Principles of Training Flashcards
1
Q
Individual needs
A
Matching the programme to a person’s needs.
2
Q
What is specificity?
A
Matching training to the requirements of an activity
3
Q
What is progressive overload?
A
Gradually improving 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 overtraining?
A
Overtraining occurs when you train beyond your body’s ability to recover
6
Q
What is reversability?
A
Gradually losing fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level
