Preparation And Training Methods Keywords

Question 1

Rating perceived exertion (RPE)

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Simply giving an opinion about how hard you feel your body is working during exercise

Question 2

Quantitative data

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Can be written down or measured with numbers

Question 3

Qualitative data

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Is descriptive and looks at the way people think or feel

Question 4

Objective

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Involves facts

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Subjective

Answer 5

Involves opinion

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Harvard step test

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Involves stepping up and down on a bench to a set rhythm for five minutes
Recovery heart rates are then recorded

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Validity

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When the test actually measures what it sets out to do

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Reliability

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Means the test can be respected accurately

Question 9

Illinois agility run

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A fast run around an area 10 metres in length while at the same time weaving around cones that are 3.3 metre apart
The starting position is flat on the stomach with hands beside the shoulders
The faster the time, the better the agility

Question 10

Static stretching

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When the muscle is held in a stationary for 30 second or more

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Ballistic stretching

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Involves performing a stretch with swinging or bouncing movements to push a body part even further

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Adaptation

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A change that takes place in the body as result of training

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Periodisation

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Dicing the training year into specific sections for a specific purpose

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Macro cycle

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Period of training involving a long-term performance goal

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Preparation period

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Similar toy pre-season training where fitness is developed

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Competition period

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The performance period where skills and techniques are refined

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Transition period

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The end of the season where rest and recovery takes place

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Mesocyclone

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Usually a 4 to 12 week period of training with a particular focus such as power

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Micro cycle

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The description of a week or a few days of training sessions

Question 20

Tapering

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Reducing the volume and or intensity of training prior to competition

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Peaking

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Planning and organising training so a performer is at their peak, both physically and mentally, for a major competition

Question 22

Aerobic

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Means with oxygen

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Anaerobic

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Means without oxygen

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Repetitions

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The number of times you do an exercise, often referred to as reps

Question 25

Sets

Answer 25

The number of cycles of repetitions (reps)

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1 rep max (1RM)

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The maximum amount a performer can lift in one repetition