Master Functional Trainer
7 Certifications in 1 Course
Functional Training Institute
The Functional Training institute is an Australian Education Company that focuses on designing and delivering world leading Functional Training Courses. Their mission is to equip and provide fitness professionals with high quality education so they can deliver exercises and programs around these tools safely and correctly. The Functional Training Institute delivers these courses in every major city worldwide and every course is accredited with the appropriate governing body.
Through undertaking our education programs, trainers will:
Learn to teach using verbal, kinaesthetic and visual cues and understanding that different clients require different cues.
Learn how to breakdown movements into phases so learning is simplified.
Learn how and when to apply regressions and progressions of exercises.
Learn how to create dynamic programs that generate terrific results for the clients.
Attract new clients and referrals.
Stimulate existing clientele and retain them for longer.
Learn how to conduct semi-private training and small group sessions.
Fundamentals of Mobility
ACE - 0.8
With a properly designed Mobility program you will decrease the likelihood on injuries occurring among your clients.
What You Will Gain:
- Key theory behind Mobility
- Joint Rolling, with both theoretical and practical applications
- Myofascial release, with both theoretical and practical applications
- Mobility activations, including upper-body, lower-body and banded activations
- Advanced Stretching
- Mobility flow drills
- Minimize injuries among your clients
Fundamentals of Suspended Training
This course goes beyond the basics to teach you how to assess and adjust suspension exercises.
What You Will Gain:
- Understand the different types of suspension training products available.
- How to set up and safely use different types of suspension straps.
- The theory to teach essential suspended fitness exercises.
- The principles of progressing and regressing exercise technique to adjust to your clients level for key exercises, including lunges, rows, squats and planks.
- To demonstrate competency in suspended fitness exercise demonstration and instruction.
Fundamentals of Power Bags
ACE - 0.8
Through our Powerbags Course, you will learn fundamental movement patterns, such as hip, knee and pressing mechanics.
What You Will Gain:
- Key theory behind Functional Bags and Functional Bag Training
- Extensive Functional Bags Exercises, including Dead lifts, Presses, Squats and Lunges.
- How to effectively engage in partner training
- Advanced Programming for the Functional Bags
- Advanced Programming for the Battling Ropes
- Engage and undertake our Functional Bags Challenge!
Fundamentals of Kettlebells 1
ACE - 0.8; NASM - 0.8
Our signature Kettlebells Course will teach you the foundational kettlebell exercises and how to teach them correctly.
What You Will Gain:
- Key principles of the Kettlebell, its history and how to effectively use the tool
- Basic Anatomy and Breathing Techniques as applied to Kettlebell Training
- Movement Preparation and Joint Mobility
- Learning the Safety Principles behind Kettlebell Lifting
- Fundamental Kettlebell Exercises, including the Swing, Clean and Press and Turkish Get-up exercises.
- How to make Kettlebell Training safe and enjoyable
Fundamentals of Kettlebells 2
ACE - 0.8; NASM - 0.8
Kettlebells Level 2 takes the skills you learnt in Level 1 and builds on them, with new movements and techniques.
What You Will Gain:
Specific Programming Principles for Beginners to Advanced
How to instruct clients via a Step by Step Approach
- Advanced theory of Kettlebells and Kettlebell training.
- A series of rigorous Double Kettlebell Exercises.
- Complex variations of the fundamental and double Kettlebell Exercises.
- Advanced Programming with Kettlebells
- Engage and undertake our Advanced Kettlebell Challenge!
- Program design with the Kettlebell
Fundamentals of Battling Ropes
ACE - 0.7; NASM - 0.8
Battling Ropes are an incredible tool. Through this course you will learn a range of exercises to correctly perform them.
What You Will Gain:
- Key theory behind Battling Ropes and Battling Rope Training
- Extensive battling ropes movements, including various Waves and Pulls.
- How to effectively engage in partner training
- Team training strategies
- Advanced Programming for the Battling Ropes
- Engage and undertake our Battling rope Challenge!
Master Functional Trainer Online Access and Certification*
ACE - 2.1; NASM - 1.9
To complete the MFT Program and earn your MFT Certification, you are required to complete a series of assessment modules that will test the knowledge you have learnt throughout the program.
*The previous modules must be completed before enrolling in this
What You Will Gain:
- Welcome pack that includes a folder to store your course manuals, FTI principles and philosophy manual and other business building strategies
- A world first foundations model specific to functional training
- 6 courses covering the latest in functional training programming and best practice
- Maximum accreditation points with ACE and NASM
- Insider access to FTI trainers and VIP first option invites to new content and FTI opportunities
- Recognition as a Master Functional Trainer and a true leader in the field with specific use of the MFT logo to advertise your qualification
- A Framed certificate of completion
- Access to online forum
- Business building strategies for attracting and retaining clients long-term
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Course Syllabus
Stage 1
Online
A series of foundation modules to be completed online:
Functional Anatomy
Functional Assessment
Fundamentals of Mobility
Fundamentals of Suspended Fitness
Fundamentals of Functional Bags
Fundamentals of Kettlebells 1 & 2
Fundamentals of Battling Rope
Stage 2
3 Day Intensive Live Practical Workshop
Day 1:
Fundamentals of Mobility
Suspension Training
Day 2:
Functional Bag
Kettlebells Level 1
Day 3:
Kettlebells Level 2
Battling Rope
Stage 3
Online
To complete the MFT Program and earn your MFT Certification, you are required to complete a series of assessment modules that will test the knowledge you have learnt throughout the program.
Theoretical Foundation
Coaching & Mindset
Functional Programming
Assessments
20 case study questions
2 instructional mastery videos
5 Minutes Battling Rope Test
5 Minutes Kettlebell Snatch Test
Course Outcomes
Continuing Education Credits/Units (CECs/CEUs)
ACE - 2.1
NASM - 1.9
Where & When?
Live Workshop MFT
27 - 29 Nov
Babel Training Academy
8AM to 4PM
