principles of training

Question 1

what are the three most important thing in principles of training

Answer 1

specificity
individual needs
progressive overload

Question 2

what is specificity

Answer 2

matching the training program to the activity and componets of fitness to be developed

Question 3

what are individual needs

Answer 3

making training match the needs of an individual

Question 4

what is progressive overload

Answer 4

gradually increasing the amount of overload you do to increase you fitness without risk of injury

Question 5

what is FITT

Answer 5

frequency - how often
intensity - how hard
time - how long
type - what exercise

Question 6

what is over training

Answer 6

when you don’t rest enough and then it can cause injury by not letting your body to recover

Question 7

what is reversibility

Answer 7

any fitness improvement or body adaptation caused by training will gradually reverse and be lost when you stop training

(takes longer to gain fitness than loose it)

Question 8

what is the equation of your maximum heart rate

Answer 8

220-your age = maximum heart rate