Principles of Training Flashcards
1
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Individual Needs
A
Matching the training programme to the individual’s needs.
2
Q
Specificity
A
Matching training to the requirements of an activity.
3
Q
Progressive Overload
A
Gradually increasing the amount of overload to improve fitness.
4
Q
What does ‘FITT’ stand for?
A
Frequency (how often)
Intensity (how hard)
Time (how long)
Type (what method)
5
Q
What is frequency?
A
How often you train/exercise.
6
Q
What is intensity?
A
How hard you do an exercise/training method.
7
Q
What is time?
A
How long you train/exercise.
8
Q
What is type?
A
What the type of training method you’re doing is.
9
Q
Overtraining
A
When you train beyond your body’s ability to recover.
10
Q
Reversibility
A
Gradually losing fitness instead of fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level.
