Principles Of Training

Question 1

What are the principles of training?

Answer 1

Specificity, progressive overload, individual needs and FITT

Question 2

What is specificity?

Answer 2

Training programs must be specific to the chosen activity

Question 3

What is progressive overload?

Answer 3

To improve and to continue to develop, a training program must gradually be made more difficult

Question 4

Why shoudn’t you overtrain?

Answer 4

You must give your body’s systems adequate time to recover (repair and adapt) following a training session or you run the risk of injuring yourself

Question 5

What is FITT?

Answer 5

To become fitter you must progressively work your body harder than normal this can be achieved by applying the FITT principles. These are frequency time intensity and type.

Question 6

What is reversibility?

Answer 6

Exercise improves fitness. Fitness levels drop if regular exercise is stopped. This can happen when someone is ill or injured

Question 7

What is rest and recovery?

Answer 7

. Period of time allocated to recovery
. Repair of damage to the body caused by training or competition
. Your bodies response to training and how it changes to cope with new activity

Question 8

What is overtraining?

Answer 8

Overtraining happens when you train beyond your body’s ability to recover