Conditioning: Exam 2 Flashcards
Fitness
Ability to compete a high level
Therapeutic exercise
Exercises used in a rehab program
Importance of fitness
Allows you to compete at a high level and it prevents injury
What 2 things are therapeutic exercises part of?
- reconditioning/ rehab process
- maintaining fitness level of athlete while recovering
Relationship of S&C coach and ATC
Essential to have a good working relationship and the ATC should be aware of demands and expectations of athletes from s&c
When should the ATC be ready to intervene in strength and conditioning?
- widespread occurrence of injuries
- poor technique
- modifications for injuries or removing athletes
- hand off from rehab to full activity
Principles of Conditioning and Training (10)
- safety
- warm up/ cool down
- motivation
- overload and SAID principle
- consistency/ routine
- progression
- intensity
- specificity
- individuality
- minimize stress
Warm up is a precaution against….
Precaution against unnecessary musculoskeletal injury/ soreness and prepares body physiologically for physical work
**may enhance certain aspects of performance
What should be considered about warm ups?
Weather conditions and weather delays
Is the cool down essential?
Yes
Cool down
Brings the body back to resting state
How long should cool down last?
5-10 minutes
What can result from a cool down/ stretching?
Decreased muscle soreness
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Ability to perform whole body, large muscle activities for extended periods of time
What does Cardiorespiratory endurance improve?
- o2 transport
- heart muscle strength and efficiency (resting heart rate, higher stroke vol, cardiac output)
How to train Cardiorespiratory endurance
Interval training and continuous training
Interval training
Alternating periods of work/ active recovery
FITT principles
Frequency, intensity, type, time
Frequency (FITT)
At least 3x/wk
Intensity (FITT)
70% max HR
Type (FITT)
Aerobic vs anaerobic
Time (FITT)
At least 20 minutes elevated HR
Strength
Ability to generate force against resistance
Power
The relationship between strength an time
Muscular endurance
Repetitive muscular contractions against some resistance
Hypertrophy
Enlargement of a muscle caused by an increase in the size of its cells in response to training
Atrophy
Decrease of a muscle caused by a decrease in the size of its cells due to inactivity
Fast twitch
Fatigues rapidly
Anaerobic in nature
High force in short amount of time
powerful movements