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Strength Training forPregnancy & Postpartum Clients

This is a strength training course — not another anatomy or physio course, and not yoga or reformer. Learn what to load, what to modify, and when to refer — built on 166 peer-reviewed sources.

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12 MODULES Full curriculum

23 HOURS Total learning

166 Peer-reviewed refs

SELF-PACED Study on your schedule

Strength Training for Pregnancy and Postpartum Clients

THE REAL PROBLEM

Most trainers are told to avoid, restrict, or guess - not to programme with confidence.

Most perinatal CPD is anatomy lectures, physio theory, yoga, or reformer-style wellness. Fear-based restriction lists and no trimester framework leave you unsure what to load, what to modify, and when to refer.

Can she still squat?

Or are you defaulting to a restriction list because you do not have a trimester-specific loading framework?

Is this a red flag - or normal?

Pregnancy symptoms overlap. You need clear screening criteria, not guesswork.

When can she return to load?

Postpartum clearance is not a programme. You need screening, readiness markers, and a staged return-to-load plan.

What about pelvic floor and core?

Bracing, bearing down, and pressure management need a coaching framework - not vague cues.

When do I refer out?

Scope boundaries and referral pathways should be clear before you write the first session - not after something goes wrong.

Trimester 2 vs trimester 3?

Programming changes across pregnancy. Most courses never give you a practical trimester-by-trimester system.

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"If a coach finishes a course but still doesn't know what to programme on Monday morning - the course failed.

If you finished your last perinatal course and still didn't know what to load, modify, or refer - the course failed you.

Most perinatal CPD teaches anatomy dumps, physio theory, or wellness fluff. Very few teach personal trainers how to programme strength training trimester by trimester and coach postpartum return-to-load with 166 peer-reviewed references — not yoga, not reformer, not fear lists.

WHAT CHANGES AFTER THIS COURSE

Programme trimester by trimester

Load, modify, and progress across all three trimesters with a clear framework.

Coach postpartum return-to-load

Screen, assess readiness, and progress load safely after birth.

Apply pelvic floor and core frameworks

Pressure management, bracing, and coaching cues that hold up under load.

Use clinical reasoning daily

Interpret symptoms, red flags, and client reports - then decide what to do next.

Know your scope and refer clearly

Professional boundaries, referral pathways, and communication that protects you and your client.

Coach with an evidence-based edge

166 peer-reviewed sources applied to real PT programming - not wellness fluff.

WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR

✓Personal trainers coaching pregnant and postpartum clients

✓Strength coaches who want perinatal clients in their roster

✓PTs tired of fear-based restriction lists and vague modification advice

✓Online coaches who need trimester-specific programming frameworks

✓Trainers who want strength training with load — not yoga, reformer, or another anatomy course

✓Coaches who want to charge premium rates and back it up with evidence