b4361 Outdoor activities in Strength Training and Conditioning

Faculty of Sports Studies
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Cacek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Kalina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Richard Adamík (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zuzana Hlavoňová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Oldřich Racek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Králová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jan Cacek, Ph.D.
Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
bozp_ok(bozp_po_stud) && bozp_ok(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The aim of the high-altitude training course is to introduce students to  information about the influence of the high-altitude environment on the organism and to  plan and manage the training process at a higher altitude. Another goal is to educate students in the area by applying appropriate means, methods and forms of training at a higher altitude.
Learning outcomes
After successfull completion of the subject student will be able:
to describe effect of HMAT on organism,
to apply theory to planning of training process in HMAT,
to create training plans in HMAT related with age, perfomance and individual differenciations.
Key topics
  • Excersises:
  • practical demonstration of using suitable methods, forms of training in HMAT,
  • Lectures:
  • 1. Effect of HMAT on organism, phases of HMAT, alternatives of HMAT,
  • 2. Application of endurance´s development methods in HMAT.
  • 3. Application of strength´s , speed´s methods in HMAT.
  • 4. Rules of HMAT´s plannning.
Study resources and literature
  • WEST, John B.; Robert B. SCHOENE and James S. MILLEDGE. High altitude medicine and physiology. 4th ed. London: Hodder Arnold, 2007, viii, 484. ISBN 9780340913444. info
  • WILBER, Randall L. Altitude training and athletic performance. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2004, xxiv, 240. ISBN 0736001573. info
  • Hypoxia, exercise and altitude : proceedings of the Third banff international hypoxia symposium Banff, Alberta, Canada January 25-28, 1983. Edited by John R. Sutton - Charles S. Houston - Norman L. Jones. New York: Alan R. Liss, 1983, xvii, 495. ISBN 0845101366. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
The lessons will take the form of lectures and practical exercises in middle-mountain conditions (course). Transport on an individual course, cost approximately 5,000,-KČ
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Credit test contains 10 questions (70% success rate). Students have to elaborate training plan related to HMAT. (group work/ 1 plan).
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/fsps/jaro2025/b4361/index.qwarp
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/obchod/baleni/85525
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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