Principles of Training Flashcards
1
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Individual needs
A
Personal fitness needs based on age, gender, fitness level and the sport for which they are training for.
2
Q
Specificity
A
Specificity means matching training to the requirements of an activity.
3
Q
Progressive overload
A
Gradually increasing the amount of overload to improve fitness.
4
Q
The FITT principle
A
Enables you to plan an exercise programme to get the most out of it as safely as possible.
Frequency (how often)
Intensity (how hard)
Time (how long)
Type (what method)
5
Q
Overtraining
A
Overtraining occurs when you train beyond your body’s ability to recover.
6
Q
Reversibility
A
Gradually losing fitnes instead of progressing or remaining at the current level.
