Principals Of Training

Question 1

Individual needs

Answer 1

Personal fitness needs based on age, gender, fitness level.

Using someone else’s programme will not work because every athlete has different needs. The training should focus in these.

Question 2

Specificity

Answer 2

Matching the training to the requirements of an activity.

Every sport has its own specialist needs; divers and long-distance runners train in different ways.

Question 3

Progressive Overload

Answer 3

Gradually increasing the amount of overload to improve fitness.

It doesn’t mean training too hard or too much.

Question 4

The FITT principle

Answer 4

The FITT principle enables you to plan an exercise programme to get the most out of it as safely as possible.

Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type (method)

Question 5

Overtraining

Answer 5

When you train beyond your body’s ability to recover.

Hitting a good level of training is a delicate balance.

Question 6

Reversibility

Answer 6

Gradually losing your fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level.

This can occur when a person is ill or injured.