Principals Of Training

Question 1

When do we apply the principles of training?

Answer 1

At every training session to make sure it’s suitable for what we want to achieve.

Question 2

Why done apply the principles of training?

Answer 2

To make sure training is

• suitable for what we want to achieve
• to add variety so we don’t get bored
• to help motivate us
• to allow us to improve our fitness
• so we don’t hurt ourselves

Question 3

What are the principles of training?

Answer 3

Specificity
Overload
Reversibility
FITT

Question 4

What is specificity?

Answer 4

Making the activity suitable to our sport/ability/goal

Question 5

What is overload?

Answer 5

Making the training harder so that our fitness improves

Question 6

What is reversibility?

Answer 6

Only increasing the overload a little bit at a time so we don’t injure ourselves

Question 7

What is FITT?

Answer 7

Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type

Question 8

FITT what does F mean

Answer 8

Frequency -how many times a week we train

Question 9

FITT what does I mean

Answer 9

Intensity - how hard we train

Question 10

FITT what do T and T stand for?

Answer 10

Time- how long our training session lasts

Type -what methods of training we use