Lecture 28 Flashcards
Strength Application
1
Q
what are the reasons of strength training in clinical and athletic settings
A
clinical = improve your quality of life
athletic = increase your performance
2
Q
what are some of the principles of training (7)
A
- overload
- progression
- recovery
- specificity
- reversibility
- individuality
- consistency
3
Q
what is interference
A
how to maximise adaptation to, and minimise conflict between strength and endurance training that must occur concurrently
4
Q
exercise prescription is a … training is a ……
A
exercise prescription is an educated hypothesis
training is an experiment
5
Q
factors of overload to consider
A
- frequency
- intensity
- contraction type
- volume
- density
6
Q
what is periodisation in exercise prescription
A
dividing an athletes training program into a number of periods of time each with specific training goals.
