Title: Describe acute training variables and phases within exercise program design.
Course: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training II (Condensed) (14062-IIA) > Section: Exploring Exercise Program Design

Description should include variables and phases in exercise program designs (periodization) such as the Optimum Performance Training (OPT) model.

For an example of exercise progression models, see OPT templates from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the acute training variables found within the OPT model?
- What is the primary goal of each phase of the OPT model?
- What are the phases of an exercise program (e.g., five phases of the OPT model)?
- Why does the OPT model begin with the stabilization phase rather than the hypertrophy phase?
- What is periodization?
- How does one choose an exercise program for a client?
- What is exercise progression?