Pretend you are the athletic trainer of your favorite sports star or athlete. Part of your job is to choose exercises for the athlete that will improve his/her performance. Using the principle of specificity, analyze the athlete’s movements and determine what exercises would be most appropriate for him or her. Explain why you chose the exercise and identify the agonist and antagonist muscles for each exercise. Keep in mind that for some exercises there may be more than one agonist or antagonist. To complete this assignment, you may need to review the lessons for this section. You can also check out exercises within the Exercise Library.

Provide the following information.

1. Athlete’s name (1 pt):

2. Sport and position the athlete plays (1 pt):

3. Choose SIX exercises to improve the athlete’s performance. Explain your reasoning for choosing each exercise and identify the agonist and antagonist muscles.
(3 pts each: 1 pt for exercise, 1 pt for reasoning, 1 pt for agonist and antagonists)

1. a. Exercise:
b. Reasoning:
c. Agonist(s):
d. Antagonist(s):

2. a. Exercise:
b. Reasoning:
c. Agonist(s):
d. Antagonist(s):

3. a. Exercise:
b. Reasoning:
c. Agonist(s):
d. Antagonist(s):

4. a. Exercise:
b. Reasoning:
c. Agonist(s):
d. Antagonist(s):

5. a. Exercise:
b. Reasoning:
c. Agonist(s):
d. Antagonist(s):

6. a. Exercise:
b. Reasoning:
c. Agonist(s):
d. Antagonist(s):