ISSA Bodybuilding Specialist case studies
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The ISSA Bodybuilding Specialist is a standalone online specialization from ISSA, positioned alongside other specialist tracks such as Strength & Conditioning, Glute Specialist, and Corrective Exercise. It is aimed at fitness professionals who want to coach clients toward strong, defined, well-balanced physiques rather than at general-population training alone. The ISSA Bodybuilding Specialist case studies are 5 cases and about 5,127 words.
1The Returning Lifter With a Repaired Achilles
Marcus is 38, 182 cm and 96 kg at 24% body fat on a recent DEXA. He trained seriously for eight years, with best lifts of 120 kg x 3 bench and 170 kg x 3 squat at 88 kg bodyweight, then ruptured his Achilles playing basketball.
1,012 words, about 5 min2The Nine-Month 5x5 Stall
Priya is 27, 78 kg at about 15% body fat, and has trained for three years. For the last 18 months she has run a linear 5x5 program three days a week: squat, bench and row each session, with deadlift and overhead press alternating.
1,096 words, about 5 min3Night Shifts, Blunted HRV and a Deload Nobody Scheduled
Dana is a 34-year-old emergency department nurse who works three 12-hour night shifts, then rotates back to days every three weeks. She trains five days a week on a push/pull/legs split plus two 30-minute conditioning sessions.
1,070 words, about 5 min4The Vegetarian Cut That Stopped Moving
Elena is 31, 163 cm and 68 kg, about 28% body fat, and wants to reach 22%. She is lacto-ovo vegetarian and has been in a calorie deficit for 14 weeks, currently eating about 1,400 kcal with roughly 70 g of protein daily from bread, cheese, pasta and some lentils.
969 words, about 5 min5The Post-Show Rebound and the Booked Show Date
After her first bikini show, Sasha is 12 weeks into a rebound she never planned. She has gone from 52 kg at 8% body fat to 61 kg, is bingeing three to four nights a week on 2,000-plus extra calories, has stopped logging food, and has trained twice a week for the last month.
980 words, about 5 min