Principles of Training

Question 1

Individual needs

Answer 1

Using someone else’s programme will not work because:

Every Athlete has different needs

Every Athlete has a different starting point

Question 2

Specificity

Answer 2

Matching training to the particular requirements of an activity

Question 3

Progressive Overload

Answer 3

Gradually increasing the amount of overload to improve fitness but without injury

Question 4

The FITT principle

Answer 4

Frequency- How often
Intensity- How hard
Time- How long
Type- Method

Question 5

Overtraining

Answer 5

Training beyond your body’s ability to recover