Priciples Of Training

Question 1

Individual Needs

Answer 1

When planning a training session, the needs of the individual athlete comes first. Someone else’s programme will not work because every athlete is different.

Question 2

Specificity

Answer 2

Specificity means matching the training to the requirements of an activity/sport. Every sport has its own specialist needs; divers and long distance runners obviously train in different ways.

Question 3

Progressive Overload

Answer 3

Gradually increasing the amount of overload to improve fitness. This doesn’t mean to go too hard or do too much

Question 4

The FITT principle

Answer 4

F- Frequency (how often)
I - Intensity (how hard)
T - Time (how long)
T - Type (what method)

Question 5

Overtraining

Answer 5

Overtraining occurs when you train beyond your body’s ability to recover. Hitting a good level of training is a delicate balance for athletes. Without adequate rest and recovery training too hard and long can backfire and actually make you perform worse.

Question 6

Reversibility

Answer 6

Gradually losing fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level. This can occur when someone is ill or is injured. Some people keep their fitness longer than others, this may be related to the length of training or how serious their injury is.