years of age or older, and there is no upper age limit, as long as your doctor approves. This course is self-paced (course begins on student's own timetable). This course will be based on a pass/fail grading scale, and the Instructor's specific grading policy will be presented in the class syllabus. For students who strive for course completion or other documentation might achieve several offered certificates based on academic performance, attendance and participation. .


This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

  1. Building Muscle - Introduction. Why your goal should be to build muscles. What is muscle toning? What equipment you will need. Cautions.
  2. Working Out--Sets and Reps - This lesson explains what number of sets and repetitions work best for bodybuilding.
  3. Other Elements of Fitness - Learn how stretching and aerobic/cardiovascular exercise fit into your bodybuilding program, as well as how and why to warm up.
  4. Fine Points of Weight Training - Here are a few more things to consider on your way to weight training/bodybuilding success: frequency, duration, sequence, tempo, variety.
  5. Say Hello to Your Muscles - Learn the names and functions of the major muscles involved in bodybuilding.
  6. Putting It Together - Get ready to start training. Learn what works and what doesn't, and what to expect as far as results.
  7. Getting Started on Your Routine - Here are descriptions of the first three exercises you should use in your routine. These are the most complicated and most demanding, but most rewarding as well.
  8. More Exercises, and Getting Started - Here are the rest of the exercises for your beginning routine. Time to get started.
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Certificate will be earned if student completes all quizzes and reports workout attendance as described under Practical.


Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit. Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official. To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service. Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers to verify your achievement).

Additional Information

Course Title : Beginning Weight Training
CEU Value : (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number : 2502
Course Type : Professional Development
Course URL : http://class.universalclass.com/bodybuilding
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Instructor : Joann Bally
Syllabus : View Syllabus
Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :
Basic Course: $25.00 - Limited Time Offer: $20.00
with CEUs & Certificate: $45.00
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course. This course may not fulfill any local, state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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