Prelim Flashcards
It outline the criteria that guide all training.
exercise principles
Everyone is different and responds differently to training.
Individuality
Factors on individuality
genetic ability
predominance of muscle fiber type
chronological or athletic age
mental state
Improving your ability in a sport is very specific.
specificity
If you want to be a great pitcher, _______ ______ will help your overall conditioning but won’t develop your skills at throwing or the power and muscular endurance required to throw a fastball fifty times in a game.
running laps
Swimming will help improve your _______ _______ but won’t develop tissue resiliency and muscular endurance for your running legs.
aerobic endurance
To reach the roof of your ability, you must climb the first flight of stairs before you can exit the 20th floor and stare out over the landscape.
progression
To increase strength and endurance, you need to add new resistance or time/intensity to your efforts.
overload
Over time the body becomes accustomed to exercising at a given level.
adaptation
The body cannot repair itself without rest and time to recover.
recovery
If you discontinue application of a particular exercise like running five miles or bench pressing 150 pounds 10 times, you will lose the ability to successfully complete that exercise.
reversibility
Skipping your Monday swim means your swimming skills and muscles won’t be honed or stressed that day.
specificity
Missing a week due to a vacation sets you back more than one week.
adaptation and reversibility
Skipping your long ride on weekend A means you can’t or shouldn’t go as far as originally planned on weekend B.
progression and overload
It is how often a person performs the targeted health-related physical activity.
Frequency